I already posted this in a couple of different forums, but I thought that it would help here... Good luck... And, if you have any questions, feel free to ask, I'm here to help...



I hope I'm not too late answering...

I've done my fare share of research on stock tanks (also called horse tanks and horse troughs), and I might be able to answer some of your questions...

Stock tanks can be ordered from MANY DIFFERENT PLACES, the only difference is price...

I know that Home Depot, Lowe's and Menards carry the Rubbermaid stock tanks... You can also find them at farm stores, such as Tractor Supply Co, they will have more variety, but they will also be more expensive...

The cheapest that I have been able to find them NEW is a 50 gal rubbermaid tank for $69... Which is not cheap at all... From there, it just gets more expensive, all the way to the 200 gal for $219...

The bigger, the harder to find... And also, you will probably have to wait for them to special order them for you... Except for the farm stores, they normally have these in stock...

If you really want to save some money, don't buy a new one... I know a lot of people don't like buying used stuff, but when you're trying to do what's best for your animals, sometimes you have to go this other route...

There are many different places to find used ones... Depending on where you live, there might be some farm/estate sales... I have found many different places that have been auctioning stock tanks but you have to travel to get it, and stay there for the auction...

Your best bet will be looking through the classifieds section of your local newspaper... Since people use these as kiddie pools and during the summer months is when they realize that they want a real pool, this is the best time to buy... I bought myself an 8ft round stock tank, 3ft tall, which normally sells for more than $300 for only $50... Not bad, huh???

Oh, before I forget, the best place to look is

www.thriftynickelads.com

this is where I found mine... I posted the link under the picture... By the way, this is a picture of my stock tank... For now it is my gator tank, but I'll be converting it into my turtle tank in a month or so, and now I have an actual island in the middle with some aquatic plants, rocks, etc... Much better now, I'll try to get some more pictures and post them...



Good luck,



~ El__Quijote

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