diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/BlockSkinRenderHelper.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/BlockSkinRenderHelper.java
index e2d2745a8da..ef49c145cb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/BlockSkinRenderHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/client/BlockSkinRenderHelper.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.util.IIcon;
 import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidRegistry;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 public class BlockSkinRenderHelper
 {
@@ -859,9 +860,10 @@ public static boolean renderLiquidBlock (IIcon stillIcon, IIcon flowingIcon, int
     public static boolean renderLiquidBlock (IIcon stillIcon, IIcon flowingIcon, int x, int y, int z, RenderBlocks renderer, IBlockAccess world, boolean extraBright, int color)
     {
         Block block = Blocks.stone;
-        float red = (float) (color >> 16 & 255) / 255.0F;
+        float alpha = (float) (color >> 24 & 255) / 255.0F;
+        float red   = (float) (color >> 16 & 255) / 255.0F;
         float green = (float) (color >> 8 & 255) / 255.0F;
-        float blue = (float) (color & 255) / 255.0F;
+        float blue  = (float) (color & 255) / 255.0F;
 
         if (EntityRenderer.anaglyphEnable)
         {
@@ -889,12 +891,19 @@ public static boolean renderLiquidBlock (IIcon stillIcon, IIcon flowingIcon, int
         boolean raf = renderer.renderAllFaces;
         renderer.renderAllFaces = true;
 
+        //Tessellator.instance.setColorRGBA_F(alpha, red, green, blue);
+
+        GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
+        GL11.glAlphaFunc(GL11.GL_GREATER, 0.1f);
+
         boolean ret;
         if (Minecraft.isAmbientOcclusionEnabled())
             ret = renderFakeBlockWithAmbientOcclusion(stillIcon, flowingIcon, x, y, z, red, green, blue, renderer, world);
         else
             ret = renderFakeBlockWithColorMultiplier(stillIcon, flowingIcon, x, y, z, red, green, blue, renderer, world);
 
+        GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
+
         renderer.renderAllFaces = raf;
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/model/TankRender.java b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/model/TankRender.java
index c85dbb9f5fc..c440894f1c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/model/TankRender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tconstruct/smeltery/model/TankRender.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public boolean renderWorldBlock (IBlockAccess world, int x, int y, int z, Block
                     FluidStack liquid = logic.tank.getFluid();
                     renderer.setRenderBounds(0.001, 0.001, 0.001, 0.999, logic.getFluidAmountScaled(), 0.999);
                     Fluid fluid = liquid.getFluid();
-                    BlockSkinRenderHelper.renderLiquidBlock(fluid.getStillIcon(), fluid.getStillIcon(), x, y, z, renderer, world, true, fluid.getColor(liquid));
+                    BlockSkinRenderHelper.renderLiquidBlock(fluid.getStillIcon(), fluid.getStillIcon(), x, y, z, renderer, world, false, fluid.getColor(liquid));
 
                     renderer.setRenderBounds(0, 0.001, 0.001, 0.999, logic.getFluidAmountScaled(), 0.999);
                 }