The Bushman 4500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank (SKU TC4500IW) is a black polyethylene bulk storage tank built for process water, rainwater capture, agricultural supply, and fire-reserve service. It stands 156 inches tall on a 95 by 95 inch footprint, so it holds a large volume without spreading across a wide pad - useful when you are fitting bulk water storage into a constrained yard or pump house. The black resin blocks light through the wall, which suppresses algae growth in stored water far better than a translucent tank.
Will it work for your site
Capacity is 4500 gallons in a vertical, flat-bottom configuration measuring 95 inches in diameter and 156 inches in overall height. Plan your pad and your inlet and outlet plumbing around those numbers - the technical drawing on this page shows the tank profile and dimensions to confirm against your layout before you order. The critical planning figure is weight: filled with water this tank carries roughly 37,530 pounds. That load drives your foundation. An above-ground poly tank of this size needs a level, continuous-bearing pad rated for the full water weight, and because a 156-inch tank standing on a 95-inch base is a tall, high-aspect-ratio vertical, factor anchoring and wind loading into the pad design as well. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI 360R-10 framework for exactly this class of bulk water tank. If you are still working out whether 4500 gallons is the right volume for your draw and refill cycle, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide will size it against your demand.
Fire reserve and water reuse
A tank this size is a common building block for private fire protection and for water reuse trains. If this is a rural or remote fire-water reservoir, size it against the NFPA 22 discipline and freeze-protection engineering covered in our fire-water reservoir design guide. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, our water reuse topology guide shows how a bulk poly water storage tank sits inside a quality-banded storage train.
Commissioning and the mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this large is skipping the acceptance test. Do not put it into service on assumed pad performance. Fill it with water on its final pad and run a proper hydrostatic hold - watch for pad settlement under the 37,530-pound load and check every fitting for leaks before you commit the system. Our hydrostatic test methodology guide covers the fill discipline and hold-time math for new-install acceptance.
This 4500 gallon vertical water tank ships LTL freight, quoted separately to your delivery ZIP from the nearest stocking plant. Get a live number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will handle the sizing, the freight, and the delivery details with you.
