The Snyder Industries 190 Gallon ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is built for straightforward vertical water and bulk-liquid storage where a compact footprint matters. At 47 inches tall on a 42 x 42 inch base, it holds 190 gallons inside a black polyethylene body, ASTM-rated per the Snyder model designation, so it drops onto a small pad without sprawling across your yard or plant floor.
Will it work for your site?
This is a 1.9 specific-gravity rated vertical storage tank, a heavy-duty rating well above the 1.0 that plain water needs. That headroom is the practical selling point: one tank spans water service all the way through denser liquids up to its 1.9-SG limit, so plain water storage never stresses the wall. Filled with water, the tank and contents weigh about 1,585 pounds; at its full 1.9-SG rating it is engineered to carry up to roughly 3,011 pounds of contents. Plan your base around the loaded weight, not the empty shell. To match this 190-gallon size to your daily draw and refill cycle, run the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit. Fitting and outlet configuration is confirmed at order, so call 866-418-1777 to spec the inlet, outlet, and any bulkhead you need.
Siting and foundation
On a 42-inch square footprint at 47 inches tall, this tank is close to a 1:1 height-to-width ratio, so it sits squat and stable rather than top-heavy. It still needs a flat, fully supporting, level surface under the entire base. A poured pad is the durable answer, and our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework so the slab carries that loaded weight without cracking or tilting. If this black tank is going into a private fire-water reserve or a rural water supply, the write-up on fire-water reservoir design covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The black color is the detail people overlook. Black polyethylene blocks light and suppresses algae growth, which is why it is a strong pick for outdoor water, rainwater, and reuse service. If you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows where this vertical tank fits in a banded storage train. The bigger mistake is under-building the base: a soft or partial support lets even a stable, squat tank settle and lean once it is full of 1,585-plus pounds of water.
This Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Merced, California, and freight scales with distance from Merced to your ZIP. Pricing here is list and excludes freight, which is quoted live to your delivery point — get a real number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 for help sizing, siting, and scheduling delivery.
