The Bushman 2500 Gallon Dark Green Vertical Water Storage Tank is a large-capacity polyethylene tank built for bulk water storage, rainwater harvesting, and rural water-supply duty. It holds 2,500 gallons in a 96-inch outside diameter footprint and stands 95 inches tall, so a full tank carries roughly 20,850 pounds of water on its base. The opaque dark green color blocks light from passing through the tank wall into the stored water, and the rounded vertical profile makes it an efficient choice for pad layouts where a compact 96-inch square footprint is the priority. If you have been searching for a vertical storage tank in the 2,500-gallon class, this is a straightforward water storage tank with the footprint and head height most rural and harvesting installs are designed around.
Will this tank work for your job
This is a 2,500-gallon vertical water tank molded from polyethylene with a 1.0 specific-gravity rating, which means it is engineered for water and water-weight contents (1.0 SG) up to its full rated load. The footprint is a 96-inch outside diameter on a 96.0 x 96.0-inch square, and the listed tank height is 95 inches, so confirm your slab and overhead clearance before ordering. Plan for headroom above the 95-inch top, not just up to it, so a fitting or manway on the dome stays serviceable and you do not set the tank under a beam at exactly 95 inches. At a full water weight of 20,850 pounds, the pad underneath this tank does real structural work. For pad design on a tank this size, walk through our concrete pad sizing guide using the ACI 360R-10 framework before you pour. If you are still settling on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide will help you match gallons to your daily demand.
The mistake to avoid
This tank is rated for water at 1.0 specific gravity. That rating is the load limit, not just a label. Filling a 1.0-SG water tank with anything denser than water, or treating its 20,850-pound full-water weight as the ceiling for a heavier liquid, overloads the wall and the foundation. Keep this tank in water service, and size your pad and anchoring to the full 20,850-pound load, not the empty weight. The fitting sizes and outlet locations are not listed in this record, so review the technical drawing on this page for dimensional detail and call us to confirm fittings before your order ships.
Putting the water to work
At 2,500 gallons, this Bushman vertical tank fits rainwater harvesting trains, rural fire-water reserves, and water-reuse storage. For harvesting setups, our guide on Bushman rainwater harvesting and first-flush diverter sizing covers inlet filtration per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. If this tank anchors a private fire-protection reserve, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. And for grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation, see our industrial water reuse tank topology guide.
This tank ships LTL freight from Fairfield, Texas, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP code, so your number scales with distance from that single Texas origin. Use the Freight Cost Estimator for a real figure to your delivery point, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the freight and confirm fittings before your order ships.
