I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
rainwater to water my plants from.

If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?

Thanks
        Rick

"Rick"  wrote in message 
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>I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
> am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
> rainwater to water my plants from.
>
> If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
> simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?


I doubt it. A son has a huge steel tank in his garden which he uses as a 
wildlife pond. Yes, it's rusted but it still holds water after about twelve 
years.

Mary

>
> Thanks
>        Rick 

"Mary Fisher"  wrote in message 
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> "Rick"  wrote in message 
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>>I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
>> am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
>> rainwater to water my plants from.
>>
>> If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
>> simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?
>
> I doubt it. A son has a huge steel tank in his garden which he uses as a 
> wildlife pond. Yes, it's rusted but it still holds water after about 
> twelve years.
>
> Mary
>>
>> Thanks
>>        Rick
>

With the new bunded tank regs coming in to compulsory force in the autumn, 
there should be a flood of non bunded steel stuff up for grabs for free.

Pete
www.thecanalshop.com

Probably. You could try and get hold of a sacrificail anode, magnesium
alloy sold for use in water heaters. There also plastic 1000 litre bulk
storage containers sold on E-bay. Would the hole be suitable to put
down some sand & a pond liner?

On 22 May 2005 11:25:15 -0700, "Aidan"  wrote:


>Probably. You could try and get hold of a sacrificail anode, magnesium
>alloy sold for use in water heaters. There also plastic 1000 litre bulk
>storage containers sold on E-bay. Would the hole be suitable to put
>down some sand & a pond liner?


Aidan

What do you do with the "sacrificail anode" ?

I have seen the plastic ones, too small. I am thinking a couple of
thousand gallons. 

Thanks

Connect the sacrificial anode to the tank with a bit of insulated cable
and drop it in the bottom of the tank. It will protect the inside of
the tank from corrosion. I don't think it will do anything for the
outside. I believe they protect pipelines with a buried sacrificial
anode, so  an external one would probably work in the same way.  The
anode will reduce to a small mound of metal corrosion salts in a few
months/years. Then you get another.

 A scrap magnesium alloy wheel might work, but I don't know anything
about what's in the alloys used.

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> "Mary Fisher"  wrote in message 
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>> "Rick"  wrote in message 
>> news:d42191ls6hamq1411fsv2kjcjcuu42akr5@4ax.com...
>>>I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
>>> am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
>>> rainwater to water my plants from.
>>>
>>> If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
>>> simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?
>>
>> I doubt it. A son has a huge steel tank in his garden which he uses as a 
>> wildlife pond. Yes, it's rusted but it still holds water after about 
>> twelve years.
>>
>> Mary
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>        Rick
>>
> With the new bunded tank regs coming in to compulsory force in the autumn, 
> there should be a flood of non bunded steel stuff up for grabs for free.
>


Why? Whats wrong with building a masonary bund round your existing tank? Its 
cheaper than buying a new double tank and has the advantage that when your 
tank is in need of replacement all you need is another single skinned tank.
I always advise my customers to take this road rather than going down the 
double plastic tank route

"Rick"  wrote in message
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> I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
> am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
> rainwater to water my plants from.
>
> If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
> simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?
>
> Thanks
>         Rick


Look into using a proper packaged rainwater harvesting system and put that
tank under the ground.  It will eventually pay for itself when on a water
meter.  It will also add value to your house.


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On Sun, 22 May 2005 16:17:41 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:


> I doubt it. A son has a huge steel tank in his garden which he uses 
> as a wildlife pond. Yes, it's rusted but it still holds water after 
> about twelve years.


Presumably it is galvanised. We have an old galvanised water tank 
lying around out the back, odd patch of rust but nothing serious. It's 
been outside at least five years and I wouldn't be surprised to find 
out it had been out for the previous 15 to 20 either.

Mind this is in the open so does dry when it's not raining, bit 
different to being in the damp ground...

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On Mon, 23 May 2005 00:10:45 +0100, "Doctor Evil" 
wrote:


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>"Rick"  wrote in message
>news:d42191ls6hamq1411fsv2kjcjcuu42akr5@4ax.com...
>> I have a huge hole in my garden, and insted of filling it with dirt, I
>> am thinking of putting a tank into it, and filling the tank with
>> rainwater to water my plants from.
>>
>> If I use a steel tank, that you can get from ebay for 50 quid, will it
>> simply rust to a useless state in a copule of years ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>         Rick
>
>Look into using a proper packaged rainwater harvesting system and put that
>tank under the ground.  It will eventually pay for itself when on a water
>meter.  It will also add value to your house.
>

Yeah right....



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"John"  wrote in message 
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>
>>>
>> With the new bunded tank regs coming in to compulsory force in the 
>> autumn, there should be a flood of non bunded steel stuff up for grabs 
>> for free.
>>
>
> Why? Whats wrong with building a masonary bund round your existing tank? 
> Its cheaper than buying a new double tank and has the advantage that when 
> your tank is in need of replacement all you need is another single skinned 
> tank.
> I always advise my customers to take this road rather than going down the 
> double plastic tank route


What's bunding?

Mary

>
> 

"Dave Liquorice"  wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 22 May 2005 16:17:41 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
>
>> I doubt it. A son has a huge steel tank in his garden which he uses
>> as a wildlife pond. Yes, it's rusted but it still holds water after
>> about twelve years.
>
> Presumably it is galvanised.


No.

It takes a long time for rust to penetrate all but the thinnest steel when 
it's under water. When it does, in son's case, water will either very 
gradually leak out (as it does in a natual pond) or any perforations will be 
bunged up with debris which will slow leakage.

As an aside, we have a butyl lined pond which obviously has a leak somewhere 
but the level is maintained by rain. One of the jobs on our ToDo list is to 
re-line the cavity ...

Heigh ho!

 We have an old galvanised water tank

> lying around out the back, odd patch of rust but nothing serious. It's
> been outside at least five years and I wouldn't be surprised to find
> out it had been out for the previous 15 to 20 either.
>
> Mind this is in the open so does dry when it's not raining, bit
> different to being in the damp ground...
>

Walls around the tank, so that if the the tank or connections leak, the
spillage is contained and can be cleaned up rather than contaminating
all the local water courses. The bund should be capable of holding the
entire contents of the tank.

"Aidan"  wrote in message 
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> Walls around the tank, so that if the the tank or connections leak, the
> spillage is contained and can be cleaned up rather than contaminating
> all the local water courses. The bund should be capable of holding the
> entire contents of the tank.


Ah, thanks.

It's word I don't think I've never heard of.

Mary

>