The Snyder Industries 1300 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank (SII-32535) is a black polyethylene tank built for bulk water storage where you need real volume in a compact footprint. It stands 114 inches tall on a 60-inch outside diameter, giving you 1,300 gallons of capacity without sprawling across the pad. The black resin blocks light to slow algae growth, which is exactly what you want for a vertical water storage tank that sits outdoors. This is a straightforward vertical tank for water storage, fire reserve, hauled-water collection, and similar applications.
Will it work for your install?
The numbers that matter for a water tank are footprint, height, and full weight. This unit measures 60 inches in outside diameter, stands 114 inches tall, and holds 1,300 gallons. Filled with water it carries 10,842 pounds of contents - that is the maximum rated contents weight on this tank. Plan your pad and base support for the full 10,842 lb contents load (plus the empty tank weight), not just the dry tank. The tank is rated to a specific gravity of 1.0, meaning it is engineered for water service (1.0 SG). For storing solutions heavier than water or any chemical, this is not the correct rating - choose a higher-SG tank instead. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this 1,300-gallon size fits your draw-down and refill cycle before you commit.
Set it on the right pad
A tall vertical tank carrying 10,842 pounds of water is unforgiving of a poor base. The pad has to be flat, level, and able to carry that full contents load - no voids, no soft spots, no overhang. Size the pad for a 60-inch round tank; a 60 x 60 inch square pad fully captures the cylinder. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for getting that foundation right. Once it is set and plumbed, run a proper hydrostatic test - fill it with water, watch the pad for settlement, and check every fitting for leaks before you put it into service. If this tank is going into a rural fire-protection role, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and the water-reuse topology guide helps if you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or condensate into banded storage.
The mistake to avoid
No fittings or gaskets are spec'd on this listing, so confirm the bulkhead/outlet thread size and the overflow position on the technical drawing before you order any plumbing parts or size your pipe runs. See the technical drawing on this page for the exact port positions on this Snyder vertical tank - do not assume the bulkhead and overflow locations match another tank you have installed. Matching your pipe runs and gasket sizes to the actual fitting layout up front saves you re-plumbing after the tank is set and too heavy to move.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Merced, California, with freight quoted live to your ZIP - get your number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777. Because it is single-origin from Merced, Eastern and Midwest ZIPs should pull a live number first, since long-haul LTL on a tank this size is the largest cost variable. The listed price is before freight; we quote the LTL cost to your delivery ZIP separately.
