Panel grid, outside dimensions, shell volume
A bolted panel tank is built from 1080 mm panels, so choosing a tank is choosing a grid. The table below shows which grid the commonly asked-for volumes land on.
| Panel grid | Shell volume | Outside |
|---|---|---|
| 2 × 2 × 2 | 10,1 m³ | 2,16 × 2,16 × 2,16 m |
| 3 × 2 × 2 | 15,1 m³ | 3,24 × 2,16 × 2,16 m |
| 3 × 3 × 2 | 22,7 m³ | 3,24 × 3,24 × 2,16 m |
| 4 × 3 × 2 | 30,2 m³ | 4,32 × 3,24 × 2,16 m |
| 4 × 3 × 3 | 45,3 m³ | 4,32 × 3,24 × 3,24 m |
| 5 × 4 × 3 | 75,6 m³ | 5,40 × 4,32 × 3,24 m |
| 6 × 4 × 3 | 90,7 m³ | 6,48 × 4,32 × 3,24 m |
| 6 × 5 × 3 | 113,4 m³ | 6,48 × 5,40 × 3,24 m |
| 7 × 5 × 3 | 132,3 m³ | 7,56 × 5,40 × 3,24 m |
| 8 × 6 × 3 | 181,4 m³ | 8,64 × 6,48 × 3,24 m |
| 9 × 7 × 4 | 317,4 m³ | 9,72 × 7,56 × 4,32 m |
| 10 × 8 × 4 | 403,1 m³ | 10,80 × 8,64 × 4,32 m |
These pages are for the companies that build tanks. If you are buying a tank for your own site, you need a tank manufacturer; we make the software they use.
The outside dimensions and the shell volume are worked out from the grid. Shell volume comes from the outside of the tank; the usable water volume is lower, once freeboard and internals are taken off. Panel, bolt and gasket quantities are deliberately not here: they depend on your panel type, your bolt pattern and your support choice, and the software takes them from your own catalogue.