6100 Gallon Blue Heavy Duty Vertical Liquid Storage Tank

Where the wide shape pays off

At 140 inches tall the tank goes where a taller 6000 gallon tank will not: under a canopy at a fertilizer dealer, inside a treatment building, beside a shop with a low eave. The price of the lower height is a 119 inch footprint, so the pad grows. The tank needs a flat, continuous, level surface under the whole base, with nothing under the floor but the pad; our guide to concrete pad sizing for above ground polyethylene tanks covers the slab design. For a private fire water reserve, read our note on fire water reservoir design for rural and remote sites, and for grey water and rainwater schemes the industrial water reuse tank topology guide. The 6100 gallon vertical tank buyers guide goes into this size in detail. Before you pour a pad, run the volume through the tank sizing calculator and the tank sizing guide.

What goes in it

Water, liquid fertilizer and the process and treatment chemicals that polyethylene handles. The 1.9 rating is the reason to buy the heavy duty tank: it covers the dense liquids a standard 1.5 tank is not built for. Keep the contents under 120 F. If you are unsure whether a chemical belongs in polyethylene, tell us what it is and the concentration before you order.

Openings and fittings

1. Outlet. A 3 inch polypropylene female NPT bulkhead fitting low in the side wall, with a 2 inch reducer in the box. Use the full 3 inch for a pump suction or a fast gravity fill; reduce to 2 inch where the plumbing is already that size. Support the valve and the first length of pipe on their own so the wall carries liquid, not hardware.
2. Manway. A 16 inch threaded vented manway on top: fill point, vent and inspection opening in one. Keep it threaded down so the tank breathes through the vent, not the opening.
3. Extra fittings. A second outlet, a sight gauge port or a side fill fitting can go on the same order; tell us before it ships.
4. Drawing. Norwesco's drawing for this tank is linked under Technical Drawing on this page and shows the outlet and manway positions.

Sizes and ratings nearby

The same heavy duty tank in black: the 6100 gallon black heavy duty vertical tank. For water and fertilizer only, the standard rating costs less: the 6100 gallon black vertical tank. The taller, narrower alternative at nearly the same volume is the 6000 gallon black vertical tank, and one size up is the 6500 gallon black vertical tank. The swatches above the price switch between the versions of this tank.

Shipping and receiving

At 119 by 119 by 140 inches and 1457 lb this tank ships as an oversize load from the nearest of Norwesco's plants in Griffin, Georgia; Lancaster, Ohio; Owego, New York; or Washougal, Washington. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP. Have a forklift with long forks or a crane ready; a tank this size is not unloaded by hand. At the tailgate, check the part number against 40661 on the bill of lading, look over the fitting and the base for transit damage, and fill with water the first time so a problem shows up with something harmless in the tank. If a permit needs Norwesco's listing or resin paperwork, ask and we will send what Norwesco publishes for this tank.

Questions before you order? Call 866-418-1777.