The Bushman 5000 Gallon Dark Brown Vertical Water Storage Tank is a 5,000-gallon polyethylene vertical built for large-volume above-ground water storage, with a roughly 140-inch (about 11.7 ft) diameter base and a 92-inch (about 7.7 ft) height. It is rated for a specific gravity of 1.0, meaning it is engineered for water and water-density contents. Filled to capacity it carries 41,700 lb, so the pad and siting decisions matter as much as the tank itself. The dark brown exterior helps the tank blend into outdoor settings.
Will this tank work for your site?
This is a vertical water storage tank in the 5,000-gallon class, the kind of capacity used for rainwater harvesting, bulk water storage, fire-water reservoirs, and water reuse trains. The full-water weight is 41,700 lb, which is also the maximum rated contents weight, since this tank is specified at a specific gravity of 1.0. Plan your foundation and clearances around a circular base roughly 11.7 ft across (140-inch diameter) standing about 7.7 ft tall. Confirm dimensional fit and fitting locations against the technical drawing on this page before you pour a pad or commit to a location. If you are still working out whether 5,000 gallons is the right volume for your demand, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide.
Foundation and siting: the mistake to avoid
The most common and most expensive mistake on a tank this size is the foundation. A polyethylene tank weighs little empty, so essentially all of that 41,700 lb when full is the water itself, not the shipping weight. Size the pad for the full load, not for what arrives on the truck. At 41,700 lb full, a 5,000-gallon vertical tank cannot sit on bare soil, gravel, or an undersized slab without risking settling, stress, and failure. The base must be a level, fully supporting pad sized for the load and the 140-inch-diameter footprint. For the engineering framework on getting that pad right, see our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks, which covers the ACI 360R-10 framework and the ACI 318 boundary. For freeze-prone sites, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers freeze-protection engineering for cold-climate water storage.
Application fit: harvesting and reuse
For rainwater capture, this Bushman vertical pairs with first-flush and diverter planning; our guide on Bushman rainwater harvesting tanks walks through first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate into a quality-banded storage train, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows how a tank of this size fits the reuse-capable bulk storage architecture.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Temecula, CA plant, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a real number for your delivery address with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call our team at 866-418-1777 to talk through siting, foundation, and delivery for your 5,000-gallon vertical water storage project.
