Holding Tank supplier?

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HaveFun
HaveFun
NSW
201 posts
NSW, 201 posts
21 Jul 2014 6:18am
The time has come to replace the bladder type holding tank (for the toilet waster). The air breather tube has parted company with the bladder. Can anyone recommend a supplier of bladder type or solid type holding tanks in Sydney?
CoolRunnings
CoolRunnings
NSW
159 posts
NSW, 159 posts
21 Jul 2014 6:34am
Have Fun-You could try Turtle-pac for the bladder type. I have used their airbags for diving/mooring work and the material quality seems good.
Other than that, I know of one guy who had Atlas tanks do a solid type polyethylene and has not had any problems that I'm aware of.
LMY
LMY
NSW
203 posts
LMY LMY
NSW, 203 posts
21 Jul 2014 8:36pm
Have fun,
I am also looking at a new (rigid, not bladder) holding tank.

I have pricing from the following.

Wrengco in Sydney were the lower cost for a custom tank. (www.wrengcotanks.com.au)

Saniloo, were more expensive for the custom, but have a standard range which are cheaper. (www.sani-loo.com.au). I am struggling for space and could not find a standard model that fits.

I will be ordering in the next week, so cannot comment on quality yet.

LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
21 Jul 2014 10:19pm
Why not build your own? Make a plug out of polystyrene foam and shape it to fit the space you want to place it in. When you are happy with the shape and have made inlet and outlet unions, paint it with water based paint so as to not dissolve the foam then proceed to coat with resin and cloth. when complete and hardened pour acetone into one of the unions and melt the foam out. Perfect shape to fit any avaialble space.
HaveFun
HaveFun
NSW
201 posts
NSW, 201 posts
22 Jul 2014 7:39am
LMY, which company did you choose and how did you go about the shape of the bottom of the tank so it fits the curve of the boat?
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7757 posts
NSW, 7757 posts
22 Jul 2014 9:03am
LooseChange said..
Why not build your own? Make a plug out of polystyrene foam and shape it to fit the space you want to place it in. When you are happy with the shape and have made inlet and outlet unions, paint it with water based paint so as to not dissolve the foam then proceed to coat with resin and cloth. when complete and hardened pour acetone into one of the unions and melt the foam out. Perfect shape to fit any avaialble space.


Excellent suggestion. Use standard BSP black nylon plumbing fittings when laying up.
MattM14
MattM14
NSW
190 posts
NSW, 190 posts
22 Jul 2014 11:04am
As Coolrunnings has mentioned there is Atlas tanks. I have used one of their options for my water tank and service and quality was good. they have an extensive range of standard shapes/sizes but will also do custom jobs.
crustysailor
crustysailor
VIC
871 posts
VIC, 871 posts
22 Jul 2014 5:01pm
Ramona said..

LooseChange said..
Why not build your own? Make a plug out of polystyrene foam and shape it to fit the space you want to place it in. When you are happy with the shape and have made inlet and outlet unions, paint it with water based paint so as to not dissolve the foam then proceed to coat with resin and cloth. when complete and hardened pour acetone into one of the unions and melt the foam out. Perfect shape to fit any avaialble space.



Excellent suggestion. Use standard BSP black nylon plumbing fittings when laying up.


and use epoxy and not polyester just to be sure.
Your paint will probably be enough of a barrier, but polyester resin and polystyrene foam don't like each other.

LMY
LMY
NSW
203 posts
LMY LMY
NSW, 203 posts
22 Jul 2014 9:02pm
HaveFun said..
LMY, which company did you choose and how did you go about the shape of the bottom of the tank so it fits the curve of the boat?


The costs for the custom tank (approx 50 litre) were $410 from Wrengco. Saniloo was WAY above that. Similar size standard tanks from Saniloo were about $250.

I need the custom tank so will go with Wrengco and will order in the next day or so. Delivery is around two weeks, if you can wait that long I will post when I see the quality.

I want to have the option of gravity drain from the tank to through hull. The through hull is in a cupboard, so I am locating the tank high in the cupboard and do not need to shape the tank to the hull.

Making the tank yourself is probably feasible. The commercial tanks are around 10mm thick so it would be interesting to see how much money would actually save, especially if you went the epoxy resin route. For me I would rather spent the money to buy the tank and the time on one of the other 10,000 outstanding jobs.

Out of interest, did you have odour issues with the bladder tank. There is lots of information that suggests that smell is reduced if there is oxygen available to the decomposition process. I assume there is no air above the stuff in the bladder tank, so is there lots of smell?


HaveFun
HaveFun
NSW
201 posts
NSW, 201 posts
23 Jul 2014 9:17am
I have not experienced a lot of smell from the bladder. The bladder has anlet and outlet and also an air breather tube and is vented to the outside, so that the bladder is always vented. It is this tube that has parted company with the bladder at the surface of the bladder and hence the need for replacement. I could try gluing it back onto the bladder but my thinking is that if this has finally gone then the others might not be far away from the same thing. I have read that it is the porous nature of the bladder material that lets the odours seep through over time even if vented but I personally doon't know whether myth or true. Another reason for considering a solid poly tank.
DAMA
DAMA
QLD
239 posts
QLD, 239 posts
23 Jul 2014 10:37pm
I went with an atlas 60 lt holding tank , can put inlet /out lets where ever you need .
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