Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Seining pictures of my pond I'm draining down

That's just it. If you rent the tanks, you have to buy gas from whom you are renting from. If they pick up the tank, you are not reimbursed for the propane.

We (Dad and I) went to a local weekly auction and bought two 1,000 gallon tanks. I borrowed a trailer and they loaded them for us. A friend came over and unloaded the tanks, and put them in place. I went thru the tanks, making sure the gauges were good and seals were good. The propane company that we placed the propane order with came over before the first delivery, checked my work and then filled the tanks.

Yes, the tanks weren't cheap, I think they ended costing right around a dollar a gallon. But, for what the savings are for owning them, it'll pay off in the long run.

For some reason, Mom & Dad's propane usage dropped almost 50% the first year they owned the tanks and aren't using the first propane company anymore............. We bought two 1,000 gallon tanks because based on their propane usage with the rental tank, they'd need almost 1,600 gallons per year. The first year I shopped around for them, and found up to $1.00 per gallon difference in propane prices, depending on what company I called.