The Bushman 1500 Gallon Vertical Rainwater Harvesting Tank (SKU BM-30361) is a black polyethylene tank built to capture and store rooftop rainwater, and it ships from the Fairfield, Texas plant, which is a real freight advantage for Texas and South-Central buyers. It stands 63 inches tall and measures 93 inches in diameter, giving you a full 1,500 gallons of storage on a compact round footprint that fits inside a 93 x 93 inch square pad, so you get serious capacity without the sprawling base of a low-profile tank when you site a rainwater system against a building, fence line, or in a side yard. The black resin is opaque to block sunlight and discourage algae growth in stored water.
Will it work for your site?
This is a vertical water tank: 63 inches high and 93 inches in diameter (round footprint, sized for a 93 x 93 inch pad). Filled to capacity, the tank and its contents weigh about 12,510 pounds, which is also its maximum rated contents weight. That full-water figure is the number that drives your pad and base requirements, so plan the foundation around the loaded weight. The tank is molded from polyethylene with a 1.0 specific gravity rating, which is matched to water and other contents at or below the weight of water. For rainwater harvesting that rating is exactly right. See the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and overall dimensions.
Before you order, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 1,500 gallons matches your roof catchment area and rainfall, and pair the tank with a properly sized first-flush diverter using our guide to first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. If this tank is part of a rural fire-water reserve, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection.
The pad: get the foundation right
The most common and most expensive mistake with a tank this size is setting it on an undersized or unlevel base. A loaded 1,500-gallon vertical tank concentrates roughly 12,510 pounds across its 93-inch round footprint, and polyethylene tanks need full, even support across the entire bottom. A partially supported tank can stress and split. Read our walkthrough on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks (the ACI 360R-10 framework and the ACI 318 boundary) before you pour. For multi-tank rainwater systems and state-specific guidance, our rainwater harvesting tank sizing by state guide ties regulations, rainfall, and real SKUs together.
Freight and ordering
This black Bushman vertical rainwater tank ships LTL freight from the Fairfield, Texas plant, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because freight on a tank this size is sensitive to distance and delivery location, get an exact number before you buy with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and walk through delivery details with you.
