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    700 gallon stock tank pool -- finally got the tank....now what? part 1, The Pump

    Thanks for the advice. I will try not to overthink the pump selection too much. Analysis paralysis is a real thing. What do you mean by head requirements? Are you talking about the size of the intakes and returns?
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    700 gallon stock tank pool -- finally got the tank....now what? part 1, The Pump

    Hello. It took a year of looking, but we finally got our 8-foot round stock tank. These things were sold out everywhere last year, so we were happy just to finally get one in our backyard. OK, now what? The most obvious next step is a pump & filter, right? Well it is very hard to find good...
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    Making a stock tank pool in Tampa Bay area

    Hello. Never had a pool before but couldn't resist trying to make one of them fancy stock tank pools. Got an 8-ft round 700-gallon galvanized Priefert tank....and that's it so far. Trying to learn all about pumps, chemicals, filters, the effects of chems on galvanized steel, and keeping out...