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i can get hold of alot of 1320 lt round tanks brand new for 300 bucks delivered.BUT, they are black .Is this going to be a problem with water temps in summer?Living a bit inland from newcastle where the temp range goes from 0-1 in winter to 40-42 in summer
PLEASE HELP AS THE DEAL WONT LAST LONG ,ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED

Could always paint the outside white....and shade it ...in the winter the black would help you heat the water a little

Is it food grade safe ??

APPARENTLY

Just doing the conversion....my tank from BYAP cost around $700 . Its a 3 Kl .

So your tank doesn't really seem like that great of a bargan .

Maybe compare prices with a rp, closest to you first fr a good price comparision...IMHO

i thought it would be good through winter keeping the temp up, but what would class as coverage for summer ,shade cloth,tarp,purpose built timber cover?

anything that produces shade..

I live in the north west.... temp gets upto 50 oC

Last summer water got to 33 oC....I stock Barra, and they can survive upto 38 oC.

Depends what fish you are going to stock what time of year...

Don't think it would matter what colour tank you had with those temps, you have basically three choices in the ground, insulate it or put it in a shed or greenhouse.

just wondering who or what rp is (sorry im very new to all this)

my typo....a BYAP representive...

BYAP sends stock to the East coast, apparently it is cheaper to make some goods in the west and freight over

oh ok so do you have any details on such a person in nsw?.And also how do you tell if its food safe?the bushman tanks guy said it would good enough to store live fish .You said that your tank was a 3Kl how many litres is that (please excuse all my questions)im just excited and want to get everything started

I think Rupert of Oz , is a rep.

Ok

option 1 : phone the main shop in Western Australia.. and talk directly with Joel and Faye..that's what they do for a living and all prices are more than reasonable, shop around and compare .9 out of 10 times they are the most competitive.
08 9 414 9334

option 2 : by the one your already looking at...that isn't guarantee'd and blah blah blah, your not holding fish as such, but growing them out....I think that is a big difference when it comes to tank qualities. And maybe the most important when it comes to having fish from a small fingerling through to a mature size.

3 Kl = 3 000 Lt

Actually $300 for a 1300L tank delivered is a pretty darn good price... and I wouldn't be able to better it... especially with delivery...

Bushman tanks are mainly for rainwater storage... but the one you mention is probably a stock wtaering trough...

Regardless ... it's probably made from "food grade" "UV stabilised" poly... so it should be fine...

If in doubt... ask the rep ... specifically... "is it UV stabilised... and food grade".... IMO, it will be...

Black is good, as it wont let too much light in, you wont have the algae problems some of us with IBCs do.