The Snyder Industries 2000 Gallon Plastic Vertical Water Storage Tank in black is a polyethylene water storage tank built for bulk holding on farms, ranches, rural fire reserves, and industrial sites. It holds a full 2,000 gallons on a 96 x 96 inch footprint, so you can plan pad space and overhead fill access before it ships. Black resin blocks sunlight, which helps limit algae growth in outdoor service. Below are the working specs, the weights that drive your pad and freight planning, and the one mistake that trips up buyers on a tank this size.
Will it work for your site?
This is a 1.0 specific-gravity tank, which means it is rated for water and water-weight liquids at a specific gravity of 1.0 or less. That is the right rating for water-storage duty such as irrigation, rainwater, and greywater holding. It is not rated for liquids denser than water. Confirm the overall height and footprint against the technical drawing on this page before you size your pad and clearance, since the drawing is the controlling dimension. The outlet and inlet sizes and positions are also shown on that drawing, not assumed here, so check them against your plumbing run before you set the tank.
Weight and pad planning
Empty, the tank is easy to position. Full is where the engineering starts. At 2,000 gallons of water this tank carries a full water weight of 16,680 pounds, which is also its maximum rated contents weight. That load sits on a 96 x 96 inch footprint, so your pad has to carry roughly eight and a third tons over an eight-by-eight-foot area. Pour a level, reinforced concrete pad or an engineered base rated for that load. A vertical storage tank that settles or tilts under a full load will stress the outlet fittings and shorten its life. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this 2000-gallon size against your draw rate and refill cycle before you commit.
The mistake to avoid
The common error on a tank this size is treating it like a chemical tank because it is large and black. The 1.0 specific-gravity rating is the hard limit. Filling it with a liquid heavier than water overloads the wall the resin was molded to hold. Match the tank rating to your contents, and if your liquid is denser than water, use the Tank Sizing Guide to step up to a higher-SG tank rather than forcing this one. For a head-to-head on this size, see our Snyder vs Norwesco vs Chem-Tainer 2000 gallon vertical storage tank comparison. Planning a rural fire reserve? Our fire-water reservoir design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and our industrial water reuse topology guide covers greywater, rainwater, and condensate aggregation in vertical storage tanks like this one.
This vertical storage tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP code from the plant nearest you. Get your number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the freight and confirm fit for your water storage project.
