As many people may know, I’m fond of using stock tanks for many things. However, I can’t even break even trying to sell Rubbermaid stock tanks so I’ll send you to tractor supply to buy those. And lets face it, the stock tanks are a little bit on the shallow side to use as fish tanks so I’ve found a beautiful alternative.
Duracast Tanks
At least I think it’s beautiful, the blue is bright and cheery and makes it easy to view the fish. The depth is perfect to allow 300 gallons of water and some height of tank above the water to help keep the fish from jumping out. The height is also very good for netting fish without risk of falling in or needing to be on a bench to reach and see.
Now contact me if you are interested in other sizes but 300 gallons of water is the smallest I like to go for a stand alone system fish tank outdoors here in Florida. I fear the smaller size (like he 210 gallon tank that would probably only hold 150-175 gallons of water) would likely heat up far too much here in summer but I can sell them if you really want them, I’ll get you a price (or if it is part of a bigger system the temperature may not be such a problem.) And there are larger tanks but again the ones for 300 gallons of water are a really suitable size for a medium backyard aquaponics system. Let me know what you are interested in and I’ll help you find the most cost effective solution for your situation.
tank with spray swirl
This is called a 410 gallon tank but it is the perfect container for 300+ gallons of fish water and it is the tank I’m currently using for my Tower system. The inside diameter is 61 1/2 inches and it’s 34 1/2 inches high. Blue or Granite are the standard colors but other colors may be possible for a price. These are FDA approved Polyethylene tanks.
Contact me (note that you are interested in Tanks in the form) if interested in this size tank which I can sell for $505.95 plus shipping/delivery and tax. Now the Freight on such a tank is going to be steep so I really only expect to sell them to people close enough to pick up or I may even be able to do personal delivery (like if you purchase as part of a system design/install.) I don’t have a pile of these sitting around so I will need some lead time to have them made to order.
What is the design purpose for the vertical pipe in your picture of the blue tank with the spray swirl. It appears to be part of the drain system for the tank. Does its design create suction at the bottom of the tank to draw waste out to media bed. I’m setting a tank up wondered why, or is that just support to get the overflow to center of the tank. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your response. George
Hi George,
Yes the vertical pipe is indeed a part of the Drain. There is a grate at the bottom to keep the bottom opening of the pipe just up off the bottom of the tank and keep fish out of the drain. This design is what we call a SLO Drain or Solids lifting overflow drain. By having the T you avoid siphoning the tank dry and also have the added overflow protection in case the bottom part of the drain were to get clogged by leaves or something. Here is an example diagram with a SLO drain. In most of my tanks I try to have it near the center of the tank but I have had systems where it is near the side and it still worked fairly well.