The Bushman 200 Gallon Vertical Rainwater Harvesting Tank in Mocha is a polyethylene cistern built for above-ground rainwater capture, standing 56 inches tall on a compact 36-inch diameter footprint. At 200 gallons in a vertical form factor, it fits tight against a wall, beside a downspout, or in a narrow side-yard run where a wider tank would not go. The mocha color blends into a residential setting and shades the water column against light, which helps discourage algae growth in stored rainwater.
Will it work for your site
This is a 200 gallon vertical tank rated for water service, measuring 56 in tall by 36 in diameter - call out that 56-inch height when you check overhead clearance under an eave or gutter and the drop from your downspout to the inlet. Full, it carries roughly 1,668 pounds of contents, and that is essentially all water weight added to an empty shell: during install you are sizing the slab for 1,668 pounds that is not yet there. So your pad has to be sized for that load on a 36.0-inch diameter footprint - level, continuously supported, and able to bear the full water weight without a void under the base. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to match capacity to your roof catchment and rainfall, and see our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks for the structural framework. The tank's specific gravity rating is 1.0, which is correct for rainwater and other water-weight liquids.
Fittings and plumbing
The tank comes configured for rainwater harvesting duty. Per the technical drawing on this page, it includes two flat fitting pads (an 8" x 7" and an 8.5" x 6"), an outlet and overflow kit with a 3-inch overflow, and a 1-inch bulkhead fitting with a polypropylene body and EPDM gasket. The flat (un-radiused) pads are the only locations engineered to take a bulkhead without sealing against a curved wall, so any additional inlet, sensor, or level-gauge penetration you want has to land on a flat pad, per the drawing. The included sealing hardware matches the water service class - the EPDM gasket is correct for rainwater, and the polypropylene bulkhead body resists the standing-water environment - so there is no reason to second-guess the supplied seals. Reference the technical drawing on this page for exact fitting locations before you set the tank and run plumbing; placement determines where your overflow and downspout connections land. For a complete first-flush and inlet setup, see our Bushman rainwater harvesting first-flush diverter sizing guide based on the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting.
Sizing and use
If you are planning a multi-tank array, fire-water reserve, or whole-property catchment, size the system before you buy. Our rainwater harvesting tank sizing by state guide ties capacity to local regulations and rainfall, and for rural fire-protection storage our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. A common mistake on a 200 gallon vertical is underestimating the pad: a slab built for the empty 36-inch base, not the loaded 1,668-pound contents weight, is the failure most installers regret.
This tank ships LTL freight from Fairfield, Texas, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP - get your number on the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Questions on fittings, pad sizing, or matching this Bushman tank to your roof catchment? Our team can walk you through it before you order.
