[NHCOLL-L:3952] RE: Vats for storing large specimens in alcohol

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Moretta

 

We use stainless steel tanks manufactured by Steel Fixtures and Delta Designs:

 

http://steelfixture.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=39

 

We use a 15" x 18" x 15" and a 15" x 36" x 15" in our collection.  They run $450-600 with metal dolly wheeled bases and alcohol resistant gaskets in lids

 

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager/Specify Usability Lead
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: ABentley at ku.edu       
                                                
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From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Frederick, Moretta RBCM:EX
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:43 AM
To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:3951] Vats for storing large specimens in alcohol

 

We have a significant number of our specimens stored in large plastic vats made by Schoeller Arca Systems (their 'big box' line).  

The lid has a gasket inside the rim that forms a seal with the upper lip of the box.  However, these gaskets become stuck to the box over time, ultimately coming dislodged from the lid and falling into the alcohol.  Obviously, these seals aren't working, so we would like to improve upon our current system, both in terms of the material used for the gasket, and the method used to secure the lid to the box (currently it's just gravity).

My question is threefold: 
        - does anyone else use this product (Schoeller Arca Systems 'Big Box') to store specimens in alcohol? 
        - has anyone experienced this problem with the gasket and what have they done to fix the seal? 
        - what types of containers are other collections using to store fish and inverts too large for a gallon jar? 

Thanks 

Moretta Frederick 
Collections Manager, Invertebrates, Fish, 
Reptiles, and Amphibians 
Royal British Columbia Museum 
mfrederick at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca 
(250) 387-2932 

 

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