The Bushman 1000 Gallon Dark Brown vertical water storage tank holds a full 1,000 gallons on a 75 in x 75 in footprint (75 in nominal diameter) and stands just 65 inches tall. At 65 in tall on a 75 in base, it is wider than it is tall - a genuinely low center of gravity for a 1,000-gallon tank, which makes it a stable choice for above-ground water storage, rainwater harvesting, fire-water reserve, and bulk water storage. Molded from polyethylene in a dark brown finish that blends into rural and residential settings, it is sized for homesteads, ranches, and small commercial sites that need real capacity without a tall, top-heavy profile. It ships LTL freight from Fairfield, TX - get an exact number to your ZIP with the Freight Cost Estimator before you buy.
Will it work for your site?
This vertical water tank is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0, which means it is built for water and water-weight liquids - exactly what most water storage, rainwater, and fire-reserve jobs call for. Plan your pad and plumbing around the real numbers: a 75 x 75 in footprint, a 65-inch height, and a maximum rated contents weight of 8,340 pounds when full of water. That full water weight matters more than the empty tank weight when you are sizing a base. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this 1000 gallon vertical storage tank matches your daily draw and refill cycle before you commit.
Build the pad before the tank arrives
At 8,340 pounds full, this tank needs a level, fully supporting foundation. A vertical water tank must sit on a continuous, flat surface that carries the entire base - not gravel mounded in the center, and not a pad smaller than the 75-inch footprint. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so the slab supports the loaded tank evenly. See the technical drawing on this page for exact dimensions, and call 866-418-1777 to confirm fitting sizes and placement before you trench or set plumbing.
The mistake to avoid
Rated to 1.0 specific gravity, this tank is suitable for water and water-weight liquids only. For anything denser - fertilizer, brine, many chemicals - it needs a tank rated to that liquid's specific gravity; call us and we will match it. The other common error on a tank this size is treating it like a static cylinder when it is a working water system. Match it to your use case first: if you are harvesting rainwater, size your first-flush diverter and inlet correctly - see first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. If this is a private fire-water reservoir, follow NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection in our fire-water reservoir design guide. Building a grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate reuse train? The industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains.
This Bushman 1000 gallon water storage tank ships by LTL freight from Fairfield, TX, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get an exact freight number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and confirm pad and fitting details before your tank leaves the plant.
