The Bushman 250 Gallon Mocha Vertical Water Storage Tank is a 250-gallon polyethylene vertical water tank that stands 66 inches tall and sits in a compact 36 x 36 inch footprint, so it fits through standard gates and tucks against a wall while still holding a serious volume of water. The mocha color tones it down against fences, siding, and landscaping rather than announcing itself the way a white tank does. If you are pricing out a vertical storage tank for household supplementary supply, livestock water, irrigation buffering, or rainwater holdover, this is the size that lands in a lot of yards.
Will it work for your site?
Here are the numbers that matter. The tank is a round vertical poly tank measuring 66 inches tall and about 36 inches across, sitting in a 36 x 36 inch footprint, and it holds 250 gallons. It is molded from polyethylene and carries a specific gravity rating of 1.0, which means it is built for water and water-weight liquids - a water storage tank, not a chemical tank. Filled to capacity, the water alone weighs about 2,085 pounds, which is also the maximum rated contents weight. Plan the pad accordingly: a full tank spread over that 36 x 36 inch footprint puts roughly 230 pounds per square foot of bearing load on the ground, so it needs a level, continuously supported base. If you are unsure how that load translates to a slab, the Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for sizing the pad under a tank like this.
Sizing it to the job
Two hundred fifty gallons sits in a useful middle band - large enough to bridge a day or more of household or livestock demand, small enough that an empty poly tank this size is hand-placeable by a couple of people before you fill it. If you are working backward from how much water you actually need to store, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit to a size. For rainwater capture specifically, the Bushman rainwater harvesting guide covers first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. If this tank is part of a larger grey-water or condensate reuse setup, see the industrial water reuse tank topology guide for how to band and sequence storage.
The mistake to avoid
The specific gravity 1.0 rating is this tank's line in the sand: it is sized and built to store water and water-weight liquids only. Do not press it into chemical service or fill it with anything heavier than water, because a denser liquid exceeds what the wall is rated to carry, and that is where thin spots and failures start. The other common miss is the foundation - people set a 250-gallon tank on dirt or gravel that settles unevenly, and over a ton of water finds every weak point. Give it a flat, fully supported pad before you fill it. For fire-water holdover in rural or remote service, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate sites. For fitting locations and exact dimensions, check the technical drawing on this page, and confirm your gasket and adapter materials against your own plumbing before you order bulkhead parts.
This tank ships LTL freight from Fairfield, Texas, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP code - get your number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you.
