what to store salt in

It get's hard because it draws moisture from the air. Put it in some 5g buckets.

 

I store mine in the 5g buckets but still occasionally get clumps of hard salt. The Dollar Tree stores sell giganto zip lock bags for clothes storage that work really well. And guess what....they are only a dollar.

 

Just buy 200 gallon box, then you only use one 50 gallon bag at a time then just use it all up in a month. The problem is, you need to do more water changes lol

Yeah 5 gallon buckets work well as long as it's away from splashing and moisture and you put a sealed lid on it well every time after you use it. But if you use a measuring cup, you'll likely dip it, or get splashing and end up getting the salt in the bucket wet and end up with the same problem. I don't use a measuring cup at all myself, I just dump most of a bag into my 35 gallon container and guesstimate the amount, lowballing to begin with, then adjusting after a couple of hours. That's why I only get 200 gallon boxes. If 50 gallon bags don't work for you, and you still have the problems with the bucket, I can only suggest buying in smaller volumes, which sucks if you can't find somebody to give you a fair price on it.

 

I think a drum would work fine. I would leave it in the bags and stack them in the drum.

 

If the bag is sealed, why is it getting hard? I have had some sit on the back porch for months and it never gets hard.