The Snyder Industries 10500 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank is built for large-volume bulk water storage where one big footprint beats a row of smaller tanks. It holds 10,500 gallons in a 143-inch by 143-inch footprint and stands 177 inches tall - just over 14.75 feet - molded from polyethylene in black to cut light transmission and slow algae growth. The black resin also resists UV degradation for the long outdoor exposure a reservoir this size sees. Snyder rates this body to a 1.5 specific gravity, so the wall carries headroom above plain water and handles dense water-based contents without working at the edge of its rating.
Will it work for your site
Plan the pad and the plumbing around real loaded weight, not the empty shell. Filled with water this tank carries about 87,570 pounds of contents, and at its full 1.5 specific gravity rating it can hold up to 131,355 pounds of contents. That load has to land on engineered ground, so size the slab for the static load and the saturated soil bearing underneath it, not just the tank diameter. The 14.75-foot height is its own constraint: confirm overhead clearance and fill access before you site it, especially under a roof or near power lines. Our concrete pad sizing guide for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary starts, and the Tank Sizing Calculator plus our Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm 10,500 gallons is the right capacity before you commit the pad.
Common uses and the mistake to avoid
At this size a black vertical storage tank usually anchors a fire-water reservoir, an industrial water-reuse train, or bulk process and irrigation supply. If you are sizing it for private fire protection, set the usable volume against your reservoir target before ordering - our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide lays out quality-banded storage trains. The mistake to avoid is treating the 1.5 specific gravity rating as a license to store dense chemicals: this is a water-service tank, and the rating exists to give the wall margin for water-based contents. Anything denser or chemically aggressive needs a resin, gasket, and fitting review before you buy - stop and call 866-418-1777 first. Because no fitting layout is published for this body, confirm bulkhead fitting size, gasket material, and outlet locations against the technical drawing on this page before you finalize the plumbing.
Freight
This tank ships by LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Chowchilla, California, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP code. A California origin means long hauls to eastern destinations, so the Freight Estimator number is sensitive to distance from Chowchilla, and a tank this size needs a crane or boom truck and clear site access to offload. Get a number before you order with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the haul and confirm access and offload requirements. The listed price is the tank only, before freight.
