The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in green is a polyethylene vertical water tank built for bulk storage where you need real capacity in a compact footprint. It stands 90 inches tall on a 96-inch by 96-inch base, so 2,500 gallons of water occupies an 8-foot square pad. That wide, short geometry keeps the center of gravity low, which helps stability on an outdoor vertical storage tank. Filled to capacity, this tank holds roughly 20,850 pounds of water, and that number drives every decision about how you set it: the pad, the anchoring, and the plumbing all have to carry that load before you fill it once.
Will it work for your install
This is a 1.0 specific gravity tank, rated for water and water-weight contents up to 20,850 pounds. That SG rating is the line that matters: at 1.0, the wall is engineered for the density of water. If you are storing anything heavier than water, this is not the tank for that service. For fire reserve, rainwater, process, or general bulk water storage, the green polyethylene wall is opaque, so it blocks light from reaching the stored water, which is why green is a common pick for outdoor vertical storage. Storing a denser fluid like fertilizer, brine, or a mild chemical concentrate? You need a higher-SG-rated tank instead of this one; ask us about our 1.5 and 1.9 SG vertical tanks at 866-418-1777.
Fittings on this unit, per the technical drawing on this page, include an 8-inch by 7.5-inch flat fitting, a 1-1/2-inch polypropylene bulkhead fitting with EPDM gaskets, a 2-inch heavy-duty polypropylene bulkhead fitting with EPDM, and a 26-inch vented manway up top with a stainless lid screw set. PP bulkheads with EPDM gaskets are the correct match for ambient water service. Plan the 2-inch heavy-duty bulkhead as your primary outlet or draw line and the 1-1/2-inch as a secondary or fill connection, then confirm each port location against the drawing before the tank arrives. The 26-inch vented manway gives you top access for cleaning and inspection and supplies the vent path so the tank does not pull a vacuum during heavy draw-down.
Sizing the pad and the install
The 20,850-pound full weight is the figure your foundation has to answer to. A vertical tank this size belongs on a continuous, level, full-footprint pad sized to the 96 by 96 base. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground poly tanks, and once it is set, run a fill-and-hold acceptance check using our hydrostatic test methodology to monitor pad settlement and catch fitting leaks before the tank goes into service. If you are still deciding on capacity, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match draw rate to stored volume. For rural fire-reserve duty, our NFPA 22 reservoir design guide covers sizing discipline and freeze protection, and reuse trains are covered in our water reuse topology guide.
The mistake to avoid
The one error that costs you on a tank this size is underbuilding the pad. Twenty thousand-plus pounds on a partial or settling foundation cracks the base over time and can void warranty coverage. Set the full footprint, confirm it is level, and verify with a hydrostatic hold before you commit the install.
This 2500-gallon Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL from the Albertville, Alabama plant. Because it is an oversized poly tank, freight is quoted live to your ZIP rather than carried in the list price. Get a real number from our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the lane and schedule delivery.
