The Bushman 3000 Gallon Black Rainwater Collection Storage Tank is a high-capacity polyethylene water storage tank built for serious rainwater harvesting, fire-water reserve, and bulk water storage. The black, opaque shell blocks light, which is the mechanism that limits algae growth compared with translucent tanks. At 3,000 gallons, the tank stands 97.5 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint and carries a specific gravity rating of 1.0, meaning it is engineered for water and water-density liquids.
Will it work for your site?
The planning numbers are all here. The tank measures 97.5 inches tall with a 102.0 x 102.0 inch footprint, so confirm your slab, pad, or stand can accept that base before you order. Filled to capacity, the full water weight is 25,020 pounds, which is also the maximum rated contents weight. That loaded figure drives everything underneath the tank: 3,000 gallons of water places more than twelve tons on the base, so the foundation has to be engineered for it, not improvised. To size the tank against a real rainwater catchment, our Tank Sizing Calculator turns roof area and rainfall into expected annual yield, and the Tank Sizing Guide walks through matching that yield to your demand before you lock in a footprint.
Foundation and rainwater system planning
The 25,020-pound loaded weight is the single most important planning number on this page. Pour or verify a level, load-rated pad sized for the footprint and the filled weight - our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary applies. If this tank feeds a rainwater harvesting system, size your first-flush diversion to the catchment; our write-up on Bushman rainwater harvesting first-flush diverter sizing follows the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition. For fire-water reserve duty on rural and remote sites, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
The error we see most often on a tank this size is treating the pad as an afterthought. This tank is rated at a specific gravity of 1.0 - it is built for water. Filled with anything denser than water, the contents weight climbs past the 25,020-pound water rating, and both the tank and its foundation can be loaded beyond what they were designed to carry. Keep this tank in water and water-density service, and build the foundation for the full 25,020-pound loaded weight, not the empty shell. For inlet, outlet, and overflow placement and sizing, check the technical drawing on this page so you can plan plumbing before the tank arrives.
Freight
This tank ships by LTL freight from Temecula, California, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because it leaves a single California plant at more than twelve tons filled, buyers east of the Rockies should expect distance-driven freight that can rival the tank itself at range - so run your ZIP first. Get an exact number before you order: use our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Listed price is before freight; freight is quoted separately to your delivery address.
