The Snyder Industries 16,500-gallon black heavy-duty vertical storage tank is a bulk polyethylene reservoir built for high-volume water and process storage where a single large vessel beats a bank of smaller ones. It stands 257 inches tall on a 142 x 142-inch footprint, molded from polyethylene in black to cut light transmission and slow algae growth in stored water. In site-planning terms that is roughly 21 ft 5 in tall on an 11 ft 10 in square footprint, so you can lay out the pad and offload crane before the tank arrives. It carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is the number that tells you how heavy a liquid it can safely hold, and at that rating it holds ample structural headroom over the weight of plain water.
Will it hold what you need?
Filled to capacity with water, this tank holds roughly 137,610 pounds of contents, and its 1.9 SG wall rating supports a maximum rated contents weight of about 261,459 pounds. Put another way, a 1.9 SG tank tolerates liquids up to about 1.9 times the density of water, so a full load of water (SG 1.0) loads the wall to only about 53 percent of its rated contents weight. That margin means water sits well inside the tank's structural envelope rather than at its limit. Before you commit to a site, run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide so the vertical footprint and fill height match your pad and your draw schedule. If you are working out usable volume and freeboard on a Snyder vertical, the guide on Snyder freeboard sizing per ASTM D1998 covers thermal expansion and the real volume you can actually draw. At this scale the pad matters as much as the tank; our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for a full reservoir of this weight.
Right sizing for the job
A 16,500-gallon black vertical storage tank is a common choice for rural fire-water reserves, industrial water reuse trains, and general bulk storage. If fire protection is your driver, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, the industrial water reuse topology guide shows how a vertical tank of this size fits a quality-banded storage train. Confirm your fitting sizes and outlet locations against the technical drawing on this page before you set anchors, since outlet placement drives your plumbing runs at this footprint.
Freight on a tank this size
This tank ships LTL from Snyder's plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, quoted live to your ZIP code. A vessel of this height and footprint moves as an oversized freight load, so plan your delivery site access and offload equipment early. Use the Freight Cost Estimator for a rate to your ZIP, or call 866-418-1777 and we will work the routing with you. Freight is quoted separately from the tank list price.
