The Norwesco 2500 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank in blue is a 2,500-gallon polyethylene vertical tank built for bulk water and liquid storage. It stands 91 inches tall on a 95-inch diameter base, giving you a stable, lower-profile single-column footprint that fits pump houses, ag yards, fire-reserve pads, and irrigation skids. It carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, a meaningful margin above plain water - if you are storing a liquid heavier than water, this build carries the wall margin that a plain 1.0-rated tank does not. For rural and remote fire-reserve duty, this is a common reservoir size; the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection.
Will this Norwesco 2500 work for your job?
If you are storing water, this tank is sized for it directly. Filled with water, the contents weigh roughly 20,850 lb, so the pad, ring, or stand beneath it has to be engineered for that full load plus the tank itself. The 1.9 specific gravity rating supports contents up to about 39,615 lb maximum, so the structure has capacity well beyond water for a heavier liquid. To self-check, multiply your gallons by 8.34 by your liquid's specific gravity and confirm it stays under that 39,615 lb rated ceiling. Fitting sizes, bulkhead and gasket connections, and outlet location are shown on the technical drawing on this page - confirm gasket and fitting compatibility against your plumbing before ordering adapters, since the pack ships with the molded fitting layout rather than custom porting.
Sizing and footprint
At 91 inches tall on a 95-inch diameter, this is a shorter, lower-profile 2500 than the taller 2500-gallon builds, which matters if you have a height-limited building or want a lower center of gravity for wind and seismic stability. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to match this Norwesco vertical storage tank to your draw rate and refill cycle, and check the 96 x 96 and 102 x 79 buyers' guides if a different footprint suits your site better.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a vertical tank this size is under-building the base. The full water weight of 20,850 lb concentrates on a 95-inch circle, and an unlevel or partial-bearing pad is the leading cause of stress cracking at the knuckle. Pour or compact a full-diameter, level pad rated for the loaded weight, and revisit it if you ever move to a denser liquid up toward the rated contents weight. Vertical poly tanks need uniform support across the entire bottom, not point bearing - level and continuous under the full 95-inch base.
Norwesco molds this tank at twelve plants nationwide, so it ships LTL freight quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest of Burnet, TX; Fairfield, TX; Griffin, GA; Hanford, CA; Lancaster, OH; Merced, CA; Owego, NY; Shawnee, OK; Sheldon, IA; St. Bonifacius, MN; Tooele, UT; or Washougal, WA - so your freight reflects the shortest lane to your delivery point. Get a live number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and confirm the right footprint for your site.
