The Snyder Industries 2000 Gallon Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a 96-inch-diameter, 84-inch-tall polyethylene vertical storage tank built for high-volume water service where you need real capacity in a compact 96 x 96-inch footprint. At a glance: 2000 gallons, 96 in diameter x 84 in tall, roughly 16,680 lb when full of water. It carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, the heavy-duty end of the vertical-tank range, which means the wall is engineered to hold dense contents well beyond plain water. For straight water storage that rating is build-quality headroom, not a requirement: you are getting a heavier-walled tank than a 1.0 to 1.5 stock unit, which is why this size suits fire reserves and reuse trains where the tank sits loaded for long stretches.
Will it work for your job?
Full of water, this tank carries 16,680 pounds of contents, and at its full 1.9 specific gravity rating it is designed to support up to 31,692 pounds. Use those numbers when you plan the pad and the site approach. The 96 x 96-inch footprint and 84-inch height keep it stable and low enough to fill and inspect without specialized access, and the Natural White polyethylene lets you read the liquid level through the wall. Run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit, and if you are cross-shopping brands, our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000 gallon vertical storage tank comparison is a fast sanity check on build and support. This is a common pick for rainwater capture, bulk fresh-water storage, fire-water reserves, and industrial water reuse trains. The dimensions and outlet detail are on the technical drawing on this page.
Set it on the right foundation
A 2000-gallon vertical tank at full water weight puts more than eight tons on the ground, so the pad matters as much as the tank. Vertical storage tanks need a level, fully supporting, continuous foundation across the entire base, not a ring or a partial footing. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so your foundation matches the loaded weight above. For fire-protection reserves, see our write-up on fire-water reservoir design and NFPA 22 sizing, and for reuse applications our overview of industrial water reuse tank topology covers grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
The number one error on a tank this size is undersizing or mis-leveling the foundation. An unevenly supported base concentrates load and can stress the polyethylene wall over time, and that risk scales with weight, so confirm your pad against the loaded figures above before delivery day. Buy on build and support, not just the headline gallon number.
This tank ships LTL from the Snyder plant in Chowchilla, CA, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Origin is fixed at that single West Coast plant, so distance is the main freight driver, especially for buyers farther east on a 96-inch-diameter load. Get an exact number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and confirm the right offload for your site.
