The Snyder Industries 30 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a compact, square-footprint vertical built in heavy-wall polyethylene and rated to a 1.9 specific gravity. At 23 inches across and 23 inches tall, it slots into tight spaces - utility rooms, pump skids, equipment bays, the bed of a truck - while still holding a usable 30 gallons. The 1.9 SG rating is the number worth noticing: most 30-gallon verticals are water-grade tanks, and this Snyder vertical storage tank is built for liquids meaningfully heavier than water. It ships LTL from Merced, California, so West-Coast buyers see short freight runs and East-Coast buyers should price the haul early.
Will it work for your liquid?
The footprint is a clean 23.0 x 23.0 inches, so a 24-inch concrete pad or steel stand gives you full-footprint support with room for anchoring. Empty, this is an easy one- or two-person lift; full of water it carries about 250 pounds, and at its maximum rated contents it is engineered to hold roughly 475 pounds of liquid. That 475-pound figure is what the 1.9 specific gravity rating buys you: the wall is sized to carry liquids up to about 90% denser than water - many brines, mild acids, and concentrates that sit at or under 1.9 SG - where a standard water-grade tank can't. To match volume and weight to your stand and your liquid, the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide walk you through the numbers.
Reading the drawing before you plumb it
Fitting and outlet configuration is not specified in our data for this unit, so the technical drawing on this page is your source of truth. Before you order bulkhead fittings or gaskets - or cut into a stand - pull up the drawing and confirm where the connections land and what thread sizes you are working with, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll confirm it with you so the thread size and gasket match what's actually on your tank. The same discipline applies to the wall itself: on tall HDPE verticals the wall is built thickest at the base where hydrostatic load concentrates, and our guide on HDPE tank wall thickness and ASTM D1998 sizing logic explains why the vapor-saturated headspace deserves inspection attention too.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank like this is treating the 1.9 SG rating as a license to skip the math. The rating tells you the heaviest liquid the wall can carry, not that your specific liquid is a fit - always confirm your liquid's actual specific gravity stays at or under 1.9 and that polyethylene suits it before filling. The second mistake is setting a 23-inch vertical on an undersized or unlevel base; a full storage tank wants its entire footprint supported, not a partial bearing surface. For any above-ground install on concrete, our concrete pad sizing guide lays out the ACI framework for getting the pad right the first time.
This Snyder vertical tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the Merced, California plant - get a real number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll quote it for you and help confirm the right tank for your liquid and your weight.
