The Bushman 1500 Gallon Mocha Vertical Water Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical tank built for bulk water storage: 1,500 gallons in a 94-inch diameter (round footprint), 63-inch tall body. The low, wide profile keeps the tank stable and short rather than tall and narrow, and the mocha color screens sunlight to slow algae growth, which makes it a practical choice for outdoor water storage, vertical storage tank duty, and on-site reserve.
Will it work for your install?
This is a 1.0 specific-gravity tank, rated for water and water-weight liquids at standard gravity. Confirm your contents sit at or below 1.0 SG before ordering; heavier liquids need a higher-SG tank, and if that is you, call 866-418-1777 and we will point you to the right vertical model rather than letting you push this one past its rating. The footprint is 94 inches in diameter (round, not a 94 x 94 square) and the body stands 63 inches tall, so plan a level, fully supported pad under the entire base. Filled to capacity, the tank and water together reach 12,510 lb, and that full load is what your foundation has to carry, so a properly sized concrete pad matters here. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. To confirm 1,500 gallons matches your draw and storage goals, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide.
Common water-storage applications
As a vertical water storage tank, this Bushman model fits residential and rural water storage, rainwater harvesting, and fire-reserve. If you are harvesting rainwater, our Bushman rainwater harvesting and first-flush diverter guide covers diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. For rural fire protection, the fire-water reservoir design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. And if you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with a wide tank like this is the pad. At a 94-inch round footprint and 12,510 lb full, the tank needs continuous, level support across its entire base; a pad that is too small, unlevel, or that leaves the perimeter unsupported will stress the polyethylene and shorten its service life. Size and level the foundation before the tank arrives. Then confirm the inlet, outlet, and manway fitting locations and sizes against the technical drawing on this page before you plumb anything in, so your bulkhead fittings and gaskets match what the tank actually carries.
This tank ships LTL freight from Fairfield, TX, quoted live to your ZIP. The Texas ship point means short-haul LTL and lower freight for buyers across TX, OK, LA, AR, NM, and MS; if you are farther out, pull a live ZIP quote before you assume. Get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Listed before freight.
