Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
Got my hands on a fracking tank that has been pressure washed 3/16" thick 12' diameter 20' tall/long and I am going to put it in the ground as root cellar about 4' underground, though before I do that I need to put down rock. Which is where the title comes in play, can I use silt stone mixed with scoria to put as base layer, around the sides and on top then put the clay on top so water drains down and away through a french drain. Seems brittle as to not be able to puncture the tank and I can get it for free only one mile up the road. Also thinking it would be great under a slab for the house and any other foundations I put down.
What I am worried about is it's not of uniformed size but part of me thinks it will break with the weight as I seen with driving over it with semi unless it's a very big rock which I would bust up or toss out. Lastly it's a tank that has skids welded on it to sit horizontal not vertical which means if need be I can weld grates across the two skids pipes on it to mitigate the weight pushing on the rocks from tank to the skids or is that not needed?
What I am worried about is it's not of uniformed size but part of me thinks it will break with the weight as I seen with driving over it with semi unless it's a very big rock which I would bust up or toss out. Lastly it's a tank that has skids welded on it to sit horizontal not vertical which means if need be I can weld grates across the two skids pipes on it to mitigate the weight pushing on the rocks from tank to the skids or is that not needed?
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