The Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is molded from crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) in black, standing 72 inches tall on an 86 by 86 inch square footprint. Rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, it is built for demanding water and heavy-liquid duty at content densities well above plain water. This is the black vertical storage tank buyers reach for when they need a 1500-gallon XLPE unit that can hold dense contents, and 1.9 is the ceiling of that rating rather than an open-ended figure.
Will it work for your site?
At 1500 gallons, plan for real weight before you pour a pad. Full of water this tank carries roughly 12,510 pounds, and its 1.9 specific gravity rating allows contents up to about 23,769 pounds at maximum load. The 86 by 86 inch footprint is the shape you design the foundation around. Because the crosslinked wall gives you headroom to a 1.9 SG, you can store liquids heavier than water within that rating, so long as you stay at or below 1.9. Confirm the exact fitting layout against the technical drawing on this page before you set any piping, and use our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide if you are still settling on capacity. For why crosslinked resin matters against straight linear polyethylene in dense-liquid duty, see our guide on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE.
Foundation and freight weight
A vertical storage tank this heavy needs a properly sized, level pad. Our walkthrough on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks covers the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary applies. If this tank is headed into a private fire-protection or rural reserve role, our fire-water reservoir design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate service.
The mistake to avoid
Do not size the foundation or the freight expectation off the empty tank. The number that matters is the loaded weight sitting on that 86-inch square base, up to about 23,769 pounds at the 1.9 SG rating. Design the pad to that figure, not to the water-only weight, and verify the drawing's fitting positions before committing your plumbing.
This tank ships by LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant, either Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP. Get your number instantly with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it by phone. No freight price is baked into the listing; the price shown is list, with LTL freight quoted separately.
