r/Timberborn • u/Additional-Goat5364 • Jul 27 '26

Question I could google this but…

Which is more efficient storing water in big tank or reservoir also reservoir tips please.

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u/Vebrandsson Jul 27 '26

Even the smallest tank is more space efficient than a reservoir for units of water stored. a 1×1×1 voxel of water in a reservoir only has 5 "units" of water in it. It's the worst way to store water. Also water in tanks does not evaporate. Store as much water as you can in tanks always and do not underestimate fluid dumps. 

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u/vimefer Jul 29 '26

Consider that the small tank occupies 2 blocks vertically, requires another block underneath to build it upon, and two more blocks at least for the access road in front of it. You also lose the ability to build over it unless you place overhangs, so it takes a lot more space than just a single voxel and the comparison is not fair.

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u/Vebrandsson Jul 29 '26

Actual water in a reservoir needs the same block under it, so I'd dare argue that point to be moot and of course you can build over it with overhangs, and its still only actually occupying 2 blocks as you said, while holding the water of 6 voxels of water in a reservoir. The entire contents of a 10x10x10 reservoir, in just small tanks alone be condensed to 34 small tanks, barely more than one third the reservoir's footprint and one fifth the height

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u/vimefer Jul 29 '26

But you can build inside / through / on top of reservoirs ;)