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ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
October 11, 2008 2:21 PM Post #5658460
| I don't know if this is the right Forum for this. But thought I would post in a couple forums to get as many ideas as possible.
Got a good one for using it as a rain barrel as it holds 260 gals. But would like more ideas to present to DH. |
ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
October 11, 2008 2:22 PM Post #5658462
| I screwed up somewhere and here is the picture. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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darius
So.App.Mtns.
United States (Zone 5b)
October 11, 2008 3:26 PM Post #5658609
| Best Use: Give it to me... LOL!
Do you know what has been stored in it before? Plastics are bad for absorbing chemicals... |
ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
October 11, 2008 3:28 PM Post #5658616
| I think oil! I forgot about that! |
tomatofreak
Phoenix, AZ
October 11, 2008 8:08 PM Post #5659261
| What kind of oil? Makes a big difference if it's cooking oil vs motor oil. |
ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
October 12, 2008 2:02 AM Post #5660489
| Just got home from work. DH is gone. But I think it was motor oil! |
dparsons01
Albuquerque, NM (Zone 7b)
October 12, 2008 5:07 AM Post #5661074
| The sign looks like it says Castrol. If so, it was motor oil. |
garden_mermaid
San Francisco Bay Ar, CA (Zone 9b)
October 12, 2008 9:45 PM Post #5663108
| We picked up several of these from a company that makes BBQ sauces & marinades. The containers had been used to ship apple cider vineagar, balsamic vinaegar and olive oil. They are hooked up a rain barrels in the community gardens.
If this container has been used for motor oil, I'm wondering if a beneficial microbe solution might help break down the oil residue. You may want to contact the folks at http://www.emamerica.com and talk to them. I would think tha the methods used in large scale bioremediation could be adapted to your 1000 litre trug. I'm thinking that brewing a batch of AEM in the trug for a month or two might clean it up.
http://www.emamerica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=b...
http://www.effectivemicrobes.com/welcome/em1projectphotos.ht...
Here is a link to grad student research on bioremediation of a tanker spill in Japan
http://www.effectivemicrobes.com/images/Oil_Spill_Kanno.pdf |
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM (Zone 5b)
October 19, 2008 1:55 PM Post #5690256
| I wonder...
if it was new motor oil, perhaps you could use it for grey water collection. Assuming you use bio-compatible detergents, the remaining surfactants (ie soaps) would begin to break down the oil, and mayhap some bacteria present in the water may also begin to digest the oil. The grey water could be used for irrigating non-food plants, say trees and bushes. There are bacteria resident in any soil that can digest and convert small amounts of motor oil, and you could take advantage of that.
Eventually, I 'spect the container would be clean enough to use for rainwater collection for the veggie garden.
First, you might take that loverly 'water' tank to a do-it-yourself carwash and use the hot pressure spray to clean it out a bit.
If the container was used to store used motor oil, the metals from running engines may be a concern and I'd research that question. But in any case, using it for landscape watering probably would be a good use. IMHO |
ves522
Jim Falls, WI (Zone 4a)
October 19, 2008 3:11 PM Post #5690493
| Jayryunen Never thought of the car wash to clean it out. That is a great idea. I was thinking of using it for the flowerbed. I should say the backhill watering behind the house.
Now to find out if it was new motor oil. The same guy gave DH a 30 gal black plastic barrel. Which he wants to use for spraying weeds and such.. Good thing we have all winter to work on these ideas.
Thankyou! |
Jayryunen
Sapello, NM (Zone 5b)
October 19, 2008 5:03 PM Post #5690901
| Wow! You've got a great resource there, the guy with all the big plastic containers. I'm seriously envious. He would definitely be getting brownies from me! LOL
We can buy those square re-inforced containers new around here, and a lot of folks use them for hauling water to livestock.
I get 50 gal. drums from a local winery for the deposit ($15 right now), use an auger bit (brace and bit) to drill a hole and tap in a spigot for a rain barrel. The spigot taps in so snug I don't even use silicon to seal it.
If you can get more of those 30 gal ones, don't forget they'll make a nice heat sink in a green house, and it won't matter a whit if you can't get them clean. Just fill and seal and set your seedling trays on top in the spring. Voila! Bottom heat. =)
Hope this helps,
Jay
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IO1
Waaaay Down South, GA
November 20, 2008 3:45 PM Post #5812205
| Hmm, any way to make something for compost? I'd sure love to have one to play with! grin
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