The Bushman 3000 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a commercial-grade HDLPE vessel built for bulk water storage where a tall, small-footprint tank is the right answer. It stands 109 inches tall on a 96-inch diameter footprint, so it holds 3,000 gallons while occupying an 8-foot circle on your pad. The high-density linear polyethylene shell carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, meaning the wall is engineered to hold a fluid up to 1.9 times heavier than water — ample structural margin for bulk water, rainwater, and general industrial water duty. Refer to the technical drawing on this page for the dimensional detail before you finalize your plumbing and pad layout.
Will it work for your site?
Filled to capacity with water this tank carries roughly 25,020 pounds. That full-load figure, not the empty tank weight, is what your foundation has to support, so plan the base around it. A vertical poly tank needs a level, continuously supported surface across the full 96-inch diameter footprint — that even bearing is what keeps the shell from stress-cracking over years of fill-and-draw cycles. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework for above-ground poly tanks, and if you are still confirming volume, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match gallons to real demand.
Common applications
At 3,000 gallons this is a workhorse size for rural and remote water reserves. It suits fire-water reservoir duty — see our NFPA 22 sizing discipline write-up for reservoir design and cold-climate freeze protection — along with rainwater harvesting and industrial water reuse trains that aggregate grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate into quality-banded storage.
The mistake to avoid
This is a water-service tank. The 1.9 specific gravity rating tells you the wall can carry heavier fluids by weight, but that is a structural number, not a chemical clearance — do not read it as approval for any chemical without confirming resin and gasket compatibility for that specific product first. For plain water, rainwater, and reuse water it is exactly the right tool for the job.
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