<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">When we moved to our Research Museum Center (RMC) facility, the project purchased 1000 stainless steel tanks, custom made for us by Great Lakes Steel Manufacturing, (but using the Delta Design tanks as a model). They were, in my opinion, superior to Delta because the gasket channel and gasket material is better and especially because the closing latches are more heavy duty. They are stored on tank "stands" on our compact shelving units. We use a battery operated walk behind forklift to lift them from the shelf onto a rolling flatbed cart so they can be opened in the lab for examination of specimens. There is an example at the end of this youtube video:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITMJ4TNe2O8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITMJ4TNe2O8</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><img src="cid:ii_l2t4r9ts0" alt="image.png" width="541" height="303"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div>Greg Schneider<br>Division of Reptiles and Amphibians<br></div><div>Museum of Zoology</div><div>Research Museums Center</div><div>3600 Varsity Drive<br>University of Michigan<br></div><div>Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108</div><div><p style="margin:0px"><a value="+17347630740" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px">734 647 1927 </a></p></div></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:navy"><a href="mailto:ges@umich.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">ges@umich.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:navy"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><img border="0" width="96" height="97" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD6BEB.4D6147C0" alt="Description: Description: logocolor"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 10:21 AM Bentley, Andrew Charles <<a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu">abentley@ku.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tonya<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The tanks we get from Delta Designs have a dolly with wheels so that the tanks can be easily moved from one location to another. All of our tanks are stored under shelving units in our wet collection storage facility. We can wheel them
up to our wet lab for opening and specimen retrieval or can open them up “in situ” thanks to our dedicated HVAC system that removes any vapors from the air. We will usually open them up and step away for a couple of seconds to allow for any buildup of vapors
within the head space of the tank to dissipate before using the tank.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I agree that a “snorkel” unit is a great solution for a wet lab facility to effectively extract fumes from tanks but these can be expensive to install.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Andy<u></u><u></u></p>
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Andy Bentley<br>
Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>
University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dyche Hall<br>
<a>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard</a><br>
<a>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561</a><br>
<a>USA</a><br>
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Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank">(785) 864-3863</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank">(785) 864-5335</a> <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank">abentley@ku.edu</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ORCID: <span style="color:rgb(73,74,76);background:white"><a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258" target="_blank">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-1258</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><a href="http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/" target="_blank">http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 4, 2022 8:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Drums, etc<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hi again,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I do have one question regarding stainless steel tanks, for those of you who use them. Even the smaller ones I assume are quite heavy. Where do you store them, and how do you access them? Do you have specially ventilated
areas for them, etc? Right now we try to do our work in a fume hood because of formalin fumes (some of our more historic specimens have very high formalin concentrations). I would love to know how or if people deal with this in their daily operations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Thanks again!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tonya<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Haff, Tonya (NCMI, Crace)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 27 April 2022 2:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hello all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I am trying to figure out a nice solution for housing larger specimens. Right now we have them stored in either old canning jars (really rammed in, not great), or in buckets (don’t seal properly and aren’t archival) or
drums with rubber (?) gaskets (they seem to leak when you tip them, no matter how much they are tightened). I really want a good, leak-proof or at least minimising solution, and I feel I haven’t found it yet. It’s really frustrating – the drums are even made
for brewing, so you would think they would form a nice seal, but they don’t seem to. If any of you have a solution you like for housing medium to larger specimens (and I actually mean anything over a 2L jar), or a solution for making gasketed drums work, I
would love to hear it.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Thank you!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tonya<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dr. Tonya M. Haff<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Collection Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Australian National Wildlife Collection<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">CSIRO<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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