The Chem-Tainer 2700 Gallon Plastic Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a large-format white vertical storage tank built for bulk liquid storage where capacity and a stable footprint matter. It measures 102 inches in diameter and stands 89 inches in overall height, holds 2,700 gallons, and is molded from natural white polyethylene rated to a 1.9 specific gravity. That high SG rating is the headline number here: this tank is built to hold liquids substantially denser than water, which is unusual for a vertical storage tank this size.
Will it work for your application?
Sizing is where most buyers get this decision wrong, so run the real weights before you pour a pad. Filled with water, the contents alone weigh about 22,518 lb. At the tank's full 1.9 SG rating, the maximum rated contents weight climbs to roughly 42,784 lb. Those are the loads your foundation and site access have to carry, not the dry tank weight. The 102 x 102 inch footprint spreads that load, but a vertical tank in this class needs a properly engineered, level, fully supporting pad. Walk through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm capacity and dimensions fit your space before ordering. For the foundation itself, our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary sits.
Why the 1.9 SG rating matters
Most standard water tanks are rated to 1.0 to 1.5 specific gravity. This unit is rated to 1.9, which means it accepts the same heavier, denser liquids that often force buyers up into a more expensive industrial tank. If your stored liquid is heavier than water, the SG rating is the spec that keeps you in a tank this size instead of pushing you to a larger or pricier vessel. Match your liquid's specific gravity against the 1.9 rating and you have real margin built in.
Specs, configuration, and the mistake to avoid
The fitting and outlet configuration is shown on the technical drawing on this page and confirmed at the time of order, so check the drawing against your plumbing layout before you finalize anything. This is a natural white polyethylene vertical tank. If you are comparing brands at the larger vertical sizes, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer vertical storage tank comparison breaks down how the major manufacturers stack up. This size sees heavy duty in bulk water storage, fire-water reservoirs, and industrial water reuse. For rural or remote fire protection, read our write-up on fire-water reservoir tank design for NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection; for grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation, our industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains. The mistake to avoid: do not skip the pad. A 2,700-gallon vertical tank that settles or sits on uneven ground loads the wall unevenly, and at over 22,000 lb of water that is not a problem you fix after the fact. Get the foundation right first.
This tank ships LTL freight from Marked Tree, AR, with freight quoted live to your ZIP code. Get an estimate with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and walk you through the spec. Listed before freight.
