The Norwesco 2550 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in Black is a 2,550-gallon polyethylene vertical tank built for bulk water storage where you need real volume on a stable, ground-standing footprint. It stands 95 inches tall on a 93-inch diameter base, so plan your slab and your overhead clearance around those numbers before delivery - and remember you need additional room above the 95-inch dome for the lid, fill access, and any fill-pipe drop, which matters most under a roof or in a building bay. As a Norwesco vertical water tank, it's the workhorse size for rural water supply, fire reserve, irrigation, and industrial process water - a true vertical storage tank for when you've outgrown smaller stock and need to consolidate into one vessel.
Will this tank work for my water?
This is a water storage tank rated at a 1.0 specific gravity, meaning it's engineered for fresh water and other contents at or below the density of water. Filled to capacity, 2,550 gallons of water weighs 21,267 pounds, and that's also the maximum rated contents weight - so this tank is matched to water service, not to denser fluids. Treat the SG ceiling as a hard gate: if your fluid is heavier than water (brine, liquid fertilizer, many chemicals), this is the wrong tank, and you need a vessel rated for your fluid's specific gravity. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 2,550 gallons fits your draw and refill cycle, and if your contents are denser than water, call 866-418-1777 to be matched to an SG-rated tank rather than guessing.
Setting it up the right way
The single most common mistake on a tank this size is setting it on a pad that wasn't built for the full load. At 21,267 pounds when full, settlement or an uneven base will stress the tank wall over time, so pour and verify the slab first - our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework for a base that carries this weight across the 93-inch footprint. Once the tank is in place, the hydrostatic test methodology for new-install acceptance covers the water-fill discipline, pad-settlement monitoring, and hold-time math that proves the install before you put it into service. Fitting sizes and locations are shown on the technical drawing on this page - confirm the outlet and bulkhead size against your plumbing before ordering connectors, gaskets, and bulkhead fittings.
Common uses for this size
At 2,550 gallons, this tank lands in the range used for private fire-water reserve and water reuse systems. If you're sizing it for rural fire protection, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service - plan that freeze protection up front, since nothing about this tank includes insulation or heat tracing. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows how a vertical storage tank this size fits into a quality-banded storage train.
Freight and ordering
This tank ships LTL freight from the Norwesco plant in Fairfield, Texas, with freight quoted live to your ZIP - a tank this size moves as palletized LTL, not parcel. It ships empty, so the curbside delivery is the light shell, but the 93-inch footprint pad needs to be poured and cured before delivery, and you should plan offload for an oversized-but-light item. Use the Freight Cost Estimator to price delivery to your address before you order. For help confirming capacity, lead time, or freight to your site, call 866-418-1777. Listed before freight; freight is quoted separately to your delivery ZIP.
