2500 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank

The 2500 gallon shell most sites end up with

At just under eight feet across and seven and a half feet tall this tank stands steadily on a pad, fills from the ground, keeps the manway in reach without a ladder, and clears most barn and shop doors standing up. Twenty-five hundred gallons is about one tanker delivery, so buyers of this size are usually working back from how often a truck can reach them. Run your real draw and refill interval through the tank sizing calculator and take the reserve you never dip into, plus freeboard for a warm liquid, from the tank sizing guide. The buyer's guide to this tank covers siting, the pad and plumbing in order. Because it is built at Burnet, Fairfield, Griffin, Hanford, Lancaster, Merced, Owego, Shawnee, Sheldon, St. Bonifacius, Tooele and Washougal, the freight quote is usually the short lane wherever you are. White shows the level through the wall in daylight; black, for water standing in sun, is linked below.

Openings, fittings and the pad

1. Outlet. A 3 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting, factory installed low in the wall, with a 2 inch reducer in the box. Run 3 inch for a fast gravity drain or a pump suction, or fit the reducer and plumb 2 inch to match hose and valves you already own. Support the first length of pipe on its own.
2. Manway. A 16 inch threaded vented manway on top for the fill hose, a float and cleaning. Leave the vent open.
3. The pad. The whole 95 inch circle needs continuous, level contact: a slab, a steel plate or a compacted and screeded bed with a retained edge. No rails, no pallet, no shim. Strap the tank to a wall, a frame or ground anchors before the first fill.
4. The liquid. Up to 1.5 specific gravity and 120 F. Heavier liquids need the 1.9 rated heavy duty versions below.
5. Drawing. Norwesco's drawing is linked under Technical Drawing on this page and gives the outlet height and manway position.

Versions and sizes nearby

The swatches above the price switch between the versions. Same tank in black: the 2500 gallon black vertical tank. Heavy duty, rated to 1.9 specific gravity: the 2500 gallon light blue heavy duty tank and the 2500 gallon black heavy duty tank. A lower-profile 2500 gallon shell in black: the 2500 gallon black low-profile vertical tank. One step up: the 3000 gallon black heavy duty tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank is an oversize LTL load, 96 by 96 by 96 inches on the trailer and 380 lb, from the nearest of the twelve Norwesco plants that build it. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP. An eight foot cube needs a gate and a set-down spot to match. At the tailgate, check the part number 40051 on the bill of lading, confirm the reducer is in the manway or taped to the shell, look over the tank for transit damage before the driver leaves, and fill it with water the first time.

Questions before you order? Call 866-418-1777.