The Snyder Industries 1300 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a Chowchilla-built, ASTM-certified vertical storage tank for above-ground water and liquid storage. It stands 87 inches tall on a 72 x 72 inch footprint and is molded from white polyethylene with a 1.5 specific gravity rating, so it carries its full rated load whether you are storing potable-grade water, fire-protection reserve, or process liquid. At 1,300 gallons it fills to roughly 10,842 pounds of water, while the 1.5 SG rating gives it headroom to carry contents up to 16,263 pounds — the difference is your margin for denser liquids.
Will this vertical storage tank work for your job?
This is a single-capacity vertical tank, so plan your pad and plumbing around the actual numbers. The 72-inch round base needs a full-bearing, level pad sized for the loaded weight; our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. Stock fittings on this Snyder vertical tank include a flange, an 18-inch polyethylene threaded and vented fitting, and a manway with a 15-inch access opening — that 15-inch access is wide enough for hand-and-tool entry to inspect and clean the interior. The technical drawing on this page shows exact fitting placement and elevations, so confirm your inlet, outlet, and vent locations against it before you set the tank. If you are still deciding on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match gallons to demand.
The mistake to avoid: sizing for water, ignoring headspace and density
The most common error on a 1,300-gallon vertical HDPE tank is filling it to the brim and treating the wall as uniform. The vapor-saturated headspace at the top is where premature failures tend to start, and ASTM D1998 sizing logic accounts for it; our deep dive on HDPE wall thickness at the headspace explains why liquid-side inspection misses it. If this tank is headed into a rural fire-water reserve, size it with NFPA 22 discipline and plan freeze protection up front using our fire-water reservoir design guide. The 1.5 SG rating means the tank itself is rated for liquids heavier than water, but the supplied fitting gaskets are not specified for chemical service — for anything beyond water, independently verify that your gasket and seal materials are rated for the contents, and always check freeboard before you fill.
Freight and ordering
This Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's Chowchilla, California plant, quoted live to your ZIP. Get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will work the rate and lead time with you. Have your delivery ZIP and any access constraints (forklift, liftgate, limited-access site) ready so we can quote it right the first time.
