Guides to watching the water in a tank
Each guide answers one question a tank owner asks, in plain words, and says who wrote it and when it was last checked. They are grouped by the kind of place the tank is on.
On a ranch
Tanks that sit out of sight of the house, and the drive it takes to check them.
The stock tank water level monitor
What the monitor does on an open stock tank, what it needs there, what it catches, and where it does not fit.
By Luke Patterson. Last checked October 10, 2026.
Trivertix and Ranchbot, side by side
How each one gets a reading to you, what the connection costs, and which fits the tank near the house or the far pasture.
Last checked October 7, 2026.
Choosing a monitor
Three ways a reading reaches you, and what each one costs.
Satellite, cellular or radio: three monitors compared
Ranchbot, Meterra and Trivertix side by side: how each sends a reading, what the connection costs over five years, and where each fits.
Last checked October 10, 2026.
On a home that runs on a tank
Rainwater, hauled water, or a well that fills a storage tank.
The four kinds of tank level indicator
Float and marker, sight tube, pressure gauge and electronic sensor: how each shows the level, and where you read it.
By Luke Patterson. Last checked October 7, 2026.
How to read a water level gauge
Reading the three gauges found on tanks, turning a reading into gallons, and when a monitor is the better tool.
By Luke Patterson. Last checked October 7, 2026.
Be first in line.
The waitlist hears the price and the launch date before anyone else.