The Chem-Tainer 1700 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a natural white polyethylene vertical storage tank built for bulk water, rainwater capture, and general storage duty where you need serious volume without a towering profile. It holds 1,700 gallons on an 86 x 86 inch base and stands just 74 inches tall, so it is wider than it is tall — a low, stable footprint that suits low-ceiling buildings and wind-exposed sites better than a tall, narrow vertical. If you are still matching a size to your draw and refill cycle, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit.
Will this tank work for your job?
This is a natural white vertical storage tank molded from polyethylene and rated to a 1.5 specific gravity. For water, rainwater, and bulk supply, that 1.5 SG rating is structural safety margin — the wall is built to carry contents up to 1.5 times the weight of water, so a plain water fill leaves you comfortable headroom on this size vertical tank. Filled with water, expect roughly 14,178 pounds of contents; the tank is rated to carry up to 21,267 pounds at its full 1.5 SG allowance. Spread across the 86 x 86 inch base, those are the loads your foundation and anchoring have to answer to.
Foundation and installation
An 86 x 86 inch footprint needs a level base that fully supports the entire bottom. For a vertical tank carrying this much weight, a properly sized concrete pad is the right call. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework so your slab is matched to the filled load rather than guessed at. Fitting locations and sizes are not detailed in this listing — call 866-418-1777 to confirm the outlet and inlet configuration before you plumb it. If this tank is headed into a private fire-protection or rural water-reserve role, our write-up on fire-water reservoir tank design covers sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service.
The mistake to avoid
The most common misstep on a large vertical is sizing the foundation to the water weight instead of the full rated weight. At 1,700 gallons the gap runs to thousands of pounds, so build the pad and anchoring around the 21,267-pound rated figure, not the 14,178-pound water fill. If you are weighing this against the next size up, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000 gallon comparison shows how the brands stack up, and for reuse or aggregation setups see our industrial water reuse tank topology guide.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Marked Tree, Arkansas plant, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get an exact number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will handle the quote and the details with you.
