The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a 96-inch diameter HDPE vessel that holds 2,500 gallons of water in a 90-inch-tall cylinder with a 96 x 96-inch footprint. Molded in white from high density linear polyethylene, it carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, the spec that tells you whether the tank can safely hold a given liquid. For plain water at SG 1.0, a full tank weighs 20,850 pounds, and the shell is rated to carry contents up to 39,615 pounds. That structural headroom is what separates this Snyder vertical tank from lighter-duty water storage.
Will it work for your install
Confirm three numbers before you order: the 96-inch diameter against your pad, the 90-inch height against any roof or overhead clearance, and the full water weight against your foundation. A filled 2500-gallon tank concentrates 20,850 pounds across a 96 x 96-inch base, which works out to roughly 2.26 pounds per square inch over the 9,216-square-inch footprint. That is why the pad underneath has to be flat, level, and continuously supported across the entire base, not just at the rim. Dimensions and fitting locations are shown on the technical drawing on this page; confirm the outlet and fitting size, and the gasket type, against that drawing before you order plumbing, since the drawing is the source of truth for the fitting layout on this build. If you are still deciding on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide walk through matching gallons and weight to your site, and the model-specific 2500 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank buyer's guide covers this 96 x 96 configuration in detail.
The mistake to avoid: specific gravity
This tank is rated to 1.9 specific gravity, meaning it is built to hold liquids up to 1.9 times the weight of water. Plain water sits at 1.0, well within that rating, so for water storage you have a wide structural margin. Be honest with yourself about which way that margin cuts: 1.9 is heavy-duty headroom, genuinely useful if there is any chance this tank later sees a denser liquid, but a water-only buyer with no such plans is paying for capability they will not use. The reverse mistake matters more, though. If you ever change service to a heavier solution, check that liquid's specific gravity against the 1.9 rating first. For straight water, this Snyder HDPE vertical storage tank is squarely within spec.
Freight
This is a large vertical tank that ships LTL on a dedicated freight line, not by parcel. Snyder molds this tank at more than one plant, and we ship from the one nearest you to cut transit cost and time, with our named origins being Albertville, AL, Marked Tree, AR, and Merced, CA. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP code, so get an exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator before you order. Questions on clearance, pad prep, or scheduling delivery of a tank this size? Call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it to your ZIP and confirm the right configuration for your install.
