The Chem-Tainer 3000 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a black polyethylene bulk-storage vessel that stands 107 inches tall on a 95 x 95-inch footprint, built for high-volume water and liquid storage where a large static reservoir has to sit on a prepared pad and stay put. It carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, meaning the tank wall is engineered to hold liquids up to 1.5 times the weight of water. This is a water-first vertical storage tank - the size buyers reach for when they need serious single-footprint capacity for a fresh-water reservoir, a fire-water storage tank, a rainwater or reuse holding train, or bulk process water.
Will it work for your site?
Full of plain water, this 3000-gallon vertical tank weighs about 25,020 pounds, so the pad, soil, and anything underneath have to carry roughly twelve and a half tons before you add a foundation of your own. At its full 1.5 SG rating the contents can reach 37,530 pounds, which is the number to design your pad against if you store anything heavier than water. The 95 x 95-inch footprint calls for a level, load-rated slab; sizing that pad correctly is the single most important step, and our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. To confirm this size fits your draw-down and refill cycle, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide. For rural fire-water service, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline, and our water-reuse topology guide maps out grey-water, rainwater, and reuse storage trains.
Freight: how this tank ships
At 107 inches tall, a 3000-gallon vertical storage tank ships by LTL freight on its own - not by parcel. This SKU is produced at multiple Chem-Tainer plants, so your order ships from the location nearest you: Chowchilla, California; Griffin, Georgia; or Lincoln, Nebraska. Shipping from the closest plant keeps freight cost and transit time down, which matters on a vessel this size. Freight is quoted live to your delivery ZIP - get a number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.5 specific gravity rating is the spec that gets misread most often. It does not mean this tank is approved for every heavy chemical - it means the wall is built to hold liquids up to 1.5 SG. For plain water and most fresh-water reservoir, rainwater, or fire-water service you have generous margin. Before storing anything heavier than water, confirm the fluid's specific gravity stays within the 1.5 rating and verify chemical resistance against the polyethylene resin. The second mistake is under-building the base: a level, full-load-rated pad is not optional on a black vertical tank that reaches 37,530 pounds loaded. Reference the technical drawing on this page for exact dimensions before you finalize your plumbing and pad layout.
Whether you are specifying a rural fire-water reservoir, a rainwater or industrial water-reuse train, or straightforward bulk vertical storage, this 3000-gallon black tank gives you a large single-vessel footprint that ships LTL from the plant nearest you. Get your freight quote with the Freight Cost Estimator, compare vertical storage options in our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer comparison, or reach a tank specialist at 866-418-1777.
