The Snyder Industries 10500 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank is bulk water storage for sites that need real reserve volume - rural fire-water reservoirs, agricultural supply, process make-up, and reuse aggregation. It holds 10,500 gallons across a 142 in. footprint and stands 169 in. tall, molded in black polyethylene to limit light penetration and algae growth in stored water. Snyder rates the resin to a 1.5 specific gravity, which means the wall is built to carry contents heavier than fresh water - real structural headroom, and a clear sign this vertical storage tank is engineered for serious load.
Will this tank work for my site?
On a tank this size the numbers that decide the install are weight and footprint. Filled with water, it carries roughly 87,570 pounds of contents; at its full 1.5 SG rating it will hold up to 131,355 pounds. That load lands on a 142.0 x 142.0 in. footprint, so the pad beneath it must be engineered for the full standing weight - this is not a tank you set on bare ground. Work the load path through our concrete pad sizing guide before you pour. If you are still settling on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match volume to your draw and refill rate. Fitting and bulkhead configuration is not standardized on this size - confirm outlet size, manifold, and gasket material against the technical drawing on this page, or call 866-418-1777, before you order.
More than water: the 1.5 SG headroom
Because it is rated to 1.5 specific gravity, this tank is not limited to fresh water. The same wall that carries 87,570 pounds of water can structurally carry denser contents up to 131,355 pounds total - useful if your site stores brine, liquid fertilizer, or process solutions heavier than water. Two cautions: the SG rating speaks to structural load only, so verify chemical compatibility before you switch service, and if you are storing something that expands or off-gasses, size your freeboard deliberately. Our freeboard sizing guide walks the thermal-expansion math and the real usable volume you get at a given density.
What about freight?
A 10,500-gallon vertical tank ships LTL on a dedicated flatbed-class move, not parcel. It ships from Snyder plants in Lincoln, NE and Philippi, WV - central and western sites typically draw from Lincoln, eastern sites from Philippi - and we route from the nearest plant to your delivery point to hold down transit time and cost. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP: get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will work the route with you.
The mistake to avoid
On a tank this large the failure point is almost never the tank - it is the foundation and the anchoring. The common mistake is treating it like a small drum and skipping the engineered pad. With nearly 88,000 pounds of water bearing down on a 142 in. footprint, an undersized or unlevel pad invites cracking, settling, and uneven wall stress. If this is headed into a private fire-protection reserve, size the usable volume and freeboard against your demand before you buy - our fire-water reservoir design guide walks the NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection, and for reuse and grey-water trains the water reuse topology guide covers quality-banded storage.
Ready to spec this Snyder vertical storage tank for your project? Pull a live LTL freight quote to your ZIP with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in routing from the nearest plant.
