The Bushman 1500 Gallon Water Storage Tank in black is a vertical water storage tank built from polyethylene, standing 75 inches tall on an 88 x 88 inch footprint. It carries a 1.0 specific-gravity rating, which is the right match for fresh water, rainwater, and other liquids no denser than water. That single number is the first thing to check before you commit: anything heavier than plain water changes the math below.
Will it hold what you need it to?
At capacity this tank holds 1,500 gallons of water storage. Full of water, that load is 12,510 pounds resting on the 88 x 88 inch base, and 12,510 pounds is also the maximum rated contents weight. In practice that means the contents ceiling sits right at specific gravity 1.0. A fluid heavier than water - a 1.1 brine, for instance - would reach the 12,510-pound rating before the tank is full, so you would have to derate fill volume to stay inside the structural limit. For plain water at 1,500 gallons you are right at the rating with no headroom for a denser fluid. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 1,500 gallons fits your draw-down and refill cycle before you buy.
The black wall blocks light transmission, which suppresses the light-driven algae growth that plagues translucent tanks holding standing water - though that addresses algae, not potability, since there is no NSF-61 or potable certification listed for this tank. Because the wall is opaque you cannot read a level through it, so plan for a gauge or sight tube if you need to monitor volume.
Fittings and siting
Fitting configuration - inlet, outlet, manway, and gasket details - is not listed in our spec data for this vertical storage tank, so confirm port locations and thread sizes by phone at 866-418-1777 before you plumb your install. On the pad itself, 12,510 pounds of water on a 7-foot-square footprint is real structural load, and a tank this size needs a flat, fully supporting base. A partial or uneven pad concentrates stress on the bottom knuckle and is the most common siting mistake at this capacity. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so the slab carries the full 88 x 88 inch footprint.
Matching the tank to the job
If this is a rainwater catchment build, the Bushman rainwater harvesting first-flush diverter guide covers inlet and diversion sizing. For fire-protection reserves, see the fire-water reservoir design guide for NFPA 22 sizing discipline. For grey-water, condensate, or other reuse storage, the industrial water reuse topology guide maps where a tank this size fits in a banded storage train.
This Bushman vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Bushman plant in Brigham City, Utah, quoted live to your ZIP. The 12,510-pound figure is full-of-water weight - the tank ships empty, so your freight quote is set by the 88 x 88 inch footprint and the tank's dry dimensions, not the water weight. Because the rate depends on distance and your delivery site, run your ZIP through the Freight Cost Estimator for a live number, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Brigham City ships fastest to the Mountain West and Intermountain region; the farther your site, the more freight will add, so it is worth comparing before you order.
