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PostPosted: Jun 5th, '07, 11:24 
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Hi all,

My Dad's just comissioned his system, absolutely "by the book", complete with 100 silver perch from Ausyfish. Will post in a separate topic about the fish fatalities, which sadly have been about 80%
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Hey Jimmy, wherabouts are you? Looks like rural.... Hope you can sort out/we can help you sort out your deaths. All fish I have from Ausyfish have been really healthy..
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Yes, rural. Located near Mount Pleasant (eastern side of Mt Lofty Ranges).
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Welcome JimmyD.... just read your other thread regarding your fish loses..... bummer....

Glad to have you here though... this is the best place for info and help you can find.

Apparantly there is another place but I've been banned LOL
... and I'm not supposed to talk about it LOL ..... :glasses5:


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are those tanks the same as culvert? what is used for the bottom?
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They are galvanised iron rainwater tanks, built to order for this purpose.
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is the bottom a flat piece of steel welded on?
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It's a galvanised iron base (I think it's called a "zincalume" coating) and yes, at a guess I'd say it's welded on.

Why do you ask?
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i make things from culvert at work, it is pipe, just never seen a tank made from it like that.
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Corrugated tanks like that have been made in Oz for nearly a century (or thereabouts) I guess. Poly tanks are the new kids on the block.
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Are your tanks coated? or is it just bare galvanized?


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It's how they came from the shop, no lining - I guess "bare" is what you'd call it.

The system was designed as per Joel's book, down to the letter.
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Normally the gal fish tanks people use are aquaplate (they have a lining). Gal - particulalry when new and fresh, will not be good for fish. Might have something to do with your deaths???
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Hmmm, if true, that would have been good to know before. :-(

What sort of lining should we be getting then?
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Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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Hey side thought- is it possible there was tooling oil on the tank?
We used vinegar to wash the tank before collecting water for drinking and for new roof sheeting after installation.
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