The Chem-Tainer 2800 gallon vertical liquid storage tank is a polyethylene workhorse engineered around a 1.5 specific gravity rating, which means the resin wall is built to carry contents heavier than plain water. For water service that headroom is exactly what you want: filling this tank with water (SG about 1.0) puts you well inside the rated structural envelope instead of running a tank at its limit on day one. At roughly 95 inches across the base and 98 inches tall, this is a full-size bulk vertical storage tank for rural water, fire-water reservoirs, agricultural supply, water reuse, and industrial process holding.
Will it work for your site
Capacity is 2,800 gallons. Filled with water, the contents alone weigh about 23,352 pounds, and at the tank's full 1.5 SG rating the rated contents weight climbs to roughly 35,028 pounds. Those are the numbers that matter for your foundation, not the empty shell weight. A tank this size needs a properly engineered, level pad sized for the filled load and the 95.0 x 95.0 inch footprint, and that footprint is the tank shell only: the engineered pad should extend beyond the 95-inch shell for edge bearing, and offload and access space is separate again from pad size. Before you pour, walk through our concrete pad sizing guidance so the slab matches the filled weight, and use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide if you are still deciding between this and a smaller vertical tank. For a side-by-side on brands at the next size class down, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000 gallon comparison shows how these vertical tanks stack up.
Common use cases and the mistake to avoid
This is a standard pick for fire-water reservoirs on rural and remote sites, where stored volume and a stable footprint drive the design. If that is your application, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service. One sizing note: for fire-water duty the usable volume drawable above the outlet is less than the 2,800 gallon nominal, so verify your required usable reserve against nominal capacity with the Tank Sizing Calculator before you specify. This tank also fits industrial water reuse trains aggregating grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate, covered in our water reuse tank topology guide.
The mistake to avoid: do not assume the 1.5 SG rating qualifies this tank for any liquid up to that weight without checking chemistry. The rating is a structural ceiling on contents density; it is not a chemical-compatibility statement. For straight water and most reuse streams this tank is right at home, but anything beyond water needs its own compatibility review before you fill, and that review covers the seals too, since gasket and fitting elastomer material must be selected for the stored liquid, not just the polyethylene wall. The fitting configuration is not published for this listing, so before you plumb the inlet, outlet, and any vents, call us at 866-418-1777 to confirm fitting sizes and locations, and check them against the technical drawing on this page, since fitting placement on a tank of this height affects both fill and draw.
Freight
This vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from Hummelstown, PA, the nearest named plant for this model, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a number before you commit by running the Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will walk through delivery, offload, and pad readiness for a tank this size. A 2,800 gallon vertical tank is a large LTL piece, so confirm you have the access and equipment to receive it before the truck rolls.
