That being said, try to track down the tank's manufacturer and discuss it with them. Diesel might attack gaskets or washers differently than heating oil or something like that. I'm not too concerned about that, but it doesn't hurt to check.
I wouldn't worry about this, but if you stored gas in it, that might be an issue.
Diesel and home-heating fuel are the same thing. When I used to move the stuff in bulk, we moved "2 oil" in barges, which was also regularly referred to as both diesel and home-heating oil. I have heard people lament because there was no real diesel fuel anymore and all of it was No. 2 oil, but when there was a real difference is not something I can tell you. From the statements, it was implied that what they considered diesel was a lighter and better grade of fuel.
Also, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_oilWhich provides: "No. 2 is the diesel that trucks and some cars run on, leading to the name "road diesel". It is the same thing as heating oil."
I would do some research into what you would need to do to keep the diesel, gas or any fuel you choose to store, stable and usable.
FWIW, I have a generator that runs off of NG piped into the house. Neat, simple, works. So long as we pay the gas bills and the pipeline still has gas running through it, it should continue to work for a long time.
If you use NG, then the storage tank might be something you could fit out to store something else, or replace it with something else. For example, I wouldn't store water in an old fuel tank, but that space might make for a great store of water.
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