Rainwater Collection Tanks
I have purchased a 2500 gallon and a 550 gallon water tank from a friend.
He never did anything with them so I an uncertain about the base. I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. Does anyone know someone who is in this business? I believe I would just as soon contract this out. thanks Steven |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
We have two 2500 tanks (in different locations) on sand.
I got these from local.yahoo.com searching for "rainwater". Rainwater Collection Over Texas (512) 353-4949 Rainwater Systems (512) 442-7841 3203 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 3.11 mi wrote: I have purchased a 2500 gallon and a 550 gallon water tank from a friend. He never did anything with them so I an uncertain about the base. I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. Does anyone know someone who is in this business? I believe I would just as soon contract this out. thanks Steven |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
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... I have purchased a 2500 gallon and a 550 gallon water tank from a friend. He never did anything with them so I an uncertain about the base. I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. Does anyone know someone who is in this business? I believe I would just as soon contract this out. thanks Steven http://www.rainwatercollection.com/ I have no personal experience with the man but have a friend near Hamilton Pool with an installation who speaks very highly of him. His was a semi-DIY installation wherein he had the tank installed and did all of his own plumbing according to the specs provided. IIRC his tank sits on a decomposed granite base. -- Mike Harris Austin, TX |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
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Thanks for the informaition. It helps. How deep is the sand. thanks again, Steven "deepeddygirl" wrote in message ... We have two 2500 tanks (in different locations) on sand. I got these from local.yahoo.com searching for "rainwater". Rainwater Collection Over Texas (512) 353-4949 Rainwater Systems (512) 442-7841 3203 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 3.11 mi wrote: I have purchased a 2500 gallon and a 550 gallon water tank from a friend. He never did anything with them so I an uncertain about the base. I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. Does anyone know someone who is in this business? I believe I would just as soon contract this out. thanks Steven |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
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This is "Tank Town" in Dripping Springs, a somewhat famous place. They tend to deal in larger tanks than you have. Usually their tanks are fiberglass, or built on site. I'm assuming the water tanks you have are plastic. If "Tank Town" cannot help, or are too expensive, try calling a place in your area which sells plastic water tanks in that size range and ask for installer references. Here are three places just up the road from "Tank Town": 290 Fence & Ranch Supply 2110 W Highway 290 Dripping Springs, TX, 78620 (512) 858-7876 Triple S Feed 2111 W Highway 290, Dripping Springs, TX (512) 894-0344 Tractor Supply #735 1711B West Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, TX, 78620 (512) 858-7229 www.mytscstore.com Let us know how the project goes! j jhnsn |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
The excellent "Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting" is available for
download from the Texas Water Development Board, www.twdb.state.tx.us , for free. wrote: I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. I think for flexible tanks, like plastic and fiberglass, a sand or gravel base is preferable to concrete, but I could be mistaken. Unless persuaded otherwise, I plan to put a water tank on a 4" bed of decomposed granite, the kind used for jogging paths in Austin. I order decomposed granite by the dump truck load he Collier Materials, Inc. PO Box 86 Marble Falls, Texas 78654, Phone: (830) 693-2228 Fax: (830) 798-2226 Toll Free: (877) 603-3030 www.colliermaterials.com Smaller quantities can be purchase at landscape suppliers. j jhnsn |
Rainwater Collection Tanks
We ended up with a range of 3" to 5" because we couldn't really level
the spot properly (on top of rock and all that). :) wrote: Hi, Thanks for the informaition. It helps. How deep is the sand. thanks again, Steven "deepeddygirl" wrote in message ... We have two 2500 tanks (in different locations) on sand. I got these from local.yahoo.com searching for "rainwater". Rainwater Collection Over Texas (512) 353-4949 Rainwater Systems (512) 442-7841 3203 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 3.11 mi wrote: I have purchased a 2500 gallon and a 550 gallon water tank from a friend. He never did anything with them so I an uncertain about the base. I read about concrete base but I also read that a sand or pea-gravel base will work just as well. Does anyone know someone who is in this business? I believe I would just as soon contract this out. thanks Steven |
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