8,500 Gallon Tanks
8,500 Gallon Tanks
Eight 8,500 gallon vertical tanks, all Snyder, all 120 inches across and 194 inches tall on one mold. Same pad, same 18 inch manway, four wall builds from linear polyethylene to crosslinked heavy duty. Fill one below, compare the eight, and get freight to your ZIP before you decide.
- 8
- tanks at 8,500 gallons
- 120 in
- across
- 194 in
- tall
- 1.5 / 1.9
- wall rating, specific gravity
Listed from $22,479 before freight. Call 866-418-1777 to talk through the choice.
194inches tall. Taller than a two-story ceiling.
At 194 inches the tank stands a little over 16 feet. A standard 96 inch ceiling reaches its waist. Nothing this size passes a doorway or a carport, so the pad is picked before the tank is.
70,890pounds of water when full. Water alone weighs 70,890 pounds.
Multiply 8,500 gallons by 8.34 pounds per gallon. The 1.5 specific gravity walls carry contents up to 106,335 pounds, and the 1.9 walls up to 134,691 pounds. Size the pad for the liquid you will actually store.
The eight 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.
Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon ASTM Black Vertical Storage TankSnyder, Black, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.5
- Max temp
- 120 F
- Ships
- 2400 lb
$22,479list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Polyethylene, freight class 300, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61- 3DSnyder Industries 8500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationSnyder, White, 18" Threaded Vented Manway
- Wall rating
- SG 1.5
- Max temp
- 120 F
- Ships
- 2400 lb
$22,689list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Polyethylene, freight class OVS, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: ASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved 
Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage TankSnyder, Black, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.5
- Max temp
- 140 F
- Ships
- 2400 lb
$29,749list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene, freight class 300, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61
Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage TankSnyder, Natural White, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.5
- Max temp
- 140 F
- Ships
- 2400 lb
$29,749list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene, freight class 300, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61
Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankSnyder, Black, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.9
- Max temp
- 120 F
- Ships
- 3100 lb
$30,439list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)High Density Linear Polyethylene, freight class 300, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61
3DSnyder Industries 8500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationSnyder, White, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.9
- Max temp
- 120 F
- Ships
- 3100 lb
$30,728list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Polyethylene, freight class OVS, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: ASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved
Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankSnyder, Black, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.9
- Max temp
- 140 F
- Ships
- 3100 lb
$37,219list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene, freight class 300, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61
3DSnyder Industries 8500 Gallon XLPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification in WhiteSnyder, White, 18" Threaded Vented Manway- Wall rating
- SG 1.9
- Max temp
- 140 F
- Ships
- 3100 lb
$37,227list, before freightVideoDrawing (PDF)Cross-Linked Polyethylene, freight class OVS, warranty 3 Year Warranty. Listed: FDA-compliant resin
Every size of vertical tanks, or call 866-418-1777 for the one you need.
The eight tanks, and how they differ
Every tank on this page shares the mold: 120 inch diameter, 194 inch height, an 18 inch threaded vented manway, a 3 year warranty and the Lincoln, Nebraska plant. The wall is the whole decision.
The 1.5 specific gravity linear polyethylene tanks are the entry point at 2,400 pounds shipped: black at 22,479 dollars and white at 22,684 dollars before freight, both rated to 120 degrees F. The white one lists ASTM, FDA approved and ANSI/NSF 61 approved resin; the black lists FDA compliant resin and NSF 61.
Step up to crosslinked polyethylene at the same 1.5 rating and you get the 140 degree F ceiling and the impact and stress-crack resistance linear resin lacks, still 2,400 pounds shipped, black or natural white at 29,749 dollars.
The heavy duty 1.9 walls ship at 3,100 pounds. High density linear in black lists at 30,439 dollars and the white polyethylene at 30,720, both rated to 120 degrees F. The crosslinked 1.9 pair, white and black, list at 37,219 dollars and take 140 degrees F; the white one lists FDA compliant resin, the black adds NSF 61.
Water, rainwater and fire reserve at a specific gravity of 1.0 sit comfortably inside a 1.5 wall. Liquids heavier than water, hotter than 120 degrees F, or chemicals that attack linear resin are what the crosslinked 1.9 tank is built for.
Side by side, from the manufacturer records
| Tank | Type | Resin | Wall rating | Max temp | Manway | Certifications listed | Warranty | Freight class | Ship weight | Ship size | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTM Black Vertical Storage Tank | Vertical | Polyethylene | SG 1.5 | 120 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61 | 3 Year Warranty | 300 | 2400 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $22,479 |
| HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification | Vertical | Polyethylene | SG 1.5 | 120 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | ASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved | 3 Year Warranty | OVS, NMFC 156600 | 2400 lb | 194" L x 120" W x 120" H | $22,689 |
| ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage Tank | Vertical | Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene | SG 1.5 | 140 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61 | 3 Year Warranty | 300 | 2400 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $29,749 |
| ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage Tank | Vertical | Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene | SG 1.5 | 140 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61 | 3 Year Warranty | 300 | 2400 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $29,749 |
| ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank | Vertical | High Density Linear Polyethylene | SG 1.9 | 120 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61 | 3 Year Warranty | 300 | 3100 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $30,439 |
| HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification | Vertical | Polyethylene | SG 1.9 | 120 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | ASTM, FDA approved, ANSI/NSF 61 approved | 3 Year Warranty | OVS, NMFC 156600 | 3100 lb | 194" L x 120" W x 120" H | $30,728 |
| ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank | Vertical | Crosslinked Linear Polyethylene | SG 1.9 | 140 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin, NSF 61 | 3 Year Warranty | 300 | 3100 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $37,219 |
| XLPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification in White | Vertical | Cross-Linked Polyethylene | SG 1.9 | 140 F | 18" Threaded Vented Manway | FDA-compliant resin | 3 Year Warranty | OVS | 3100 lb | 120" L x 120" W x 194" H | $37,227 |
Scroll the table sideways; the tank name stays put.
What 8,500 gallons is on the ground
Taller than a two-story ceiling. At 194 inches the tank stands a little over 16 feet. A standard 96 inch ceiling reaches its waist. Nothing this size passes a doorway or a carport, so the pad is picked before the tank is.
A 10 foot circle of pad. The base is 120 inches across, a hair over 78 square feet. Snyder requires the full bottom to bear on a flat, level, compacted surface. Concrete, a leveled ring of compacted crushed rock, or a steel ring filled and screeded all work; a crowned or cupped pad does not.
Water alone weighs 70,890 pounds. Multiply 8,500 gallons by 8.34 pounds per gallon. The 1.5 specific gravity walls carry contents up to 106,335 pounds, and the 1.9 walls up to 134,691 pounds. Size the pad for the liquid you will actually store.
Choosing by what you will store
Potable and process water
Seven of the eight list NSF/ANSI 61 and FDA compliant resin on their spec sheets. Black walls block light and keep algae down in an outdoor tank that sits full for months; white and natural walls let you read the level by eye.
Browse potable and process water tanksRainwater harvesting
An 8,500 gallon tank catches an inch of rain off a 13,000 square foot roof with room to spare. Pair the 18 inch manway with a screened inlet and a first-flush diverter and a black tank becomes the catchment for a shop, a barn or an irrigation block.
Browse rainwater harvesting tanksFire suppression reserve
Rural sites without hydrants keep a dedicated draft tank, and 8,500 gallons covers common sprinkler reserve figures. Confirm the standard your authority having jurisdiction enforces before you order and keep the tank, the draft fitting and the pad in the submittal.
Browse fire suppression reserve tanksFertilizer, brine and chemicals
Liquid fertilizers and brines run well above the density of water, which is why the 1.9 walls exist. Match the resin to the chemical, not only the weight: the chemical tank recommender checks the liquid against Snyder's own compatibility data, and the crosslinked tanks cover the aggressive end of that list.
Browse fertilizer, brine and chemicals tanksSee it move
Dimensions, fittings and shipping notes for the Snyder Industries 8500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification. Every tank on this page has its own.
Videos and drawings
- ASTM Black Vertical Storage TankVideo, Drawing
- HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationVideo, Drawing
- ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage TankVideo, Drawing
- ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage TankVideo, Drawing
- ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankVideo, Drawing
- HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM CertificationVideo, Drawing
- ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage TankVideo, Drawing
- XLPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification in WhiteVideo, Drawing
Getting it to your site, honestly
An 8,500 gallon tank is an oversize load: 120 inches wide and 194 inches long on the trailer, which is why the freight class on these reads 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, and a clear lane to the pad.
Every tank here ships from Snyder's Lincoln, Nebraska plant, so the Plains, the Midwest and Texas see the shortest lanes. 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 same number our team sees.
The honest limitation: there is no cheap way to move 194 inches of polyethylene. If the site cannot take a flatbed and has no way to lift 3,100 pounds, 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
- 300, OVS
- NMFC
- 156600
- Ship size
- 194" L x 120" W x 120" H
- Ship weight
- 2400 lb
- Ships from
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- 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.
Standards the manufacturer lists
ASTM D1998, Standard Specification for Polyethylene Upright Storage Tanks, is the construction standard for this mold; it governs wall thickness by specific gravity rating, hoop stress and the test schedule. Two of the eight carry Snyder's explicit ASTM listing on their spec sheets.
NSF/ANSI 61, Drinking Water System Components, is listed by Snyder on seven of the eight for the resin in contact with water. FDA 21 CFR 177.1520 covers the olefin polymers themselves. We print what Snyder lists for each tank and nothing stronger; the per-tank listings are in the comparison table and on each product page.
- FDA-compliant resinListed by the maker on 6 of 8: XLPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification in White, ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM Black Vertical Storage Tank.
- NSF 61Listed by the maker on 5 of 8: ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank, ASTM Black Vertical Storage Tank.
- ASTMListed by the maker on 2 of 8: HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.
- FDA approvedListed by the maker on 2 of 8: HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.
- ANSI/NSF 61 approvedListed by the maker on 2 of 8: HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification, HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank with ASTM Certification.
Install day
Set the tank on the finished pad with the manway reachable from a ladder or a platform; at 194 inches you will not reach it from the ground. Leave the 18 inch threaded vented manway as the vent unless you add a dedicated one, and never seal it under a pump suction.
Pipe every fitting with a flexible connection and support the pipe independently. A full tank settles and a polyethylene wall grows in the sun; rigid pipe cracks the fitting or the wall. Keep the drawing on the job: each of the eight has its manufacturer drawing linked from its card, and the 3D model on this page is traced from that same drawing.
Tools: tank sizing calculator, chemical tank recommender, state regulations. Related: all Snyder tanks, vertical tanks, 10,000 gallon tanks.
Questions we get about 8,500 gallon tanks
How much does an 8,500 gallon plastic tank cost?
Listed at 22,479 to 37,219 dollars before freight on this page, by resin and wall rating. Freight is quoted separately to your ZIP because an oversize flatbed load prices by lane.
8,500 or 9,500 gallons on the same footprint?
Same 120 inch pad; the 9,500 gallon mold is 215 inches tall against 194 here. If your lift and your height limit allow the extra 21 inches, the larger tank costs little more per gallon; if not, this is the one.
What is the difference between the 1.5 and 1.9 specific gravity tanks?
Wall thickness. A 1.5 rating carries liquids up to one and a half times the density of water, 1.9 up to 1.9 times. For water either works; for fertilizer, brine or dense chemicals buy the 1.9.
HDPE or XLPE?
Crosslinked polyethylene costs more and takes heat to 140 degrees F and harder chemical service; linear resin is rated to 120 degrees F and is the value choice for water. Snyder makes this mold in both.
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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