This post represents some first musings about the possibility of adding a rigid top to the ragtop DIY tank. NOTE WELL: even though the pictures below show the styrofoam on top of the tarp, if you were to build this, then you would put the tarp on top of the styrofoam. The next thing to […]

When building a DIY tank, there are many others lines of business that can help.

I had been doing a survey of containment tanks in preparation for creating the next evolution of The Black Beauty DIY tank: Tank Tank Manufacturer Vendor Product Link Tank Cost Tank Weight Shipping Cost Third Party Shipping Cost Total Cost Time to Delivery Hastings Poly Tank Hastings Global Industrial https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/poly-stock-tank-rectangular-750-gallon-96-l-x-84-w-x-28-1-6-h-gray $1,251.00 140 pounds 1,151.99 $2,402.99 […]

JCL initially started with using table salt in his tank. But he switched to Epsom salt. But table salt is making a comeback and for some good reasons. Let’s hash out the two options. Table salt is 10 times cheaper than epsom. It does sting more with open wounds but you shouldnt be floating with […]

The stores that sell equipment related to DIY tanks are always changing. The places I bought from in 2013 have been bought out or gone out of business. These days, Salt Water Aquarium covers quite a bit of ground and is currently still in operation. Their filtration offerings are mammoth – make sure to get a […]

Welcome to DIYTanks.com MY STORY Well, after owning several commercial tanks and getting slapped in the face by not being able to get custom parts when the manufacturer went out of business, I ended up making my own tank and likiing it. No, it did not look like something from the latest Sci-fi episode. In fact, […]