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Tom´s Tank Making Instructions Day by Day
Day 1 Making the Base
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With a measuring tape, you will mark a circle on the ground with a radius of 75 cm. Borrow some Cal (it is a white powder) or Arena (sand) from the house where you are working and outline your circle so that you don't lose your mark.
Note: we live in an imperfect world and this will show the actual construction of one tank under less then perfect conditions. Rocky terrain during the rainy season.
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You will need to dig this circle down to a depth of 10 cm using a pico (pick) and pala (shovel).
If there are rocks in your circle, you will need to break them up and remove them. It needs to be basically level.
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The sand we use in the walls of the tanks needs to be a course sand, without rocks or dirt, both will cause the tank walls to leak
So some members will be sifting sand using the sernidor (screen) which is
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We will need a total of 14 screened buckets of sand for day two and three.
The gravel that comes out of the sand will be used in the tank bases and the floor.
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The Base will use 10 Buckets* of material : 6 Gravel and 4 Un Sieved Sand
* Note: One Bucket = 22 liters (5 gallons), One Bucket of Cement = 1/2 Bag
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Escape Back to Tom´s Technical Services Home Page
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