3000 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank

Under eight feet tall, with the volume spread wide

Ninety-three inches is seven feet nine. That keeps this tank under most barn eaves and shop door headers while the manway stays reachable from a step. The base is the trade: 102 inches is eight and a half feet, and all of it needs flat, continuous support. The buyer's guide to this tank works through siting, the pad and plumbing in order; if you have the height and not the floor, the guide to Norwesco's taller, narrower 3000 gallon shell is the comparison to read. Three thousand gallons is a full tanker delivery plus a margin; run your real draw and refill interval through the tank sizing calculator and take the reserve and freeboard from the tank sizing guide. Natural white shows the level through the wall in daylight; black, for water standing in sun, is the same shell and linked below.

Openings, fittings and the pad

1. Outlet. A 2 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting, factory installed low in the wall. Your valve or camlock threads straight in; support the valve and the first length of pipe on their own.
2. Manway. A 16 inch threaded vented manway on top for the fill hose, a float and cleaning. If you need a wider opening for a mixer or a submersible pump, the same shell with a larger manway is linked below. Leave the vent open.
3. The pad. The whole 102 inch circle needs continuous, level contact: a slab, a steel plate, or a compacted and screeded bed with a retained edge. Check it with an instrument across the full span, not just at the rim. Strap the tank 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 shell with a wider manway, in white: the 3000 gallon white vertical tank with the large manway. Same shell in black: the 3000 gallon black low-profile vertical tank. Heavy duty, rated to 1.9 specific gravity, on this low shell: the 3000 gallon black heavy duty low-profile tank; on the taller shell: the 3000 gallon black heavy duty tank. One step down: the 2500 gallon light blue heavy duty tank. One step up: the 3450 gallon vertical tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank is an oversize LTL load, 102 by 102 by 93 inches on the trailer and 420 lb as shipped, from Norwesco's Fairfield, Texas plant, which makes Texas and the states around it the short lane. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP, or request a written quote. An eight and a half foot shell needs a gate and a set-down spot to match; tell us if the yard is tight. At the tailgate, check the part number 45246 on the bill of lading, inspect the shell before signing, set it with the outlet toward the pipe run, and fill it with water the first time.

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