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5,500 Gallon Tanks

5,500 Gallon Tanks

Fifty-five hundred gallons is a Snyder size with a twist: ten of the 36 are cone bottoms, big full-drain tanks on stands, beside 23 verticals on 120 inch molds from a 1.5 wall to crosslinked 1.9 heavy duty. Spin the Snyder vertical below, compare the walls, and get freight to your ZIP.

36
tanks at 5,500 gallons
120 in
across
132 in
tall
1.5 / 1.9
wall rating, specific gravity
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Listed from $10,149 before freight. Call 866-418-1777 to talk through the choice.

Snyder Industries 5500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in White

132inches tall. Eleven feet, on a 10 foot base.

The 120 inch Snyder vertical stands 132 inches, a stout shape that keeps the 18 inch manway lower than the taller molds at this capacity. It still clears no ceiling; it is an outdoor tank with a platform at the manway.

45,870pounds of water when full. Water alone weighs 45,870 pounds.

Multiply 5,500 gallons by 8.34 pounds per gallon. The 1.5 specific gravity walls carry contents up to 68,805 pounds, and the 1.9 walls up to 87,153 pounds. Size the pad for the liquid you will actually store.

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The 36 tanks

Start with the wall. Resin sets what the tank can hold and how hot; the specific gravity rating sets how heavy a liquid the wall is built for. Pick a cell to narrow the list.

Vertical tanks

23 at 5,500 gallons

Snyder 120 inch verticals, 1.5 to 1.9 walls, linear and crosslinked, plus two Norwesco.

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All 23 vertical tanks at 5,500 gallons

Every size of vertical tanks, or call 866-418-1777 for the one you need.

Cone bottom tanks

10 at 5,500 gallons

Full-drain cone bottoms on steel stands for mixing and complete drawdown.

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All 10 cone bottom tanks at 5,500 gallons

Every size of cone bottom tanks, or call 866-418-1777 for the one you need.

Storage tanks

3 at 5,500 gallons

Specialty storage bodies at 5,500 gallons.

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All 3 storage tanks at 5,500 gallons

Every size of storage tanks, or call 866-418-1777 for the one you need.

The tanks, and how they differ

Twenty-three verticals: Snyder's 120 inch molds in white, natural and black, 1.5 linear walls, 1.9 heavy duty and crosslinked 1.9 tanks rated to 140 degrees F, plus two Norwesco verticals. The comparison table puts wall rating, resin, max temperature and listed certifications side by side.

Ten cone bottoms are the other half of the page: full-drain tanks on steel stands for mixing, batching and any liquid that cannot sit in a flat-bottom tank. At 5,500 gallons the stand is a structure in its own right; its drawing is linked from the card.

Listed prices run 10,149 to 42,699 dollars before freight across the 36, and 29 list NSF/ANSI 61 or FDA compliant resin. One record carries a 100 degree F ceiling; the rest read 120 or 140, and the card shows which.

Side by side, from the manufacturer records

Every cell is read from the live product record. Prices are list, before freight.
TankTypeResinWall ratingMax tempManwayCertifications listedWarrantyFreight classShip weightShip sizeListed
HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in WhiteVerticalPolyethyleneSG 1.9120 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved3 Year WarrantyOVS, NMFC 1566001155 lb120" L x 120" W x 132" H$12,799
ASTM Black Vertical Storage TankVerticalPolyethyleneSG 1.5120 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA-compliant resin, NSF 613 Year Warranty3001155 lb120" L x 120" W x 132" H$12,799
ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage TankVerticalCrosslinked Linear PolyethyleneSG 1.5140 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA-compliant resin, NSF 613 Year Warranty3001155 lb120" L x 120" W x 132" H$13,449
ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage TankVerticalCrosslinked Linear PolyethyleneSG 1.5140 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA-compliant resin, NSF 613 Year Warranty3001155 lb120" L x 120" W x 132" H$13,449
HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationVerticalPolyethyleneSG 1.5120 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved3 Year WarrantyOVS, NMFC 1566001500 lb90" L x 216" W x 216" H$14,389
HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationVerticalPolyethyleneSG 1.9120 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved3 Year WarrantyOVS, NMFC 1566001450 lb132" L x 120" W x 120" H$14,649
ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankVerticalHigh Density Linear PolyethyleneSG 1.9120 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA-compliant resin, NSF 613 Year Warranty3001450 lb120" L x 120" W x 132" H$15,179
ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankVerticalCrosslinked Linear PolyethyleneSG 1.9140 F18" Threaded Vented ManwayFDA-compliant resin, NSF 613 Year Warranty300750 lb132" L x 120" W x 120" H$15,469

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What 5,500 gallons is on the ground

Eleven feet, on a 10 foot base. The 120 inch Snyder vertical stands 132 inches, a stout shape that keeps the 18 inch manway lower than the taller molds at this capacity. It still clears no ceiling; it is an outdoor tank with a platform at the manway.

A 10 foot circle of pad. The base is 120 inches across, a hair over 78 square feet. Snyder requires the full bottom on a flat, level, compacted surface: a slab, a leveled ring of compacted crushed rock, or a steel ring filled and screeded.

Water alone weighs 45,870 pounds. Multiply 5,500 gallons by 8.34 pounds per gallon. The 1.5 specific gravity walls carry contents up to 68,805 pounds, and the 1.9 walls up to 87,153 pounds. Size the pad for the liquid you will actually store.

96 in ceiling132 inthis tank, 120 in across6 ft person80 in doorpickup, 76 in tall

Choosing by what you will store

Potable and process water

Twenty-nine of the 36 list NSF/ANSI 61 or FDA compliant resin. Black keeps algae down in the sun; white and natural read their level by eye. The comparison table shows which tanks carry the listing.

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Mixing and batching

A cone bottom drains to the last gallon through the bottom outlet. Ten of them here, on stands; pair one with a bulkhead sized to your pump and a flexible connection.

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Fertilizer, brine and chemicals

Liquids heavier than water are what the 1.9 walls are for, and crosslinked resin takes the heat and the chemistry linear resin cannot. Check the liquid against the chemical tank recommender first.

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Fire suppression reserve

Rural commercial sites keep a draft tank, and 5,500 gallons covers common sprinkler and dry-hydrant reserve figures. Confirm the standard your authority having jurisdiction enforces before you order.

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See it move

Dimensions, fittings and shipping notes for the Snyder Industries 5500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in White. Every tank on this page has its own.

Videos and drawings

Getting it to your site, honestly

A 5,500 gallon tank is an oversize load: 120 inches wide on the trailer, freight class 250, 300 or OVS. It travels on a flatbed, the driver does not unload it, and you need a forklift with long forks and a spreader, or a crane with soft slings. A cone bottom and its stand are two lifts.

Snyder ships from Lincoln, Nebraska; the two Norwesco tanks from the plants on their product pages. Listed prices are before freight. Put your ZIP in the freight cost estimator and you get a real LTL quote for this class and weight.

The honest limitation: there is no cheap way to move a 10 foot wide tank. If the site cannot take a flatbed and has no lift, two smaller tanks plumbed together can be the better answer, and we will tell you so on the phone.

What the carrier sees

Freight class
250, 300, OVS
NMFC
156600
Ship size
120" L x 120" W x 132" H
Ship weight
1155 lb
Ships from
Lincoln, Nebraska; Philippi, WV; Shawnee, Oklahoma; St. Bonifacius, Minnesota; Washington Court House, Ohio
  • Flatbed or step-deck; the driver does not unload.
  • You need a forklift with long forks or a crane with soft slings.
  • Listed prices are before freight. The quote is per ZIP and per lane.
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Standards the manufacturers list

ASTM D1998, Standard Specification for Polyethylene Upright Storage Tanks, is the construction standard for these molds; it sets wall thickness by specific gravity rating.

NSF/ANSI 61, Drinking Water System Components, and FDA 21 CFR 177.1520 for the olefin polymers are listed by the makers on 29 of the 36. We print what each maker lists for each tank and nothing stronger.

  • FDA-compliant resinListed by the maker on 25 of 36: 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank, 30 Degree HDPE Cone Bottom Tank in Blue, HDLPE Double Wall Liquid Chemical Storage Tank for Sulfuric Acid, ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Double Wall Tank, ASTM XLPE Double Wall Tank and 19 more.
  • NSF 61Listed by the maker on 20 of 36: ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Double Wall Tank, ASTM XLPE Double Wall Tank, ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage Tank and 14 more.
  • FDA approvedListed by the maker on 5 of 36: HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in White, Plastic Vertical Double Wall Liquid Chemical Storage Tank in White (1.5 SG), HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.
  • ANSI/NSF 61 approvedListed by the maker on 5 of 36: HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in White, Plastic Vertical Double Wall Liquid Chemical Storage Tank in White (1.5 SG), HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.
  • ANSI / NSF 61 ApprovedListed by the maker on 4 of 36: Plastic Vertical Double Wall Liquid Chemical Storage Tank in White (1.9 SG), HDLPE Double Wall Tank 1.9SG Sodium Hypo Opaque, 30 Degree Plastic Cone Bottom Tank, 30 Degree Plastic Cone Bottom Tank in White.
  • ASTMListed by the maker on 3 of 36: HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.

Install day

Set a vertical on the finished pad with the manway reachable from a platform; bolt a cone bottom's stand to its pad per the stand drawing. Leave the threaded vented manway as the vent unless you add a dedicated one.

Pipe every fitting with a flexible connection and support the pipe independently. Keep the drawing on the job; the 3D model on this page is traced from the hero tank's own drawing.

Tools: tank sizing calculator, chemical tank recommender, state regulations. Related: all Snyder tanks, vertical tanks, 10,000 gallon tanks.

Questions we get about 5,500 gallon tanks

How much does a 5,500 gallon plastic tank cost?

Listed at 10,149 to 42,699 dollars before freight on this page. Linear 1.5 verticals sit at the bottom; crosslinked 1.9 tanks and cone bottoms with stands at the top.

Which ones are rated for drinking water?

Twenty-nine of the 36 list NSF/ANSI 61 or FDA compliant resin; the comparison table and each card show the listing.

Why would I buy a cone bottom this big?

Because a batch never sits in a corner. Mixing, blending and anything you must drain completely is what the cone is for; a flat-bottom tank always holds a few inches back.

HDPE or XLPE?

Crosslinked polyethylene costs more and takes heat to 140 degrees F and harder chemical service; linear resin is the value choice for water.

Ready to size it?

Call 866-418-1777 and talk to a tank specialist, run the freight cost estimator for a real quote to your ZIP, or let Find My Tank narrow it by what you store and where it goes.

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