Source for aquaculture tanks?

ectoaesthetics · Apr 21, 2020

Hey all,

Looking for a supplier of either fiberglass or poly tanks. Looking for LARGE tanks 8'x4' and any depth really works for me. The best source I can find is hands down Pentair -cost and quality. HOWEVER, I live on the opposite coast.... and thats a long way to ship a super super large container (read: expensive shipping) and I'm clearly not taking a road trip to pick it up. Any thoughts for finding them on the west coast? I ran across posts stating Pentair ships free -they do on parts but not on large aquaculture tanks.

Figured this crew would be THE crew to ask.

JoshH · Apr 21, 2020

ectoaesthetics said:
Hey all,

Looking for a supplier of either fiberglass or poly tanks. Looking for LARGE tanks 8'x4' and any depth really works for me. The best source I can find is hands down Pentair -cost and quality. HOWEVER, I live on the opposite coast.... and thats a long way to ship a super super large container (read: expensive shipping) and I'm clearly not taking a road trip to pick it up. Any thoughts for finding them on the west coast? I ran across posts stating Pentair ships free -they do on parts but not on large aquaculture tanks.

Figured this crew would be THE crew to ask.

Does Pentair have a dealer around you atall? They might be able to source them for cheaper shipping rates... another option would be to build them yourself using plywood. Would be pretty cheap and you can easily make the size you want to....

You can also look around for local suppliers of large spill trays. Might be easier to track down somewhere local...

ectoaesthetics · Apr 21, 2020

Plywood and fiberglass? Or are you sealing the plywood with something?

Peace River · Apr 21, 2020

Botanicare has a 115g tank that is 83"x35"x13.5" (about 7'x3') that several small coral farms use for frag tanks.

JoshH · Apr 21, 2020

ectoaesthetics said:
Plywood and fiberglass? Or are you sealing the plywood with something?

Plywood would be sealed with a product called pond armour, it's a liquid coating that waterproofs it. Quite a few plywood tanks and sumps around using the same method even some frag tanks.