Liquid fertilizer storage

[Retraceh]

I was looking at putting in my own liquid fertilizer storage as want the ability to shop around and not be held to ransom by some merchants. Tank or lagoon I presume are the options. Currently use approx 200k litres. Anybody have experience of costs and whether it pays?

 

[warksfarmer]

I was looking at putting in my own liquid fertilizer storage as want the ability to shop around and not be held to ransom by some merchants. Tank or lagoon I presume are the options. Currently use approx 200k litres. Anybody have experience of costs and whether it pays?

2 years ago we bought a 70,000 litre tank off eBay for £1000. Collection with crane and delivery and then drop off was £450. The tank cane with two stands but we had two more made up which was £300. We laid a concrete pad 10m x 5m x 200mm which cost us £1,000 including ground work. Then we blocked up around the pad which cost us a brick layer for a day £150 and then blocks themselves which I can't recall what they were but around £2,000 to set up.

 

[Against_the_grain]

Enduramaxx do a very good range. @Andrew K is the man you need to speak too.
It wants to be plastic/fibreglass imo as steel will rot.

 

[Clive]

I was looking at putting in my own liquid fertilizer storage as want the ability to shop around and not be held to ransom by some merchants. Tank or lagoon I presume are the options. Currently use approx 200k litres. Anybody have experience of costs and whether it pays?

no such thing as "free" tanks ! we own all our tanks and yes it pays

I bought some new vertical fibre glass tanks that cost about 5k for 50m3 each and also bought some 150k glass lined steel tanks form an add on here for £1500

if you get steel it MUST be glass lined

 

[Retraceh]

no such thing as "free" tanks ! we own all our tanks and yes it pays

I bought some new vertical fibre glass tanks that cost about 5k for 50m3 each and also bought some 150k glass lined steel tanks form an add on here for £1500

if you get steel it MUST be glass lined

Thanks for the replies. Where did you get your fibre glass tank from @Clive?

 

[Clive]

Thanks for the replies. Where did you get your fibre glass tank from @Clive?

I bought direct from the manufacturer they were in Wales I think and supply Yara etc

if i can recall the name I will post it but escapes me just now

 

[warksfarmer]

Thanks for the replies. Where did you get your fibre glass tank from @Clive?

Yara tanks come from

http://www.eb-equipment.com

 

[strip-till-phil]

I bought direct from the manufacturer they were in Wales I think and supply Yara etc

if i can recall the name I will post it but escapes me just now

Was it Camplas Clive?

http://www.camplas.co.uk/

 

[Clive]

Was it Camplas Clive?

http://www.camplas.co.uk/

yes thats them

 

[Andrew K]

Yara are now using Camplas , EB made them before that.
Anyone wanting an Enduramaxx quote, I will be happy to help?

 

[Retraceh]

Yara are now using Camplas , EB made them before that.
Anyone wanting an Enduramaxx quote, I will be happy to help?

Do enduramax do a 50000l tank?
Do need a 30000 lt tank for rape oil if you can get me a price.

 

[Andrew K]

Will be in touch on Monday.

 

[dontknowanything]

Will be in touch on Monday.

I'd like some info too please

 

[dontknowanything]

yes thats them

They charge more like £6-8k for a 50m3 tank now, and that's without delivery.

 

[Jack Russell]

Yara use about three different suppliers. EB may or may not supply now due to some failures around the hatches. They have I think altered the design but I wouldn't have another EB on the place. Cam plans look a lot better.

 

[faircomment]

if you get steel it MUST be glass lined

Why ? We have 2 old railway tankers and another 50000l tank ,all with no glass lining ? Very little rust in them you would be supprised

 

[Jack Russell]

Why ! We have 2 old railway tankers and another 50000l tank ,all with no glass lining ? Very little rust in the you would be supprised

Apparently helps if you fill them with a product that has som P in it once a season. Seals the metal off some how. Alternatively don't leave them empty for long.

 

[Andrew K]

The EB tanks are OK, but use of sulphur ferts seems to make it difficult to see contents level. This makes overfilling a bigger risk.

 

[Andrew K]

I'd like some info too please

Will be in touch, DKA.

 

[Clive]

Why ? We have 2 old railway tankers and another 50000l tank ,all with no glass lining ? Very little rust in them you would be supprised

when ever we have used none lined containers we got a lot of blocked nozzles, one less thing to have to think about with glass tanks

also its fine to leave a glass tank empty but so such a great idea with a none lined steel one