The Snyder Industries 10500 Gallon Plastic Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a White, high-density linear polyethylene vertical storage tank built for large-volume liquid storage at fixed sites. It stands 177 inches (about 14.75 feet) tall on a 143 x 143 inch footprint (roughly 11.9 x 11.9 feet), putting it firmly in the bulk-storage class where the tank itself becomes a piece of site infrastructure. Snyder molds this size at its Chowchilla, California plant, and it carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating - the heaviest-duty wall rating in the vertical tank line.
Will this vertical storage tank work for my site?
This is a true vertical tank rated for liquids up to 1.9 specific gravity, so it handles water and dense liquids alike up to that density. Filled with water, the contents weigh about 87,570 pounds, and the wall is rated to carry contents up to 166,383 pounds - nearly double the water weight. That headroom is what lets the tank safely hold liquids heavier than water without exceeding its design, and the 1.9 rating is a real buying advantage: many competing verticals top out at 1.5 SG, so this single tank covers dense brines, certain fertilizers, and process liquids that would otherwise push you toward a higher-cost steel or specialty vessel. Run your liquid's specific gravity against the 1.9 ceiling before you commit - if your liquid is denser than 1.9 SG, this is not the right wall rating. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm capacity, fill height, and pad requirements before ordering.
Where it fits, and how to spec the fittings
At 10,500 gallons, a white vertical storage tank like this one is sized for agricultural water reserves, municipal and industrial process water, and on-site reservoirs. It is a common choice for rural fire-water reservoirs where a single large vertical holds the standby volume; our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for rural and remote sites walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze-protection engineering for cold-climate service. For a full walkthrough of this exact size, see the 10500 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank buyer's guide; if you are weighing whether to go this large or stage smaller, the 2000 gallon and 500 gallon guides cover the smaller verticals. One thing to settle up front: the fitting configuration - manway, inlet, outlets, and vent - is not listed in this tank's spec, so confirm exactly what is included and how it is sized by calling 866-418-1777 before you order plumbing.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is treating the 1.9 specific gravity rating as a free pass and skipping the foundation math. The 1.9 SG rating describes what the tank wall can hold - up to 166,383 pounds of contents - not what your ground can carry. Confirm your liquid's specific gravity first, then engineer a reinforced concrete pad for the actual filled weight, sized to the 143 x 143 inch footprint. Check the technical drawing on this page for the exact dimensions before you set anchors or plumb the site.
A vertical tank this large ships LTL freight from Snyder's Chowchilla, California plant, quoted live to your ZIP - and because the empty shell is oversize and the haul runs from California, distance drives the cost, so get your number early in planning rather than at checkout. Run it with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the haul and answer site questions. Listed price is before freight.
