The Chem-Tainer 800 Gallon Open Top Batch Storage Tank is a cylindrical, open-top polyethylene tank built for batch mixing, settling, and bulk water storage where you need full top access for filling, agitation, or manual inspection. At 60 inches in diameter and 66 inches tall, it holds 800 gallons in a compact 60.0 x 60.0 inch footprint, so it fits a tight pad or a corner of a building without sprawling. It ships in Natural White, LTL freight from a single plant in West Babylon, NY, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP.
Will it work for your batch?
This is a polyethylene open-top tank with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, meaning the wall is built to safely hold contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water. Filled with plain water, the tank carries roughly 6,672 pounds of liquid; at its full 1.9 SG rating it is engineered for a maximum contents weight near 12,677 pounds. That 1.9 wall is a higher-rated alternative to the common 1.5 SG batch tank, so it can carry denser slurries, brines, and heavy mixes that would over-stress a lighter-rated open-top. Because the top is fully open, you can drop in a mixer, a level float, or a dip tube without working around a fitted lid, though the rim sits at 66 inches, so plan ladder or platform access and confirm your equipment clears the 60 inch opening. To confirm the size against your throughput, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide.
Setting it up right
An open-top white storage tank this size needs a flat, fully supporting base. A loaded 800-gallon tank can exceed three tons at full water weight, so the pad has to carry the entire footprint, not just the rim. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework for getting that foundation right. If this tank is going into a water-reuse setup, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers how open-top storage fits into grey-water, rainwater, and condensate aggregation trains. For rural or remote fire-reserve duty, our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline for held water storage.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with an open-top tank is treating it like a sealed vessel. With no lid in the spec, this tank is not the right choice for a closed, pressurized, or fully contained application, and an open surface invites evaporation, debris, and contamination unless you add your own cover and protection. Just as important: this tank ships with no pre-installed bulkhead fittings, gaskets, or outlets. You will need to specify and field-install a bulkhead and gasket sized to your line before service, and confirm that the gasket and bulkhead materials are compatible with the fluid you store, since an open-top batch tank is commonly fitted with a side outlet. The 1.9 SG rating tells you the wall strength only, not how the contents behave against the tank, so settle your outlet and fitting locations up front.
This open top tank ships LTL freight from the Chem-Tainer plant in West Babylon, NY, quoted live to your ZIP, so your driving distance materially affects the rate. Get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and help confirm this is the right storage tank for your batch.
