My Aquaplate Tank developed a leak; can I put a tank liner to overcome this problem?
At first it appears to be an elegant solution to fit a plastic liner into a steel tank. A more detailed examination reveals a different story. The purchase and fitting of a liner into a 20,000L (5,000 gal) tank may cost up to $1,000. To invest this amount of money in steel tank is not cost effective, but worse is to come. The plastic liner will NOT prevent your tank from rusting away internally. The outcome is, that the steel tank will burst open when the rusting progresses to the stage that it can no longer support the liner, sometimes resulting in catastrophic consequences. However, a plastic liner in a cracked and leaking concrete tank may extend the life of the tank for many years.
