The Chem-Tainer 3600 gallon vertical liquid storage tank is a heavy-duty polyethylene bulk-water vessel sized to anchor an on-site storage train: roughly 156 inches tall holding 3,600 gallons. What sets it apart at this capacity is the wall rating - it carries a 1.5 specific-gravity rating, meaning the wall is engineered for liquids up to 1.5 times the weight of water. You get that margin even when you are only storing water now, and it leaves room if the contents get heavier later. For agricultural supply, rainwater aggregation, fire-water reserves, and industrial process water, this is a vertical storage tank built for long-term duty rather than light-season use.
Will this tank handle my job?
Plan around the loaded weight before anything else. Filled with water, the tank carries roughly 30,024 pounds; at its maximum rated 1.5 SG contents it reaches about 45,036 pounds. That single number drives everything downstream - the pad you pour, the access you need for delivery, and the soil bearing under it. Size and level the foundation to the loaded weight, not the empty shipping weight. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary starts, so the foundation matches the full-tank load.
If you are still confirming whether 3,600 gallons is the right step, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you map demand, drawdown, and refill cadence to capacity. For fire-water duty specifically, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline, where polyethylene fits in the private fire-protection stack, and freeze-protection engineering for cold-climate sites.
Dimensions and the technical drawing
This is a round vertical tank standing about 156 inches tall. Treat the technical drawing on this page as the authoritative reference for the as-built diameter, overall height, and - critically - all port sizes and locations. Confirm every port on the drawing before you set the tank or plumb it in, and hand that drawing to your installer. If you are integrating this tank into a grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC-condensate reuse system, our guide on industrial water reuse tank topology shows how quality-banded storage trains and treatment-stage sequencing come together around a vessel like this.
The mistake to avoid
Do not under-build the foundation. The trap on large vertical tanks is treating the empty weight as the design load - the tank is light to set, then loads to over 30,000 pounds of water (or up to roughly 45,000 pounds at its 1.5 SG rating) the moment you fill it. Size the pad to the loaded weight and keep it level. If you are weighing this Chem-Tainer against other brands at a similar capacity, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer vertical storage tank comparison lays out the differences in construction and fittings.
This tank ships LTL freight from West Babylon, NY, quoted live to your ZIP code - get your exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Listed price is before freight. Whether you are searching for a vertical storage tank, a large vertical tank, or a Chem-Tainer vertical for water service, this 3,600 gallon vessel is built for long-term bulk storage - just confirm the fittings on the technical drawing and pour the pad to match the loaded weight.
