The Snyder Industries 1000 Gallon ASTM XLPE Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) vertical storage tank built to ASTM standard for demanding above-ground service. It holds 1000 gallons, stands 69 inches tall on a 74-by-74-inch footprint, and carries a specific gravity rating of 1.9 — a heavy-duty margin that puts most fluids you would store in a black vertical tank well within its structural envelope. The black color helps limit light penetration for outdoor water storage.
Will it work for your site?
Fill it with water and you are looking at roughly 8,340 pounds of contents at full volume; the tank is engineered to carry as much as 15,846 pounds of rated contents at its 1.9 specific gravity ceiling, so there is real headroom for denser fluids. Because the walls are crosslinked polyethylene rather than standard HDPE, the material resists environmental stress cracking and stands up to long-term outdoor exposure better than a single-layer linear tank — see the Snyder XLPE vs HDPE guide if you are weighing crosslinked construction against standard poly. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this 1000-gallon vertical is the right capacity for your draw and refill cycle.
Foundation and footprint
That 74.0 x 74.0-inch footprint is what you need to design your pad around — plan the slab and any containment to that dimension before delivery. For a filled weight in the 8,340-pound range on water, and considerably more with a denser fluid, the pad has to be sized and reinforced to carry it. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI 360R-10 framework and the ACI 318 boundary so you pour a slab that will actually hold this vertical tank for its service life.
Fittings and access
Per the technical drawing on this page, this tank is configured with a flange, an 18-inch PE threaded and vented fitting, and a manway with 15-inch access for interior inspection and cleaning. The vented fitting matters: a sealed 1000-gallon poly tank needs a working vent during fast fill and draw so it does not pull a vacuum and collapse a wall, so keep that vent path clear when you plumb the site. Review the technical drawing for exact fitting placement and elevations, confirm any adapter threads against your existing pipe run, and match the flange gasket to the fluid you intend to store.
One thing not to miss
A 1.9 specific gravity rating is the maximum density the tank walls are engineered for, not a chemical-compatibility statement. For plain water and most general storage this vertical tank has ample margin, but if you are considering a heavier or reactive fluid, verify the chemistry against the Snyder resin data first rather than assuming the SG rating alone clears it. Where secondary containment is the driver, the double-wall approach covered in our Snyder Captor freeboard sizing guide is the direction to look. For fire-water reservoir duty, the NFPA 22 sizing discipline in our rural fire-water reservoir guide is worth reading before you finalize volume.
This 1000-gallon XLPE vertical storage tank ships by LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant — Chowchilla, CA or Lincoln, NE — quoted live to your ZIP. Get your freight rate with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in the right vertical storage tank for your project.
