The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in green is a polyethylene vertical water tank built for bulk above-ground water storage on farms, rural sites, and industrial yards. It stands 106 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch round footprint, and Snyder rates it for liquids up to 1.0 specific gravity, which covers fresh water and other water-weight liquids. Filled to capacity, water alone weighs about 20,850 pounds, so the pad and plumbing under this tank carry more than ten tons of standing load. The green opaque polyethylene is a working spec, not a finish choice: it limits light penetration into the stored water to discourage algae growth in standing supply.
Will it work for your site
This is a vertical storage tank sized for sustained water storage rather than transport, so it stays put on a prepared base and feeds your system by gravity or pump. The 1.0 specific gravity rating is the number to respect: it means the tank is engineered for contents weighing the same as water. Use it for water storage and you are inside its design envelope, and the full-water weight of 20,850 pounds is also the maximum rated contents weight, so there is no headroom for heavier liquids. If you are storing anything heavier than water, such as fertilizer solutions or brines, this model is out of spec, so call us at 866-418-1777 and request a higher-SG-rated tank rather than overfilling this one. The technical drawing on this page shows the molded-in fittings and their clocked positions, so you can confirm the outlets line up with your plumbing before you set the tank.
Fittings and access
The tank comes with factory-installed polypropylene bulkhead fittings sized at 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch, both sealed with EPDM gaskets. PP bulkheads with EPDM elastomer seals are the correct combination for cold and ambient water service, and because EPDM is the seal of record here, anyone swapping to an off-spec liquid should re-verify the elastomer first. There is also a clocked flat-flange boss at 272.5 degrees that you can field-tap for a future inlet, outlet, or level port, so you have expansion capacity without reordering. Up top, an 18 inch polyethylene manway with a tether gives you access for fill, inspection, and cleaning, and its integral 4 inch vent equalizes pressure during fast fill and rapid draw-down so the tank does not pull a vacuum and deform. See the technical drawing on this page for exact fitting elevations and the manway position so you can plan your inlet, outlet, and overflow runs.
Sizing the pad and the install
Before you order, run your storage target through our Tank Sizing Calculator and read the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 2500 gallons matches your draw and refill cycle. Because the loaded tank exceeds ten tons, the base it sits on matters as much as the tank itself; our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework for a flat, fully supported base. After install, the hydrostatic test methodology guide covers the water-fill discipline and pad-settlement monitoring that catch problems before the tank is in service. If this unit feeds a rural fire reserve, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection for cold-climate service, and water-reuse trains are covered in our industrial water reuse tank topology guide.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, on a pallet or skid, with freight quoted live to your ZIP code. Get your number from the Freight Cost Estimator before you buy, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote the delivery and help you confirm the fittings, footprint, and pad plan for your vertical water storage tank install.
