The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank holds 2,500 gallons in a polyethylene cylinder that stands 107 inches tall on a 90 x 90-inch footprint. It is built for above-ground bulk water duty: rural fire-water reserves, irrigation supply, rainwater and reuse storage, process make-up water, and any job that needs serious volume in a single vertical tank.
Will it work for your job?
This is a 2,500-gallon vertical storage tank measuring 107 inches high on a 90 x 90-inch footprint. The tank carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, meaning the wall is engineered to hold contents up to 1.5 times the density of water - full of plain water at roughly 8.34 lb/gallon, you are looking at about 20,850 pounds of water weight on the pad, and the tank is rated to hold contents up to 31,275 pounds at the full 1.5 SG. Plan the contrast into your install: the tank is light enough to position empty with basic equipment, then becomes a 20,850-pound (water) to 31,275-pound (maximum rated) fixed load the moment you fill it - so set it before you fill it. Allow for the 107-inch overall height when siting under eaves, gutters, or a roofed structure, and leave working clearance around the 90 x 90-inch footprint for plumbing and inspection. If you are not certain 2,500 gallons is the right size for your draw rate and refill cycle, run the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit.
Foundation, fittings, and design
A tank this size puts a large, concentrated load on whatever it sits on, so 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 so you size the slab to the full 31,275-pound rated load rather than guessing. Fitting configuration is not pre-set in this listing - confirm outlet, bulkhead fitting, and gasket sizing against the technical drawing on this page, and order the matching bulkhead fittings and gaskets to suit your plumbing before install. If this tank is going into a private fire-protection role, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, see our industrial water reuse tank topology guide on building quality-banded storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this large is treating it as a chemical tank because it carries a 1.5 SG rating. A higher SG rating means the wall can carry denser contents - it does not certify the resin for any particular chemical. This listing is for water and water-equivalent storage. If your application is anything other than water, confirm the chemistry and the correct resin against the OEM chemical-resistance chart first. The second mistake is under-building the foundation - a 31,275-pound rated load on an uneven or undersized pad will void support and stress the tank wall.
This 2,500-gallon Snyder black vertical tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest stocking plant - Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV. If your delivery ZIP is roughly east of the Mississippi, Philippi, WV is usually the lower-freight origin; west of it, Lincoln, NE - confirm the live quote either way. Because of its size and weight, freight is meaningful, so get a real number before you budget: use our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Our team can confirm the closest origin to you, lead time, and offload requirements for a tank this size.
