The Bushman 205 Gallon Vertical Rainwater Harvesting Tank in Forest Green is a purpose-built above-ground cistern for capturing and storing roof runoff. It stands 60 inches tall on a compact 35 x 35 inch footprint, so it fits tight against a wall or in a side-yard run where a wider tank would not. The forest green shade named on this SKU is a landscape-friendly tone meant to sit quietly against a house or fence line rather than announce itself. For homeowners and site planners sizing a harvesting system, this is the tank that answers "how much roof can I catch" without dominating the yard.
Will it work for your site?
Capacity is 205 gallons in a vertical storage format measuring 60 inches high on a verified 35 x 35 inch footprint. Filled with water it carries about 1,710 pounds, so the pad underneath has to be rated for that standing load across the 35 x 35 inch base. If you are pouring a slab, our concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. Not sure 205 gallons matches your roof area and rainfall? Run the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit.
Plumbing and fittings
The tank is equipped with a single 1-inch NPT bulkhead fitting, shown on the technical drawing on this page. That one outlet is your connection point, so if you want both a pump feed and a gravity hose bib, plan to tee or manifold downstream of the tank rather than counting on a second port. The bulkhead seals against the tank wall with a gasket, and the 1-inch NPT male connection wants thread sealant or PTFE tape to keep the outlet from weeping. Set your first-flush diverter and inlet screening upstream of the tank rather than relying on the tank body to do that work. Our deep-dive on first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting covers how to size that stage for a Bushman harvesting tank.
Sizing it into a real system
Rainwater rules and rebate programs vary by state, and so does the rainfall you have to work with. Our guide to rainwater harvesting tank sizing by state maps regulations and real SKUs so you can see where a 205-gallon tank fits a single-downspout catch versus where you would gang several together or step up in size. If you later scale up to a dedicated fire-protection reserve — a job far larger than any single 205-gallon tank — the NFPA 22 reservoir design guide is the read that frames that sizing discipline.
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