Liquid fert bund design

Exfarmer

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Location
Bury St Edmunds
I know it is not a legal requirement so is perhaps more for getting brownie points. However I would not think 6 inch blocks would hold a serious leak.
We had such happen when we started filling a large 3 year old tank, part the inlet pipe supplied for the job was mild steel ( major mistake) but I was very thank ful the driver had barely put a 100 kilos in when the pipe gave way.
The tank had beenn supplied by a major supplier of such tanks.
 

Gav

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Arable Farmer
Location
Norfolk
I think it may be a case of watch this space with regards to bunding of liquid fertiliser tanks. In the past few weeks there’s been a major incident involving one and a river/fishing lake locally and vandals, won’t take many incidents like that for it to be turned into a legal requirement.
 

Exfarmer

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Location
Bury St Edmunds
Used breeze blocks for the wall. Given it's only meant to temporarily contain spill, will these need treating too? If so, do you know of a good product to use?
There are plenty of chemical resistant floor paints which would do the job. However I would think Breeze blocks would need plastering first, otherwise you may find yourself using a huge amount paint.
We found our bund became porous fairly quickly and that was breeze block, at least the rain did not hang about long :)
 

Andrew K

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Arable Farmer
Location
Essex
If I were constructing a new bund from scratch I would probably use concrete panels as first choice, due to easier sealing etc, and because I am lousy at bricklaying.! Alot depends on the cost of raw materials of course. Agree with Ex Farmer that floor paint would help seal floors and walls better. Joints need a more thorough sealant IMO.
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
Used breeze blocks for the wall. Given it's only meant to temporarily contain spill, will these need treating too? If so, do you know of a good product to use?


i don't think you need to bother - as you say its only holds a temporary spill, you wouldn't leave liquid in there long if something did puncture a tank
 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
Used breeze blocks for the wall. Given it's only meant to temporarily contain spill, will these need treating too? If so, do you know of a good product to use?

I was going to use bituminous paint. The type you use for gutter sealing. Perhaps I ought to test a bit in weak fertiliser solution to make sure. I'll ask my man at Yara. Yes, you do need sealant for breeze blocks at least part way up. An old contract client had serious corrosion in his bund wall at the bottom where a few minor spills had been diluted by rainwater. Splash some neat fertiliser on a block and you'll see it fizz as the acidity eats it away.

I also hadn't though about the loading for a single skin breeze block wall bud if it was actually filled to capacity. I'll reinforce the next one.
 

Zan

Member
Not sure if this is on another thread but has anyone put a manifold up near the top of the bund to stop having to climb in?
putting a bind up currently on new tanks but it’s working out 1.5m high so would make life easy to have fittings to access without climbing in and out of the bund
 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer
Location
Midlands
Not sure if this is on another thread but has anyone put a manifold up near the top of the bund to stop having to climb in?
putting a bind up currently on new tanks but it’s working out 1.5m high so would make life easy to have fittings to access without climbing in and out of the bund

Have a look at post number 17 in this thread.
 

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