The Bushman 250 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in dark brown is a polyethylene vertical water tank built for above-ground water storage, rainwater harvesting, and bulk water supply. It stands 66 inches tall on a square 36 x 36 inch footprint - 66"H x 36"W x 36"L - so it fits a narrow pad or a corner while still holding a full 250 gallons. The brown exterior blends into residential and rural settings better than a white or black tank.
Will it work for your site
This is a vertical storage tank molded from polyethylene with a specific-gravity rating of 1.0, which means it is engineered for water and water-density liquids - not heavier chemical fluids. At capacity it carries 2,085 pounds, and on this tank that single number is both the full-water load and the maximum rated contents weight: there is no headroom above water density. That weight is what drives your pad and foundation. With a 36 x 36 inch footprint and 66 inches of height, this is a tall, narrow profile that wants a flat, fully supporting, level base under the entire bottom. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 250 gallons matches your draw-down and refill cycle before you buy.
Pad, foundation, and fittings
Because this tank concentrates 2,085 pounds over a 36 x 36 inch footprint, the base matters as much as the tank itself. A vertical polyethylene tank needs continuous, even support across its full bottom - not point loads or an undersized slab. For an above-ground install on a concrete pad, our guide to concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so the slab carries the rated contents weight without cracking or settling. See the technical drawing on this page for the tank's dimensional layout. Inlet, outlet, and bulkhead fitting sizes are not published in our data for this SKU - confirm them against the drawing or call 866-418-1777 before you plumb the tank.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with a tank like this is treating the 1.0 specific-gravity rating as a suggestion. It is the ceiling, not a starting point - this tank is rated for liquids no denser than water. Do not put a heavier-than-water fluid in it, and do not assume a water tank doubles as a chemical tank; if you need to store a denser or chemical fluid, call 866-418-1777 for the correct higher-specific-gravity tank rather than pushing this one past its rating. For Bushman's rainwater-harvesting applications, pair the tank with proper inlet filtering as covered in our piece on Bushman rainwater harvesting and first-flush diverter sizing, and for larger reuse trains see industrial water reuse tank topology. If this storage feeds rural fire protection, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection.
This tank ships LTL freight from our plant in Fairfield, Texas, with the freight cost quoted live to your ZIP code - there is no flat rate, so the live ZIP quote is the only accurate freight number, and distance from Texas will be the dominant variable. Get your rate with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and confirm the right tank for your water storage project.
