The Bushman 5000 Gallon Dark Green Vertical Water Storage Tank is a polyethylene bulk-water vessel built for above-ground irrigation, rainwater, and reserve-supply duty. It stands 92 inches tall over a roughly 140-inch (11.7-foot) diameter and holds 5,000 gallons. The dark green exterior cuts light penetration to slow algae growth, and the wall is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0 - the right rating for water and water-density liquids. If you are mapping this tank to a vertical water storage tank install, the numbers below tell you exactly what the pad and the freight carrier need to handle.
Does it fit and will it hold?
This is a vertical water tank standing 92 inches tall over a roughly 140-inch diameter base. Size the pad for a 140-inch circle plus working clearance, and confirm overhead clearance above the 92-inch shell for fill plumbing - then verify the actual fill-point and fitting locations from the technical drawing on this page before you finalize the layout. Filled to capacity, the tank and its 5,000 gallons of water reach a full water weight of 41,700 pounds, which is the load your foundation carries and the same as the maximum rated contents weight at SG 1.0. That works out to 8.34 pounds per gallon, so an engineer can sanity-check the pad load directly against the capacity. For a static load this size, work through our concrete pad sizing guide, which lays out the ACI 360R-10 framework. If you are still deciding between sizes, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match capacity to demand.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is underbuilding the foundation. At 41,700 pounds full, a 5,000-gallon vertical tank needs a level, engineered pad sized for the contents weight, not a slab poured by eye. The second is treating the SG 1.0 rating as a license for heavier liquids - this wall is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0, which covers water and water-density fluids, so keep it on water service and do not repurpose it for denser solutions. If you are building a fire-water reserve or a rainwater capture system, size the storage and the inflow correctly up front: our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection, and the Bushman rainwater harvesting guide covers first-flush diverter sizing.
Reuse and reserve-supply use
For sites aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate into a quality-banded storage train, this tank works as a bulk holding stage; our water reuse tank topology guide walks through treatment-stage sequencing. As an above-ground vertical storage tank, the 5,000-gallon capacity and dark green polyethylene build are made for long-term outdoor water storage.
This tank ships LTL freight, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP; our records show a Temecula, California origin, though freight origin should be confirmed at quote time. Run your numbers through the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777. See the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and overall dimensions before you set your pad and plumbing.
