ya 55 gal drums. i found a guy on cl that sells them for $20 with a $20 delivery fee. a sweet deal when youre getting more then one. or even just one...shit. they are 80+ at the hydro shop. anyway i was using 2 with this system and connecting the drums via 1inch bulkhead and tubing. i just put some valves between them. im only using one now since im not having to empty out the buckets on a drain cycle.