Mike, The answer is yes. If it is high alloy, even better. What happens is aluminum forms an oxide on its skin and it becomes very resistant to chemical corrosion. The trick is to be sure that you let it breath the inside of the tank. It needs an oxygen fix every so often to maintain the layer.
Good luck Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Weaver<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:27 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Back to the topic...New BD stuff I have managed to score a 50 - 60 gallon aluminum tank with fittings - perfect for a processor. I also have a 67 gallon (looks like lucite) circular fish tank. I know MOX does not like aluminum, and have heard BD does not like Lucite or Lexan or whatever this. However, BD is fine in aluminum tanks. I am wondering if I can use the aluminum tank as a processor, being careful when introducing the MOX - I've made BD in HDPE2 containers plenty (even the stray plastic bottle way early on). So, any thoughts on the aluminum as processor and the fishtank as a wash or settling tank? -Weaver _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org<mailto:Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org<http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html<http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/<http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/>
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