Tanks can be either placed on a 75 100mm bed of crusher dust not sand levelled boxed and compacted or 100mm thick concrete pad.
Above ground water tank installation.
Uniform compaction free from soft spots and on level ground.
To maximise the life of your tank you can prepare your site as follows.
See water waste management tanks under the products tab at the top of the page.
Installing a water tank can be very simple now you know what you will be using it for.
Here is a quick process that i found very easy to understand.
It is also recommended to use a heavy duty grade of tank hdt for its extra wall thickness.
Cement stabilise this fill medium.
Consult factory for above ground installs.
All water tanks must be vented with minimum 2 diameter pipe.
Tank must then be filled with water above ground height then back filled with bedding sand or metal dust.
Above ground water tanks.
It is important that tanks be buried into ground up to only three quarters 3 4 or 75 of its wall height.
Install 90 degree elbows at outlet bulkhead fittings to allow pipes to deflect with tank expansion water tanks.
Tanks are for burial.
Installation of a new 5 000 gallon poly water tank at the ranch.
Installation of a new 5 000 gallon poly water tank at the ranch.
1 prepare the tank base there are 2 types of bases you can prepare for a water storage tank.
Concrete and compacted material.
If it is put below ground the weight of the earth around the tank will cause the walls to collapse.
Flexible hose from pumps to allow movement if installed installation considerations.
A 3 step process on how to install a water storage tank.