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Kiddie Pools VS: Stock Tank
Just for beginners: Cost !
A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. Storage: No contest. |
"Bette E" wrote in message ... Just for beginners: Cost ! A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. ** They cost $9.98 here in TN at the Wal-Mart and K-Mart stores. They're 5 or 6' across and hold 150 gallons. A black dropcloth from the same store hides the cartoons and bright colors. These cost around $2.99 for enough to do 2 pools. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. ** I have goldfish and tiny koi living in them. I do add a small cheap powerhead to each pool that contains more than a few fish. Storage: No contest. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Bette E" wrote in message ... Just for beginners: Cost ! A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. ** They cost $9.98 here in TN at the Wal-Mart and K-Mart stores. They're 5 or 6' across and hold 150 gallons. A black dropcloth from the same store hides the cartoons and bright colors. These cost around $2.99 for enough to do 2 pools. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. ** I have goldfish and tiny koi living in them. I do add a small cheap powerhead to each pool that contains more than a few fish. Storage: No contest. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Durability of kiddie pools is good if they are guarded against impacts.
Stock tanks are more substantial. Our kiddie pools are in the ground. Others have railroad ties around them to protect. Can't beat the price savings if you can handle the 5 or 6' pond! We use them in sequence as veggie filters and settling ponds. Really nice to have cheap pools/ponds instead of barrels. Jim -- ____________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net "Bette E" wrote in message ... Just for beginners: Cost ! A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. Storage: No contest. |
Betty,
Where do you live. Where I am at 100 gallon Rubbermaids run $54 ($49 on Sale). I purchased my 300 gallon Rubbermaid on sale for $149. I think you are getting ripped off. You must be buying these troughs at a Pond store and the Feed store. The 300 gallon a number of years ago when it was not on sale used to run $289, now it sells for $169 regular price. Tom L.L. ---------------------------------------- Bette E wrote: Just for beginners: Cost ! A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. Storage: No contest. |
Hi Tom,
Your lillies are blooming for me. Thanks. Jim -- ____________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net "Tom L. La Bron" wrote in message ... Betty, Where do you live. Where I am at 100 gallon Rubbermaids run $54 ($49 on Sale). I purchased my 300 gallon Rubbermaid on sale for $149. I think you are getting ripped off. You must be buying these troughs at a Pond store and the Feed store. The 300 gallon a number of years ago when it was not on sale used to run $289, now it sells for $169 regular price. Tom L.L. ---------------------------------------- Bette E wrote: Just for beginners: Cost ! A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. The new self-supporting kiddie pools at 20 inches deep and six feet wide will cost less than $40. depending on size and time of year you purchase it. We held 18 good sized fish for 24 hours, with the use of netting and bubblers. Storage: No contest. |
As I have mentioned, I have not successfully established my kiddie pool yet
but I love the concept. $10 for 4 or 5 years seems like quite a bargain. Since I want mine mostly for plants they also provide a much greater surface area, per gallon, than the stock tanks I have seen. I would think the stock tanks are a better if you wanted the extra depth for more and bigger fish and are going to set up more a little pond. I have seen the 'pros' using them both as holding tanks for new fry and veggie filters, but typically not as much in an ornamental setting. Bill "Karen" wrote in message ... In article , (Bette E) writes: A one hundred gallon stock tank will cost you up to $150.00. I don't know what you're buying, but I bot a 110 gallon stock tank for $59. at TSC and I can buy a 300 gallon for under $100. And a note, I used a swimming pool in Houston and at about 5 years, it needed to be replaced, it didn't have the durability. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message om... As I have mentioned, I have not successfully established my kiddie pool yet but I love the concept. $10 for 4 or 5 years seems like quite a bargain. ** It is. When they finally leak I use them outside new ones to make the new one sturdier. The new ones then last even longer than the old ones. One "set" are now in the ground since 1995 and haven't yet leaked. They settled too much on one side over the years, and so this year we have to pull them up to relevel them. I just emptied it out this past week.... Since I want mine mostly for plants they also provide a much greater surface area, per gallon, than the stock tanks I have seen. ** This is true. Stock tanks are too high/deep unless you set plants on blocks or want them for water lilies. I would think the stock tanks are a better if you wanted the extra depth for more and bigger fish and are going to set up more a little pond. ** I have a small 50 gallon stock tank used as a settling tank and plant filter. I think we paid $30 for it at a local TSC. The kiddy pools are used for everything. One right now is full of pollywogs and extra plants plus a few goldfish. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "If two men agree on everything, you can be sure only one of them is doing the thinking." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
snip I don't know what you're buying, but I bot a 110 gallon stock
tank for $59. at TSC and I can buy a 300 gallon for under $100. And a note, I used a swimming pool in Houston and at about 5 years, it needed to be replaced, it didn't have the durability. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH snip I was given that price quote at TSC in Pickerington, (nearest store to Gahanna OH) It was $139.00 plus tax for a 100 gallon stock tank. Kiddie pool, I should have been clearer-- It was used only as a (temporary holding pond) while 1800 gal. pond is being cleaned.. a few hours to 24 hours max. I kept a 4" bubbler in it for my fish. |
In article ,
(Bette E) writes: I was given that price quote at TSC in Pickerington, (nearest store to Gahanna OH) It was $139.00 plus tax for a 100 gallon stock tank. Hi, Was this a quote for the Rubbermaid? I didn't buy a Rubbermaid because it was so much more expensive. I bot the other brand as it was $59 vs over $100. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
In article ,
(Bette E) writes: I was given that price quote at TSC in Pickerington, (nearest store to Gahanna OH) It was $139.00 plus tax for a 100 gallon stock tank. Hi, Was this a quote for the Rubbermaid? I didn't buy a Rubbermaid because it was so much more expensive. I bot the other brand as it was $59 vs over $100. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
The price around the Rochester/Canandaigua, NY area is around $60 for the
100 gal size. I was able to get 2 at different times this summer on sale for $55. I found the 50 gal tank was around $50. One of the tanks was from TSC (Tractor Supply Co) the other was from a local horse and garden supply store. If will have to check on the 300 gal. If they are $100 I may consider using these as my bottom drain settlement tanks (1 for each drain) rather than a liner hole. Ralph Victor, NY PS TSC website = www.mytscstore.com |
The price around the Rochester/Canandaigua, NY area is around $60 for the
100 gal size. I was able to get 2 at different times this summer on sale for $55. I found the 50 gal tank was around $50. One of the tanks was from TSC (Tractor Supply Co) the other was from a local horse and garden supply store. If will have to check on the 300 gal. If they are $100 I may consider using these as my bottom drain settlement tanks (1 for each drain) rather than a liner hole. Ralph Victor, NY PS TSC website = www.mytscstore.com |
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:39:51 -0400, (Bette E)
wrote: ===snip I don't know what you're buying, but I bot a 110 gallon stock ===tank for $59. at TSC and I can buy a 300 gallon for under $100. ===And a note, I used a swimming pool in Houston and at about 5 years, it ===needed to be replaced, it didn't have the durability. ===Karen ===Zone 5 ===Ashland, OH snip === ===I was given that price quote at TSC in Pickerington, (nearest store to ===Gahanna OH) It was $139.00 plus tax for a 100 gallon stock tank. === Kiddie pool, I should have been clearer-- It was used only as a ===(temporary holding pond) while 1800 gal. pond is being cleaned.. a few ===hours to 24 hours max. I kept a 4" bubbler in it for my fish. I can buy the liquid cattle feed tanks of 400 gal capacity for under $120, conplete with a top, which for use with a pond or hlding tank is useless, so if you have any liquid cattle or horse feed dealers check them out for some nice heavy duty poly tanks all with UV inhibit materials, that hold up to cattle for years and years. Some even have a drain at the bottom in a recessed area....... Prolix is one company that makes and sells liquid feeds......and I am sure there is others you could check out. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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