Essay On Concrete Tanks

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Concrete tanks

These are tanks constructed with blocks, either hollow or solid. Hollow blocks when used are usually filled with mortar to further reinforce it. Different sizes of blocks are used for tank construction; this could be 4” or 5” solid blocks, and 6” hollow blocks. Concrete tanks can take any shape, i.e rectangular, square and circular; hexagon, triangular, etc. To further reinforce the tank, 12mm rods can be installed at the four corners of the tank. Where two or three tanks are joined together, it is also advised that they are chained together to prevent them from collapsing as a result of the strength of static water body. For tanks that are not square or rectangular, the critical points are also reinforced with rods. The sizes also depend on the space available for use. Concrete tanks are easy to construct, strong, durable and easy to manage. The average depth for this tank is 1.2m and the water management system could be static renewal, flow through or re-circulatory. The yield here is also high.

Construction of Concrete tank

The steps to construction of a concrete tank are as follows:
- Clear the site selected of all vegetation.
- Based on the size required, the area is marked out and pegged
- Digging …show more content…

The cages could be made of nylon net, local bamboo material, PVC and steel, aluminum, wire mesh, wood, etc. Whatever material is chosen, it should be durable, well protected with epoxy or marine paint if the material is wood or iron, non-toxic, should not stress or harm the fish and should have free passage for food wastes. The size of a cage depends on what one wants, however, for purposes of easy management it is advised that they are constructed in small units. The cages are positioned to allow water pass through them freely and are well anchored to avoid

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