The Snyder Industries 1200 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is molded in natural white from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) and carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, so it holds a full 1,200 gallons of water while leaving wall-strength margin for denser contents up to a 15,012-pound rated contents weight. It stands 109 inches tall on a 60 x 60 inch footprint, giving you a compact vertical column for tight pad areas that still delivers real bulk storage capacity.
Will it work for your site?
Water alone fills this tank to about 10,008 pounds, and the 1.5 SG XLPE wall is rated to carry contents up to 15,012 pounds. The tank ships empty, so size your concrete pad and anchoring to the 15,012-pound rated case, not the lighter water-only number — that is the load the foundation has to hold under the densest liquid you will store. The 60 x 60 inch footprint and 109 inch height define the space you need; size the pad and freeboard against your actual fill using the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. For general freeboard and thermal-expansion sizing principles, our freeboard sizing guide works through the math (it covers the double-wall Captor, but the freeboard discipline applies broadly). The technical drawing on this page shows the flange and fitting layout so you can confirm plumbing before it arrives.
Fittings and access
Per the technical drawing, this vertical storage tank includes a flange fitting, an 18-inch PE threaded and vented top fitting, and a manway with a 15-inch access opening. The 18-inch PE threaded/vented port is a top fitting for plumbing and venting; the 15-inch access is the inspection opening in the manway for interior cleaning and entry — plan your inlet, vent, and drain runs to the fitting locations and keep the manway clear for service. Because the pad supports the full weight of the water column, pour and cure a level concrete pad sized to the load — our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework.
Common uses and sizing notes
This is a workhorse XLPE vertical tank for bulk water storage, rainwater and reuse trains, and rural fire-water reserves. If you are staging it for private fire protection, the reservoir sizing discipline in our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 freeboard and freeze protection for the reserve you build around it. For grey-water, rainwater, and condensate aggregation, the industrial water reuse topology guide shows how quality-banded storage trains fit together. The most common sizing mistake on a 1.5 SG XLPE tank is treating the rated-contents margin as extra water volume — the 15,012 pound rating is a wall-strength allowance for denser liquids, not a license to overfill past the 1,200 gallon water line.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Chowchilla, California, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a freight quote to your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in your order. Confirm the pad, fittings, and access before your delivery date so the tank goes straight into service.
