The Bushman 3000 Gallon Mocha Vertical Water Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical tank built for bulk water storage where you need real volume in a square footprint. It stands 109 inches tall on a 96 x 96 inch base, holds 3,000 gallons, and is rated for a specific gravity of 1.0 - the right rating for water and water-density liquids. The mocha color keeps light penetration down and blends into outdoor sites better than a bright translucent tank. Ships LTL from Fairfield, Texas - freight quoted live to your ZIP.
Will it work for your site?
This is a vertical storage tank in the classic sense: a tall cylinder you fill from above and draw from the base. At 3,000 gallons of water you are carrying 25,020 pounds of contents at full level, so the pad and grade under it matter as much as the tank itself. Plan for a square 96 x 96 inch (8 x 8 ft) footprint plus working clearance around the manway, and build a level, fully supported foundation sized for that loaded weight - our concrete pad sizing guide (ACI 360R-10 framework) walks through getting the base right for an above-ground poly tank this size. If you are still settling on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match volume to draw rate and refill cycle.
Fittings and access
The tank comes with a 16-inch manway for fill access, inspection, and cleaning - see the technical drawing on this page for its placement and the overall dimensions. The drawing documents that 16-inch manway; any bulkhead outlet, drain, or overflow fittings (with their gaskets) should be confirmed and specified for your plumbing layout - call 866-418-1777 to spec them. Because a filled tank holds 25,020 pounds, do all manway access, inspection, and fitting confirmation before filling, since a 96-inch-wide tank cannot be drained and repositioned casually once it is on the pad and in service.
Common uses and the mistake to avoid
Buyers reach for a 3,000-gallon Bushman vertical storage tank for rural fire-water reserve, rainwater harvesting and water reuse, and general bulk water storage. If fire protection is the job, size the reserve to the demand and duration your situation requires rather than the tank you happen to find first - the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. For harvested rainwater, the Bushman rainwater harvesting guide details first-flush diverter sizing, and the industrial water reuse topology guide maps grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate trains. The mistake to avoid: this tank carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating, which means water. Do not press it into service for a heavier liquid - that calls for a higher-SG tank built for the load. Call 866-418-1777 and we will match you to a higher specific-gravity tank rated for your liquid's density.
This water storage tank ships LTL freight from the Fairfield, Texas plant, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a real number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will walk you through delivery and offload for a tank this size.
