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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:30:27 PM EDT
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a tank with a base of 6X12 will hold 540 gallons per foot
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:34:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:34:13 PM EDT
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WAG-3'
About 7.5 gallons per cubic foot so if you want a 1600 gallon capacity tank you'll need about 213.3 cubic feet of volume. Divided by length, width, and remainder is your height. Doesn't seem like the baffle ball things would eat up too much volume but you may want to factor those in. I had to google them and I am skeptical of how well they work. I could be completely fucking wrong, don't spend any money or build anything based on these calculations. If you do, post pics
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:35:25 PM EDT
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Killdozer?
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:35:35 PM EDT
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WAG-3' About 7.5 gallons per cubic foot so if you want a 1600 gallon capacity tank you'll need about 213.3 cubic feet of volume. Divided by length, width, and remainder is your height. Doesn't seem like the baffle ball things would eat up too much volume but you may want to factor those in. I had to google them and I am skeptical of how well they work. I could be completely fucking wrong, don't spend any money or build anything based on these calculations. If you do, post pics
If he is building the tank himself, it would not be hard to add baffles. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:36:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If he is building the tank himself, it would not be hard to add baffles. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: snip If he is building the tank himself, it would not be hard to add baffles. That's probably the best and most simple idea.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:37:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:39:31 PM EDT
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That's probably the best and most simple idea. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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snip If he is building the tank himself, it would not be hard to add baffles. That's probably the best and most simple idea. I already have the baffle balls in a 2k gallon tank. It's a reclaimed fuel tank and it's way too top heavy. I could build the baffles, but what the hell would I do with all these stupid plastic balls? |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:40:28 PM EDT
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I thought you meant an actual TANK!
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:42:10 PM EDT
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I thought you meant an actual TANK!
http://cdn.makeuptalk.com/0/0f/362x400px-0f82d21b_son-i-am-disappoint.jpg Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. 
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:43:49 PM EDT
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Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I thought you meant an actual TANK!
http://cdn.makeuptalk.com/0/0f/362x400px-0f82d21b_son-i-am-disappoint.jpg Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. Dude; if you can make wine and beer, you can build a tank!
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:45:06 PM EDT
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Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I thought you meant an actual TANK!
http://cdn.makeuptalk.com/0/0f/362x400px-0f82d21b_son-i-am-disappoint.jpg Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. I came here looking for a TANK too.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:46:00 PM EDT
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Dude; if you can make wine and beer, you can build a tank! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I thought you meant an actual TANK!
http://cdn.makeuptalk.com/0/0f/362x400px-0f82d21b_son-i-am-disappoint.jpg Fuck, I'll be lucky to build a waterproof box, let alone a bulletproof tank that moves under it's own power. Dude; if you can make wine and beer, you can build a tank! I can build it if I can get the blacksmith to do all the breaks for me so the bottom corners aren't welded. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:48:05 PM EDT
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You are reusing baffleballs that have been soaking in fuel, in a water tank?
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:50:46 PM EDT
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You are reusing baffleballs that have been soaking in fuel, in a water tank? No, they were new when I put them in the tank. The tank had set empty for 4 years, I burned it out, cleaned it and then put the balls in. Sheesh, you act like I do stupid shit regularly.
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:53:53 PM EDT
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I had to look up what baffle balls are. Does the entire volume of the tank have to be filled with those to work?
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Posted: 12/11/2013 4:56:25 PM EDT
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I had to look up what baffle balls are. Does the entire volume of the tank have to be filled with those to work? It's probably about 75% full of them. It makes a huge difference. I don't notice any slosh in the tank I have now. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:00:35 PM EDT
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0.133681 cf/gallon
*1500 gallons needs to be 200.52 cubic feet 6*12*x=200.52 72x=200.52 x=2.78 ft approx
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:03:36 PM EDT
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You do realize that the water alone will weigh 12,495 lbs, don't you?
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:05:33 PM EDT
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You do realize that the water alone will weigh 12,495 lbs, don't you? Yes, I don't care. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:09:16 PM EDT
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What material are you building the tank out of?
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:13:35 PM EDT
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What material are you building the tank out of? Steel. Probably 10 gauge if it will work. I'll build a frame on the inside to support it. |
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Posted: 12/11/2013 5:18:07 PM EDT
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FORGET the baffle balls,
Put 2 V's on each side, offset from the ones on the other side, that causes the water to swirl against it's self, eliminating the SLOSH. You lose NO interior volume, I've built many water tanks this way over the last 25 years of custom herbicide app. works GREAT |
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