The Chem-Tainer 3200 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a black polyethylene vertical tank standing 112 inches tall on a 95 by 95 inch nominal outside footprint, built to hold 3,200 gallons of water or water-like liquids. It gives farms, rural fire-water reservoirs, and industrial water-reuse systems a high-capacity bulk storage option that drops onto a properly sized pad.
Will this vertical storage tank hold your contents?
The number that governs this tank is its 1.5 specific-gravity rating. Filled with 3,200 gallons of water, the contents alone weigh about 26,688 pounds; at the tank's maximum rated 1.5 specific gravity, contents can reach roughly 40,032 pounds. That is your ceiling — this tank is sized for water and water-like liquids up to 1.5 specific gravity, and water's 1.0 sits comfortably inside it. For rainwater capture, grey-water reuse, HVAC condensate aggregation, and fire-water reserves, you are well within the rating. Our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match this vertical tank's capacity to your daily draw and refill cycle before you commit.
Foundation and layout
A tank this size lives or dies on its foundation. The full loaded weight has to land on continuous, level support across the entire base — a partially supported floor concentrates that load and stresses the wall. Treat the 95 by 95 inch dimension as nominal outside diameter and size your pad with clearance beyond that, rated for the full loaded weight, and plan the overhead around the 112-inch height. For pad design detail, our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework, and if this feeds a rural fire-protection stack, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection. See the technical drawing on this page for outlet and fitting positions before you build.
The mistake to avoid
Buyers size to gallons and forget the loaded weight. Fully loaded to its rated specific gravity, this is a permanent installation — not something you relocate once it holds liquid, so the pad has to be right the first time. If you are weighing this Chem-Tainer against other brands at a smaller size, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer comparison shows how the three OEMs differ, and the industrial water-reuse topology guide helps plan quality-banded storage trains if this black vertical tank is one stage in a larger system.
This storage tank ships by LTL freight from Hummelstown, PA, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP — get a number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery details.
