Encyclopedia description
The Mega-Tank Farm produces mainly plankton, soy beans and herbs (for medical and non-medical applications). Its array of vast tanks, from which it gets its name, its thriving hydroponics and green houses all earn the operation the colloquial name 'green lung'. Just as with other farming operations or plantations, gardeners and workers often bring their families to form stable communities in them. Ideally placed in a solar orbit, the Mega-Tank Farm can also be illuminated with artificial lights.
| Builder ship |
|---|
| Construction Vessel OL |
Production modules
| Module | Count | Wares | Method | Avg. output/h |
|---|
| Spice Tubes | 2 | Spices | Universal | 3,200 |
| Plankton Tank | 4 | Plankton | Argon | 2,880 |
| Soy Beanery | 4 | Soy Beans | Argon | 1,440 |
Production balance
Total production and consumption of fully built station including efficiency, secondary resources and specialists. Where present, the per hour stats for intermediate wares show the difference between production and consumption.
| Type | Ware | Change/h | Credits/h |
|---|
| Primary resource | Water | -18,720 | -224,640 |
| Primary resource | Energy Cells | -5,440 | -27,200 |
| Product | Spices | 9,984 | 289,536 |
| Product | Plankton | 18,086 | 217,036 |
| Product | Soy Beans | 9,792 | 274,176 |
| Total Price | | 528,908 |
Storage
Storage | Volume |
|---|
| Bulk | 1,600,000 |
| Energy | 320,000 |
| Liquid | 3,200,000 |
Weapons
| Turret | Count | Range | DPS |
|---|
| HIT/MA Turret | 208 | 3,570 | 1,400 |
| Plasma/MA Turret | 42 | 7,040 | 3,680 |
| HIVI/MA Turret | 4 | 8,000 | 12,000 |
| V Launcher | 2 | 4,800 | 1,714 |
| Shield | Count | Capacity |
|---|
| Force Field Projector Mk1 | 42 | 50,000 |
| Force Field Projector Mk2 | 19 | 100,000 |
| Force Field Projector Mk3 | 12 | 150,000 |
URV capacity: 240
Build plan
| Stage | Name | PE% | EC | RMP | FR | PP | FP | HM | PM | VL | Price | Price with
upgrades |
|---|
| A1 | Spice Tubes | 18 | 1,095 | 400 | 77 | 135 | 7 | 20 | 4 | | 4,556,732 | 6,361,446 |
| A2 | Spice Tubes | 18 | 630 | 217 | 41 | 117 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | 2,563,523 | 4,034,307 |
| A3 | Storage | | 122 | 45 | 9 | | | | | | 482,974 | 482,974 |
| B1 | Plankton Tank | 19 | 771 | 296 | 52 | 143 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | 3,337,818 | 4,498,297 |
| B2 | Plankton Tank | 19 | 615 | 233 | 39 | 110 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | 2,564,017 | 3,724,496 |
| B3 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| C1 | Soy Beanery | 32 | 597 | 209 | 39 | 156 | 14 | 52 | 10 | | 2,567,453 | 6,920,643 |
| C2 | Soy Beanery | 32 | 616 | 224 | 42 | 154 | 14 | 52 | 10 | | 2,723,126 | 7,076,316 |
| C3 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| D1 | Storage | | 222 | 89 | 18 | | | | | | 960,992 | 960,992 |
| D2 | Storage | | 99 | 39 | 8 | | | | | | 424,417 | 424,417 |
| D3 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| E1 | Radar | | 1,192 | 420 | 85 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4,594,700 | 6,450,116 |
| F1 | Defence | | 440 | 218 | 44 | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | 2,350,732 | 3,153,468 |
| Total | | 7,719 | 3,044 | 586 | 837 | 73 | 208 | 42 | 2 | 34,178,680 | 53,547,876 |
Known instances in galaxy
| System | Sector | Zone | Name | Faction |
|---|
| Omicron Lyrae | Commerce Core | Aerodrome | CHOW Mega-Tank Farm | CHOW |
| Omicron Lyrae | Commerce Core | Voracious Lady | CHOW Mega-Tank Farm | CHOW |