The Bushman 3000 Gallon Dark Brown Rainwater Collection Storage Tank is a polyethylene above-ground tank built for serious rainwater harvesting and bulk water storage. It holds a true 3,000 gallons, stands 97.5 inches (8.1 ft) tall on a 102 x 102 inch (8.5 ft square) footprint, and carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating, which matches it to water and water-density liquids. The dark brown color is a practical choice for an outdoor water storage tank: it blends into landscaping and suppresses the light penetration that drives algae growth in stored water.
Will this tank work for your site?
Size the slab and the site for a full tank, not an empty one. At 3,000 gallons of water this tank reaches a full water weight of 25,020 pounds, which is also its maximum rated contents weight at 1.0 specific gravity. That load sits on a 102 x 102 inch (8.5 ft square) footprint, so the pad underneath has to be engineered to carry the full standing weight without settling or cracking. Run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you pour, and read Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks for the ACI framework behind a correctly sized slab. The 1.0 SG rating is the number to respect here: this is a water storage tank rated for water and liquids up to 1.0 specific gravity. For anything heavier or chemically aggressive, the tank's SG ceiling and the fitting gaskets and seals are the limiting factors, and a heavier liquid calls for a higher specific-gravity tank altogether.
Rainwater harvesting and reuse
This is a dedicated rainwater tank, and the dark brown body is purpose-built for a rainwater collection train where light control protects water quality through long storage periods. One thing to settle before you buy: the inlet, outlet, and overflow configuration on a tank this size is confirmed at order, so call 866-418-1777 to verify the penetrations will connect to your system before purchase. For the upstream side, our guide to Bushman Rainwater Harvesting Tanks and First-Flush Diverter Sizing walks through first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting. If the 3,000-gallon volume is part of a larger plan, the Industrial Water Reuse Tank Topology guide covers banding rainwater, grey-water, and HVAC condensate into quality-staged storage trains, and for rural fire-protection reserves the Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is under-building the foundation and under-planning the delivery. A 25,020-pound full load demands a properly engineered, level pad sized to the 8.5-foot square footprint, and the receiving site needs honest access for an LTL freight truck and the equipment to set a tank that stands 8.1 feet tall. Confirm both before the tank ships, because a tank delivered to a site that can't receive or support it is expensive to fix after the fact.
This Bushman 3,000 gallon rainwater storage tank ships exclusively LTL freight from the plant in Temecula, California, quoted live to your delivery ZIP. Because it ships from a single California origin, run your ZIP through the Freight Cost Estimator early, since distance from California drives the LTL quote. You can also call 866-418-1777 to plan delivery and placement. Freight is quoted separately to your delivery ZIP and is not included in the tank's list price.
