BDF Underground Water Tank

BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank

A landscape water tank buried under the planting, with only a flush manhole cover showing at the surface.

ISO 9001 · CE Food-grade wetted face No welded seam in the water
Factory price FOB Tianjin or Qingdao · volume tiers below · MOQ 1 set
US$200 1 – 9 m³
US$180 10 – 49 m³
Best value US$150 50 m³ and above
Panel thickness 2 mm
Tank arrangement (L × W × H) 5 × 3 × 2 m
m³
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Indicative — the quotation confirms the final figure US$3,600 Lead time 15 – 25 days · ex Dezhou, Shandong

SKU LVJ-BDF-LS

Customization ability

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  • Minor customization
  • Drawing-based customization
  • Sample-based customization
  • Full customization

Key attributes

Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Application
Landscape · irrigation · features
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Surface visible
Flush manhole cover only
Panel thickness
2 – 5 mm
Wall thickness
16 mm
Installation
Buried · sitting type
Water temperature
0 – 100 °C
Certification
ISO 9001 · CE

Supplier

Shandong Lvjia Air Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. Dezhou, China · Custom manufacturer
5 / 5
Store rating
≤ 1 h
Response time
100%
On-time dispatch
25%
Reorder rate
EU top seller Supplier for Fortune 500 Drawing-based customization
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Reviews of our products

Verified purchases only Service 5.0 · Shipping 5.0 · Quality 5.0 On-time dispatch 100% Response ≤1h Reorder rate 25%

What buyers said once the tank was on site — every review left on our Alibaba store, in their own words.

5.0/ 5.0 4 verified reviews Read them on Alibaba
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    Delivery: great. Quality: looks good. Design: perfect fit. Service: excellent service from Lvjia Guan!

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BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank — description and technical data

Product overview

A BDF landscape water tank that leaves the garden alone

The BDF landscape water tank from LVJIA is a bolted, buried storage tank pressed from bimetallic composite plate at our own plant in Dezhou, Shandong. It is specified where a tank cannot be seen — a hotel courtyard, a private garden, a civic square.

What is a BDF landscape water tank?

A BDF landscape water tank is a sectional tank assembled below ground from 1000 × 1000 mm pressed panels. Each panel is drawn in a single press stroke from a composite plate: a food-grade stainless layer on the face that meets the water, hot-dip galvanised steel behind it to carry the load. The panels bolt together inside the excavation, so no welding happens on site and no welded seam is ever in contact with the stored water. LVJIA builds this tank from 1 to 1,000+ m³, which means the volume follows the pit you have dug rather than a fixed catalogue size.

BDF landscape water tank set into an excavation beside a landscaped building
Once backfilled, only a flush cover and a vent remain at the surface.

Why a BDF landscape water tank has to last

Getting back to a buried tank under finished planting means taking the garden apart, so longevity is the whole specification. There is no coating to renew and no liner to replace: the corrosion-resistant surface is the stainless face of the panel, and no welded seam is in contact with the water. That is the basis for the 25-year design life LVJIA puts on the tank in normal service. Soil depth over the roof is set by what is planted above — turf and shrubs need little, trees need more and a root barrier — and the arrangement drawing states the permissible cover load so the landscape architect can design to it.

How the BDF landscape water tank is built

Three things separate this BDF landscape water tank from a coated steel tank. First, there is no coating: the corrosion-resistant surface is the stainless face of the panel itself, so there is nothing to blister, peel or repaint. Second, the panel is drawn rather than fabricated, so the water never touches a heat-affected zone where pitting normally starts. Third, every joint is closed with EPDM strip and stainless fasteners outside the water path, which means a single panel can be replaced years later without cutting the tank open. The module is reinforced on all four corners, and the wall is carried on a 16 mm section rated for a full 4.5 m of head.

Technical data for the BDF landscape water tank

Technical specification — BDF landscape water tank
Model numberBuried water tank
Capacity1 – 1,000+ m³ built to order
MaterialNew stainless steel composite plate (BDF)
Visible at surfaceFlush manhole cover and vent only
Design life25+ years in normal service
Panel module1000 × 1000 mm, pressed and drawn
Panel thickness2 – 5 mm by height
Wall thickness16 mm
Cover loadStated on the arrangement drawing
Water temperature0 – 100 °C
CertificationISO 9001 · CE
OriginDezhou City, Shandong Province, China

Sizes, panels and capacity

Courtyard and garden schemes rarely have room to go deep, so the usual arrangements are 5 × 3 × 2 m, 8 × 4 × 2 m, 10 × 5 × 2.5 m and 12 × 6 × 3 m. Where a fire reserve is also needed, an internal bulkhead of the same panel splits the shell without a second excavation.

Panel thickness by tank height
Tank heightPanel thicknessTypical use
1.0 – 1.5 m2 mmShallow buried reserve
2.0 m3 mmStandard buried tank
3.0 m4 mmDeep reserve, high head
4.0 – 4.5 m5 mmMaximum depth, pump station
BDF landscape water tank panels being bolted together in a tight courtyard excavation
Flat panels reach courtyards that a prefabricated tank cannot.

Testing, standards and certification

Every BDF landscape water tank is filled and held at full head for 48 hours before it leaves the factory, and no joint is allowed to weep. The composite plate carries drinking-water contact report SP2630499 from the Dezhou Institute of Product Quality Standards and Metrology, and the plant holds ISO 9001 with CE marking on the product. Copies of the report and the certificate ship with the order, and you can see the full set on our certifications page. The same specification is published on our Made-in-China storefront, where LVJIA is an audited supplier.

Where the BDF landscape water tank is used

  • Hotel courtyards — irrigation and water-feature supply under the paving.
  • Private gardens — roof rainwater stored beneath the lawn.
  • Civic squares — buried storage where planning will not allow a structure above ground.
  • Green roofs and podiums — irrigation held below the planted deck.

How to order a BDF landscape water tank

Pricing for the BDF landscape water tank starts at US$200 per cubic metre, falling to US$180 from 10 m³ and US$150 from 50 m³, FOB Tianjin or Qingdao. The minimum order is one set. Samples ship in 3 to 5 days and batch orders in 15 to 25 days from Dezhou, Shandong, on wooden pallets. Send the planting depth and any tree positions with the pit dimensions so the cover load and root barrier can be confirmed on the drawing.

Send the pit dimensions and the volume you need and LVJIA returns an arrangement drawing and a panel schedule before you commit to anything. If you would rather talk it through first, our engineers answer specification questions directly through technical help, and the rest of the range sits on the BDF underground water tank page.

Other LVJIA tanks worth comparing

Same job, different material: the welded stainless steel water tank is the same tank in stainless steel, for sites where chlorides or a hygiene specification rule out coatings, while the glass fused to steel tank builds it in glass-fused-to-steel. Elsewhere in the BDF underground range there is the BDF drinking water tank for drinking water and the BDF irrigation water tank for irrigation and livestock.

1–1,000+ m³
Built to order
15–25 d
Batch lead time
0–100 °C
Water temperature
  • Bimetallic panel. — A food-grade stainless face to the water, hot-dip galvanised steel behind it for strength — pressed in one stroke, not laminated.
  • Nothing welded wets. — Panels are drawn, not fabricated, so the water never touches a heat-affected zone where corrosion starts.
  • Bolted and gasketed. — EPDM strips and stainless fasteners close every joint, so a panel can be replaced without cutting the tank open.

At a glance

Capacity
1–1,000+ m³built to order
Above ground
Manhole onlyflush cover
Design life
25 yearsnormal service
Lead time
15–25 daysbatch order
ISO 9001 · CE Exported to 40+ countries Lead time 15 – 25 days
1000 × 1000 mm panel modules Height 0.5 – 4.0 m, in 0.5 m steps Any plan size, bays in 0.5 m steps 1000 MM 1000 MM
Fig. 1 — Bay assembly and panel module
Sizes & specification

Sizes, panels and capacity

Every tank is built to the pit you have. The module is a 1000 × 1000 mm pressed panel, so capacity steps in whole cubic metres and the arrangement can be long and shallow or short and deep without changing the parts list.

Panel thickness by tank height — BDF Underground Landscape Water Tank

Tank heightPanel thicknessTypical use
1.0 – 1.5 m2 mmShallow buried reserve
2.0 m3 mmStandard buried tank
3.0 m4 mmDeep reserve, high head
4.0 – 4.5 m5 mmMaximum depth, pump station
Capacity range
1 – 1,000+ m³built to order
Panel module
1000 × 1000 mm
Wall thickness
16 mm
Product highlights

Why buyers choose the BDF tank

  • It disappears.Buried under a car park, a lawn or a loading yard, the tank gives the site its ground area back.
  • The water stays clean.A stainless wetted face, sealed covers and a vented manhole keep light and dust out of the stored volume.
  • It goes in fast.Panels arrive on a pallet and bolt together in the excavation — no site welding, no crane, no curing time.
40+
Export markets
60k t
Annual capacity
25 y
Design life

Shandong Lvjia has pressed water-tank panels in Dezhou since the plant opened, and holds ISO 9001 with import and export rights of its own.

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