On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:04:41 +0000, John Savage wrote:

Best to ask those who sit tanks on stands.

There ain't no such one thing.

In urbn settings the household tank was usually situated so the bottom was
equal to or slightly higher than the kitchen sink tap and the top allowed
a gutter feed. most tanks were also around the back of the house.

I am yet to see any modern installaions where the rainwater tank is in the
front yard.

Anything else involves pumping.