BDF Underground Water Tank

Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank

An anti floating water tank anchored against uplift, for buried fire reserves on sites where the groundwater sits close to 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) 6 × 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-AF

Customization ability

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

Key attributes

Material
Stainless–galvanized composite (BDF)
Application
Fire reserve · high water table
Panel
1000 × 1000 mm
Anchorage
Anchored base ring · ballast slab
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.

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Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire Water Tank — description and technical data

Product overview

An anti floating BDF tank that stays down when empty

The anti floating BDF tank from LVJIA is a bolted, buried storage tank pressed from bimetallic composite plate at our own plant in Dezhou, Shandong. It is the version specified where the water table is high and an empty tank would otherwise float out of its pit.

What is an anti floating BDF tank?

An anti floating BDF 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.

anti floating BDF tank anchored into the base slab inside the excavation
The base ring is cast into the slab, which is what holds an empty tank down.

Why a fire reserve needs an anti floating BDF tank

A fire tank is the one tank designed to go from full to empty in minutes, and empty is exactly when uplift is worst. A buried shell with nothing in it behaves like a boat: if the groundwater sits a metre below the surface, the pit can lift the tank, break the pipework and crack the slab. LVJIA ties the base ring into the concrete slab and sizes the anchorage and ballast to the measured water-table depth, which is why the enquiry form asks for it before a panel schedule is issued. The result is a reserve that can be drawn to the last cubic metre during a fire and still be exactly where it was when the pumps stop.

How the anti floating BDF tank is built

Three things separate this anti floating BDF 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 anti floating BDF tank

Technical specification — anti floating BDF tank
Model numberBuried water tank
Capacity1 – 1,000+ m³ built to order
MaterialNew stainless steel composite plate (BDF)
AnchorageAnchored base ring, ballast slab to water table
Panel module1000 × 1000 mm, pressed and drawn
Panel thickness2 – 5 mm by height
Wall thickness16 mm
InstallationBuried, sitting type
ApplicableFire protection, civil air defence engineering
Water temperature0 – 100 °C
CertificationISO 9001 · CE
OriginDezhou City, Shandong Province, China

Sizes, panels and capacity

Fire duty usually drives a long, shallow arrangement so the suctions sit close together and the draw-down is even: 6 × 3 × 2 m, 8 × 3 × 2 m, 10 × 4 × 2.5 m and 12 × 5 × 3 m are the shapes most often quoted. Deeper tanks need thicker lower courses and more ballast, so the anchorage calculation and the panel schedule are issued together.

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
anti floating BDF tank with fire pump suction connections flanged in the factory
Suction, return and level connections are cut to the pump schedule before dispatch.

Testing, standards and certification

Every anti floating BDF 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 anti floating BDF tank is used

  • Coastal developments — where the water table sits a metre down and uplift governs the design.
  • Process plants — a dedicated fire volume that never competes with production water.
  • Civil defence works — buried reserves sized to the sprinkler and hydrant demand above.
  • High-rise podiums — fire storage beneath the podium slab with no floor area given up.

How to order an anti floating BDF tank

Pricing for the anti floating BDF 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 measured groundwater level with the enquiry. LVJIA is an audited Made-in-China supplier with a 5.0 Alibaba store rating, 100% on-time dispatch and a 60,000 tonne annual capacity at Dezhou.

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

Where another material suits the site better, the stainless steel 316 water tank is the same tank in stainless steel, for sites where chlorides or a hygiene specification rule out coatings, while the welded stainless steel water tank builds it in stainless 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
Uplift design
Anchoredto local water table
Panels
1 × 1 mpressed composite
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 — Anti-Floating BDF Underground Fire 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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