The Bushman 5000 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank (SKU BM-30446) is a full-size above-ground polyethylene tank built for serious water volume: 5,000 gallons held in a 102-inch-diameter, 161-inch-tall vertical body in dark brown. It is a dedicated water storage tank rated at a 1.0 specific gravity, sized for rural fire-water reserves, rainwater harvesting, agricultural supply, and bulk non-potable water storage where you need one footprint-efficient cylinder instead of a sprawl of small totes.
Will it work for your site?
This is a tall tank: 161 inches is 13 feet 5 inches, so it will not clear a standard garage or barn door, and you need open overhead room to stand it upright on its pad. The body is a 102-inch-diameter round cylinder, so for the foundation plan a square pad of at least 102 x 102 inches (8.5 feet per side) or a 102-inch round pad. The polyethylene shell carries a 1.0 specific-gravity rating, meaning it is engineered for water and water-density liquids, not heavier chemical solutions. Filled to capacity, this is a heavy installation: 5,000 gallons of water weighs roughly 41,700 pounds, which is also the maximum rated contents weight. That load has to land on properly engineered ground. For above-ground poly tanks this size, a level, full-diameter concrete pad is the standard approach, and our concrete pad sizing guide built around the ACI 360R-10 framework walks through getting that foundation right. If you are still confirming whether 5,000 gallons is the correct volume for your draw-down and refill cycle, run the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide first.
Sizing it into a real water system
A 5,000-gallon vertical tank earns its footprint when it anchors a larger water strategy. For rural and remote properties, a tank this size is a workhorse in a private fire-protection reserve; see our walkthrough on fire-water reservoir tank design with NFPA 22 sizing discipline for how the poly tank fits into that stack. For harvesting and reuse, this Bushman vertical storage tank pairs with our guide on Bushman rainwater harvesting tanks and first-flush diverter sizing, which follows the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, and our industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers building quality-banded storage trains from grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate.
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on a tank this large is treating the 1.0 specific-gravity rating as a formality. It is not. This tank is built for water and water-weight liquids; stepping up to a denser fluid puts the wall under stress it was never rated to carry, so keep this tank in water service. The second mistake is underbuilding the foundation; 41,700 pounds of filled weight on an uneven or undersized pad is how a poly tank goes out of round or fails at the base, so confirm your pad before you fill. Check the fitting and outlet configuration on the technical drawing on this page so your plumbing, overflow, and drain plan match the tank as built before you commit your connections.
This tank ships LTL by freight from the Fairfield, Texas plant, quoted live to your ZIP code, so buyers far from Texas should factor the haul into their budget. Because freight is rated to your delivery point, get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. A 5,000-gallon vertical water storage tank is a major piece of your water infrastructure, and we will help you spec the foundation, fittings, and freight so it lands ready to install.
