What type of AWC Tanks is everyone buying?

[feloracing26]

Hello R2R Family ....

I am in need of some help trying to decide which type of 65 gallon tank to buy and setup an AWC station?
Curious as to what R2R Community is buyg to setup their own AWC stations?
Brands? Website vs local? Any local stores near the Florida area? etc ...

I live in the Miami FL area but everywhere I look (at least for the Norwesco 65 gallon tanks) they are super expensive on freight shipping.

Any suggestions R2R Community ?

Thank you in advance

Kindly

Felix

 

[AZMSGT]

If you can pick up at a store these are great.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/liquid-storage-tank-65-gal?solr=1&cm_vc=-10005

I highly recommend trying to get one local. The shipping on most tanks is ridiculous.

 

[feloracing26]

If you can pick up at a store these are great.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/liquid-storage-tank-65-gal?solr=1&cm_vc=-10005

I highly recommend trying to get one local. The shipping on most tanks is ridiculous.

Much appreciated AZMSGT

 

[lakai]

two Norwesco 75 gal tanks. Cost about $250 each shipped.

 

[Kyl]

I use a Norwesco vertical 50g for my AWC, bought new locally (in Canada). I have a ball valve off the bulkhead, that tee's off into two more ball valves, one for the AWC lines to close off before I do a refill, and the other for filling up pitchers or buckets with fresh salt. Has been working excellently so far.

The main bonus with AWC is after the primary mixing is done, I only turn the pump on for five minutes or so a few times a day, and it's not heated so I've found much less precipitation taking place, at least with IO.

 

[feloracing26]

I use a Norwesco vertical 50g for my AWC, bought new locally (in Canada). I have a ball valve off the bulkhead, that tee's off into two more ball valves, one for the AWC lines to close off before I do a refill, and the other for filling up pitchers or buckets with fresh salt. Has been working excellently so far.

The main bonus with AWC is after the primary mixing is done, I only turn the pump on for five minutes or so a few times a day, and it's not heated so I've found much less precipitation taking place, at least with IO.

Thank you for your input and would you mind posting a picture if your setup?

kindly

Feloracing

 

[Kyl]

Sure, when I get home in about 5 hours.

 

[eslatts11]

Here is my setup with 2 of the Norwesco 75g's. After having it for awhile now, I wish I would have built a small stand to raise them both up to about a 5 gallon bucket height so when I detach the union valves for cleaning the mixing tank its easier to clean up the water leftover in the pipes.

 

[Gareth elliott]

I use the ones i can order from walmart and ship free to the store lol.

 

[Kyl]

Thank you for your input and would you mind posting a picture if your setup?

kindly

Feloracing

awc_vessel1 by Kyl, on Flickr


awc_vessel2 by Kyl, on Flickr


awc_vessel3 by Kyl, on Flickr

Tight space, it's in the hvac closet.

 

[feloracing26]

Thank you everyone for sharing our setups ...

please keep posting

 

[feloracing26]

Here is my setup with 2 of the Norwesco 75g's. After having it for awhile now, I wish I would have built a small stand to raise them both up to about a 5 gallon bucket height so when I detach the union valves for cleaning the mixing tank its easier to clean up the water leftover in the pipes.

What size are your bulk head, tubing, gate valves and pump?

 

[CuzzA]

I needed a unique size poly tank which I could only find from a rotomolder in the mid west. Shipping through any common carrier was ridiculous, so I bought it a Greyhound Bus Shipping ticket. Pretty cheap and several days later I picked it up at the Greyhound hub here in Tampa Bay.

 

[eslatts11]

What size are your bulk head, tubing, gate valves and pump?

I am running a Varios 6 and all bulk heads, tubing and gate vales are 1.25" inch.