[Nhcoll-l] Drums, etc

[John E Simmons]

I agree with Andy, the Delta Design steel tanks are vastly superior to any
others on the market.

I also second his choice for the "Gamma Seal lid" containers. Laura
Abrazinskas has used these at the Michigan State University Museum for
years with great success--they seal really tight.

Keep all polyethylene (usually stamped PE on the bottom) out of sunlight
and interior UV sources (such as fluorescent lights), as exposure to UV
will cause the PE to deteriorate over time.

--John

John E. Simmons
Writer and Museum Consultant
Museologica
*and*
Associate Curator of Collections
Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
Penn State University
*and*
Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima


On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 9:30 AM Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
wrote:

> Tonya
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> We too use metal tanks from Delta Designs (we have found that they are
> superior to Steel Fixtures tanks) – see attached.  They come in three sizes
> and can also be custom made to pretty much any size.  You may be able to
> shop these designs around in Australia to see if there is someone there who
> would make them for you.  The drawback is that these are pretty expensive –
> as attached from some time ago.  Steel prices and supply chain issues have
> increased these I am sure.
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> As a cheaper alternative we have had some success with using these in the
> field and they are very sturdy and leak proof.  We have shipped specimens
> back from the field in these without issue.  They too come in various sizes
> and have a gasketed lid and indentations for carrying -
> https://www.chewy.com/gamma2-vittles-vault-pet-food-storage/dp/101384
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> I would however warn you off these -
> https://www.universityproducts.com/polycarbonate-storage-pails-for-wet-collections.html.
> Our herpetology division played around with these some and they are not
> alcohol safe – they crack over time and do not seal well at all.
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> Hope that helps
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> Andy
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> * On Behalf Of *Haff,
> Tonya (NCMI, Crace)
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:29 PM
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Drums, etc
>
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>
> Hello all,
>
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> 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.
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
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>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Tonya
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> Dr. Tonya M. Haff
>
> Collection Manager
>
> Australian National Wildlife Collection
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> CSIRO
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