Buying used tanks old tanks and paint ball tanks

[Couv]

Matt,

Lets see, I don't remember if I told you about both tanks I inherited. Yes, the one you sent the valve for is galvanized, has one year left on the hydro, but my neighbor just bought a boro scope so I had a good look in it and it definitely needs a tumble. The other tank is out of hydro, has an epoxy coating and needs a tumble. I will consider having the coating removed and a galvanized coating applied. If it's too expensive, I'll do it myself using the instructions you gave me (that you might have to give me again.)

Aquarena....err....ahhhh...soon, yeah....well maybe not real soon, but uhhh...soon. Perhaps you need to tell (convince) me more about it. I get the feeling I'll have to pay for a course that will "allow" me to help keep a dive spot clean. I am open minded about it, but my diving budget might need a little persuasion, so sell me on it. (you may want to do that through an email or start another thread)

c

 

[Scared Silly]

I too, have jousted the old tank windmill. I had a pair of older AL 80's and one was dated in Feb 86 (Luxfer) had to scrap it. Had another dated May 86' still in use! I guess the recall applies to certain seial #s.

This link might help:

http://www.ctcseminars.com/Files/Te...fety Advisory_ High Pressure Aluminum~950.htm

 

[Texfrazer]

Alright couv and matt,

How are you guys scoring free tanks????

Especially steel 72's couv???? Is that some of that there coonass voodoo? Maybe if I could eat shrimp po-boys everyday, I'd find some free 72's too?



Actually, I'd just be happy to pay someone for some steel 104's.

 

[Couv]

.....and that ain't the half of it, I put paint remover and scraped the paint off of them yesterday. They are BOTH galvanized! Both PST....Matt sent me the REE. Downside is they both need a tumble and one has an expired hydro, the other has one year left.

A little gris-gris goes a long way....time to go listen to Dr. John's, "Walk on Guilded Splinters."

Couv

 

[halocline]

I paid for my 72s, about $50 each if I remember. Add to that hydro, vis, tumble, can of paint stripper, 4 cans of ZRC galvilite, and total cost was about $100 each. But then you have like-new steel tanks that are perfect for the shallow local dives around here.

The AL63 was given to a friend who used to dive, and he gave it to me.