The Bushman 5000 Gallon Plastic Vertical Water Storage Tank in Mocha is a large-format bulk water tank built for rural fire-water reserves, agricultural supply, non-potable storage, and industrial process water. It stands 96 inches tall on a roughly 129-inch diameter footprint, so it packs 5,000 gallons into a compact ground area — useful when pad space is the constraint but volume is not. The opaque Mocha wall is a pigmented, above-ground color meant for outdoor siting where the tank sits exposed year-round.
Will this tank work for my site?
Filled to capacity with water, this tank carries roughly 41,700 pounds. That full-water weight, not the empty shell, is what your foundation has to hold, so plan the pad accordingly — a properly sized and level concrete pad is the difference between a tank that lasts decades and one that settles and stresses its wall. Because this is a round vertical tank at about 129 inches in diameter, size the pad to the circular base rather than assuming a square pour. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks at this weight class. The tank is fitted with a vented manway on top and a 2-inch bulkhead fitting; the vented manway matters because it lets air move in and out as water level changes, so the tank breathes instead of drawing a vacuum on drawdown. Review the technical drawing on this page for exact fitting locations and manway placement before you plumb it.
Sizing it right
If you are matching this 5,000 gallon vertical water storage tank to a fire-protection reserve, irrigation cycle, or water-reuse train, size the storage to the demand rather than the round number. Our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match capacity to draw. For rural and remote fire-water reservoirs, the NFPA 22 sizing discipline guide covers reserve math and cold-climate freeze protection. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the water reuse topology guide maps out quality-banded storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
This is a water storage tank. The most common misstep at this size is skipping the hydrostatic acceptance test after install — filling it once with water and monitoring pad settlement and every fitting for leaks before the tank goes into service. The 2-inch bulkhead is a gasketed fitting, so seat the gasket correctly and torque it evenly before first fill; that is exactly where a weeping connection shows up under a full head of water. At nearly 21 tons full, a small pad problem or a leaking bulkhead is far cheaper to find on day one than after the tank is in the fire-water or reuse stack. Our hydrostatic test methodology guide lays out the water-fill discipline, settlement monitoring, and hold-time math.
This 5,000 gallon vertical ships LTL freight on its own — a large, standalone shipment quoted separately from the tank price. Get a live rate to your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will help you size the tank, spec the fittings, and lock in delivery.
