On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:59:46 -0700, chaniarts wrote:

look into burying it. i did that so i didn't have to look at it all the
time. cost a bit more though, and you have to have additional permits and
the right kind of ground to do so.

When it comes time to do that, I will.

Right now, they told me a replacement tank (brand new) is $3.60/gallon.

I'm pretty sure that's the high end but that would make the tank and the
fuel just about the same price.

Googling for "How Much Does a 1000 Gallon Propane Tank Cost" finds lots
of hits, most of which are around $1200 to $1500 (which is $1.20/gallon
to about $1.50/gallon) which is less than the cost of the fuel which
goes *inside* the tank.

http://www.thriftypropane.com/purchasetank.aspx
http://www.ask.com/question/how-much...pane-tank-cost
http://www.kudzu.com/article/How-muc...k-cost-id10970
http://nepacrossroads.com/about16761.html