<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 19, 2022, at 07:47, eric@megageek.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Hey gang, it's been quite here lately.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I have a 275 gal oil tank that I use
for diesel fuel for my tractors.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">It got the bio-sludge in it. I
have removed all the oil (there was only a little left in it.)</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">What is the best way to clean this?
Should I light a fire it in? Water? simple green?</font>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Mechanical removal is the only way to deal with build up luke that. An air powered vac is best, assuming the tank doesn’t have access covers, to reach through. Once you get most of it, you can put diesel in, and polish it. (Recirculating pump with good filters. )</div><div>There are services that do this commercially, if you would prefer to buy yourself out of the problem. </div><div><br></div><div>Using water to clean it will generate huge amounts of contaminated waste water. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The anti sludge addives work going forward. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
Any ideas?</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Moose</font>
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