Lowes 5 Gallon buckets

The buckets are pretty thick and grey, do I need to tape them or seal them so light doesn't leak through the plastic into my res?

spray paint the outside black, quick and easy.

I use the orange ones from Home Depot and never had any problems with light getting at the root mass.

You don't need to do anything to the Lowe's buckets and the lids are way better than the HD ones imo.

Lowe's sells more buckets for DWC than for any other reason. LOL

I bought 6 today there.. and nothing else. Didn't even get a funny look! At just over 4 bucks a piece with lid and tax.. can't beat it. It's even silvery to reflect some light.

They are great as is!

Hey guys thanks for all the replies. Appreciate it. Just saved me buying spray paint and/or foil taping the buckets.

I like to insulate the buckets with duct insulation it keeps water 7 degrees cooler. good luck have fun

I second the insulation. It helps a lot with temps.

Two layers flat white paint. IMO

few layers of the flat white might do it, personally I say get some Shurtape AF 100 and wrap them once and your set.

i just let them roll as is with no issues, cheap, easy and effective.

Here's some Lowe's buckets wrapped in Solar Protection insulation. There are many variations for lightproofing...just depends on how much work you wanna do I guess

Wow! Great suggestions all of you. I'm still fighting a heat issue right now in cab, but its been over 85-90 degrees for the last 60 days(unusual for my area), so I have some time to figure out the buckets and what I will do. I do appreciate all of yours help.