The Chem-Tainer 850 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a 124-inch-tall polyethylene tank on a compact 48 x 48-inch footprint, molded in Natural White so you can eyeball the water level through the wall. It is built for straightforward bulk water storage - rainwater and reuse collection, irrigation buffering, and rural fire-water reserves - where you need real volume without a sprawling ground print.
Will this vertical storage tank hold up for the job?
The vertical body carries an 850-gallon working capacity in a stable, self-supporting shape. Filled with plain water it weighs about 7,089 pounds, but the shell is rated to a 1.5 specific gravity - meaning the wall is spec'd to carry contents up to roughly 10,634 pounds. That is the strongest reason to buy this white vertical storage tank: the wall thickness sits well above what plain water demands, so you get a wide safety margin at full fill and room to store denser fluids up to 1.5 SG. It is a genuinely heavy-duty water tank, not a light rain barrel scaled up.
How it ships
This is an LTL freight item, quoted live to your ZIP. It ships from the nearest Chem-Tainer plant - Marked Tree, Arkansas or Merced, California - and which origin serves you is the single biggest driver of your freight cost. As a rule, East and Central ZIPs quote against Arkansas and West Coast and Mountain ZIPs quote against California. Get a real number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through delivery. Because a 124-inch tank is a tall, oversized load, LTL delivery is curbside rather than placement - have equipment or hands ready to offload.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is setting it on soft or partial support. A vertical storage tank fights to stay round, and an uneven base puts that seven-thousand-plus-pound load onto a fraction of the footprint and stresses the sidewall. Build a full-contact, level 48 x 48-inch pad rated for the full water weight before fill day. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework for above-ground poly tanks, and the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm this is the right volume before you commit. If you are sizing a fire-water reserve, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection, and for aggregated rainwater or process water the water reuse topology guide maps how quality-banded storage trains fit together. Check the technical drawing on this page for exact dimensions and fitting locations.
Ready to move? Pull an LTL freight quote to your ZIP with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Weighing this 850-gallon Chem-Tainer against a larger vertical tank? The Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer vertical storage tank comparison shows how these vertical tanks stack up.
