The Snyder Industries 15,000 gallon black heavy-duty vertical storage tank is built for high-volume bulk water storage where footprint discipline and structural margin both matter. It carries a 15,000 gallon capacity in a polyethylene wall rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, stands 234 inches tall, and sits on a 142 x 142 inch square footprint. For rural fire-water reservoirs, agricultural supply, industrial process water, and reuse trains, this is one of the larger single vertical storage tanks in the class.
Will it work for your site?
Full of water at roughly 8.34 lb/gal, this tank holds about 125,100 lb of water, and its wall is rated to carry contents up to 237,690 lb at the 1.9 specific gravity rating. That is roughly a 1.9x load margin over plain water, which is the whole point of the heavy-duty rating: the wall is not running at the edge of its strength when the tank is full, and it gives you real headroom if you ever run denser aqueous contents. The black polyethylene color also cuts light transmission, which suppresses algae growth in stored water compared with lighter or translucent walls. One honest note for a skeptical buyer: the fitting configuration (inlet, outlet, overflow, vent thread sizes and placement) is not published for this SKU and is set at order, so confirm your arrangement with us before you order since it drives your plumbing and any level-control tie-ins.
Foundation, freeboard, and usable volume
At 142 by 142 inches, the pad under this tank should be engineered to the rated contents load, not just the water weight. Design to the governing figure, 237,690 lb, if there is any chance you run denser aqueous contents, so the base carries the load without settling or stressing the wall unevenly. Work the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide, then review our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks. Remember that the 15,000 gallon nameplate is not all callable working volume once you set an overflow below the top of the 234 inch height; our freeboard sizing guide per ASTM D1998 shows how to confirm the real usable volume against your daily draw.
Application fit
If this is a private fire-protection reservoir, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection for cold-climate service. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, our industrial water reuse topology guide maps how a vertical tank this size fits a quality-banded storage train.
The mistake to avoid
The common error on a heavy-duty tank like this is treating the 1.9 specific gravity rating as a chemical-service license. It is not. This is a water-service black vertical storage tank, and the elevated rating buys structural safety margin on water and mild aqueous contents, not compatibility with aggressive chemistry. If your application drifts toward chemical storage, stop and confirm the correct resin and rating for that specific fluid before you fill it. The second mistake is underbuilding the foundation: a 15,000 gallon tank that is not sitting dead-level on an adequate pad will stress the wall unevenly, no matter how strong the wall rating.
This tank ships by LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a freight quote for your lane with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will work the freight and staging with you before you commit.
