We ordered an 8 foot stock tank from Tractor Supplies. We could have ordered it from a closer location, but the one in Swedesboro, NJ had a tank in stock and we didn’t want to wait. So Chris rented a truck and went to pick it up. From our research, we couldn’t find a place that would deliver only one tank (three tank minimum delivery). The truck ended up costing around $60 to rent.
Next we put it into place and made decisions about how big of a gravel area we want around it. It is really important that the tank is level (I have read that if it isn’t, it can leak). So we dug out an area that will be gravel, and then marked the tank area and leveled that. Our next step will be using sand on the area before putting the tank in place. Then we will put filter paper and an edge down before we put the gravel in the new bed around the tank.
Here is what we ordered for the tank. I will post updates when we finish installation.
1) an 8 foot stock tank from Tractor Supply
2) a above ground pool pump and filter
3) a hole saw
4) seal tape
5) the valves
6) a pool test kit, chlorine tablets, shock, ph and alkalinity adjusters and chlorine floater from Barto Supplies
