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Steel and other metal water tanks have\u00a0long\u00a0been a popular choice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And with new colours, shapes and sizes becoming increasingly available, it looks like they\u2019ll continue to be a popular choice for many years to come.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Historically, metal water tanks were made from rolled sheets of galvanised iron, riveted and soldered to prevent leaking. They were the \u201cbackbone\u201d of rainwater storage in many parts of the world, including Australia.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Today, many metal tanks are made from\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae or AQUAPLATE\u00ae.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Installed on a concrete base or approved tank stand, these tanks are often used for aboveground water tank installations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Traditional Galvanised tanks” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Galvanising is the process of applying one or more metals to another metal.\u00a0The humble \u201ctin\u201d tank of the past was often a\u00a0galvanised tank\u00a0made from zinc galvanised to steel.\u00a0These galvanised tanks could be soldered with a combination of lead and tin which was melted with a hot iron and applied to a joint prepared with spirits of salts. Because these metals were similar to each other, they were deemed compatible and adhered to one another under heat.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”ZINCALUME roofs & tanks” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n BlueScope Steel Ltd.\u2019s\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae is best known as the high tensile roofing product that revolutionised the roofing industry. After all, it was strong and came in long, one-piece sheets that reached from the roof ridge to the gutter without a join.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, the emergence of\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae, which is primarily a zinc\u00a0and aluminium mix galvanised to steel, spelled trouble for traditional galvanised water tanks. Water travelling from the\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae roof to the galvanised tank caused the tank to rust and even collapse. This occurred because the process of\u00a0galvanic corrosion, whereby different metals are joined together by a medium such as water, accelerates corrosion. In such situations, the less \u201cnoble\u201d metal corrodes and rusts \u2013 and that meant the galvanised tank fell victim.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While ZINCALUME\u00ae roofs and galvanised tanks cannot mix, however,\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae roofs and\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae tanks both work very well together. Most\u00a0ZINCALUME\u00ae tanks are \u201cplain\u201d metal water tanks with no added colour.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”AQUAPLATE tanks” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Today, many steel water tanks are made from\u00a0AQUAPLATE\u00ae \u2013 another\u00a0trademark of BlueScope Steel Ltd.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AQUAPLATE\u00ae tanks are top-of-the-range metal tanks. They have a food-grade polymer skin bonded to their inner surface to help ensure your water tastes clean and fresh and remains free from any tainting from the tank itself.\u00a0Their 20 year warranty covers corrosion and perforation, although conditions apply.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Large metal tanks” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Metal tanks are also available using a modular construction system which ensures strength and water quality and makes delivery onsite more manageable. These modular tanks can be built to store significant water volumes, making them popular in rural and commercial applications.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”The right tank for you” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Strong and durable, metal water tanks are a popular aboveground tank choice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They\u2019re also repairable, as seams can be resealed by the manufacturer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, it\u2019s not just tank materials you need to be concerned about\u00a0\u2013\u00a0you should also\u00a0consider your ideal tank size\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0designing your Rain Harvesting system<\/a>\u00a0to provide cleaner water and lots of it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Metal water tanks have long been a popular choice, but they’ve evolved considerably over the years. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tanks-and-storage"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTraditional\u00a0galvanised tanks\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
ZINCALUME\u00ae\u00a0roofs & tanks\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
AQUAPLATE\u00ae\u00a0tanks\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Large\u00a0metal tanks\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
The\u00a0right tank for you\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n