The Snyder Industries 150 Gallon ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a compact, high-strength vertical storage tank built from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) and rated to a 1.9 specific gravity. Because that density rating sits well above the 1.0 of plain water, the tank carries real structural headroom in water service and earns its heavy-duty designation. It stands 59 inches tall on a 30 x 30 inch footprint in natural white crosslinked polyethylene.
Will it work for your site?
At 150 gallons, a full tank of water weighs about 1,251 pounds, and the tank is rated to a maximum contents weight of 2,377 pounds. Size your pad and anchoring around the loaded rating, not just the water figure, so the base carries the tank without flexing. The 30 x 30 inch footprint drops onto a small pad or skid, which makes this size a practical fit for well-water buffering, rainwater capture, fire-water reserve, and general vertical storage where floor space is tight. If you are matching tank volume to a draw rate or a rainfall catchment target, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit. Confirm inlet and outlet locations against the technical drawing on this page so your plumbing lines up on the first pass.
Why XLPE on a water tank
Crosslinking is what separates this tank from a standard HDPE storage tank. The molecular bonds formed during the XLPE cure give the wall added impact and stress-crack resistance, which is why it carries the heavy-duty designation and the 1.9 SG structural margin. In outdoor and cold-climate installs, that toughness holds up to temperature swings and handling stress. For the wall-strength trade-off, see our guide on Snyder XLPE versus HDPE construction. If the tank is going into a rural fire-protection stack in a cold region, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and the freeze-protection engineering that keeps a stored reserve usable through winter.
The mistake to avoid
The common error on a compact vertical tank like this is under-building the base. Size the pad to the 2,377 pound loaded rating and the full 30 x 30 footprint, set it dead level, and support the tank fully before filling. A tank well within its density rating will still crack a corner on an uneven or partially supported base. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for getting that foundation right.
This Snyder 150 gallon vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Philippi, WV, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a rate with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to place an order or confirm specs before you buy.
