tam
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You can get square ones too, depending how much you want to hold: Water Butts - Water Butt - Slimline Water Butts - Wall Mounted Water Butt
One thing you should/must do with RO water BEFORE using is test it. This is why storing RO water before use is such a good idea. Many people have suffered "fish issues" where they thought they had 100% RO water when in fact they hadn't due to failed RO unit.
I went to an "open day" in local fish shop where they showed & explained all their backroom equipment. They had a large pumped RO unit providing RO water that stored RO water in large 100l water butts. Before release to customers it was tested for chlorine and ammonia and TDS levels. The reason for this is if the De-chlor pre-filter wears out or RO membrane wears out (or leaks which is more common) you get free chlorine and/or ammonia (ammonia from chloramine breakdown) in the RO water, which can be fatal to fish. There was a digital water gauge at input to RO system and each filter/RO membrane had the water gauge reading for when it was to be changed.
RO water that they were going to use internally in their tank systems was not tested, they just dosed with Prime to neutralise any chlorine or ammonia present. They just pumped 100l of RO and 100l or dechlorinated tap water into their system and any excess overflowed into the drain.
I tend to refind my posts by using longer terms or by <"using analogies that aren't likely to be used by anybody else">. This doesn't help in finding other members posts, unless I can remember who the member was or some phrases that they used.