The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank (SKU 7410000N51) is a molded polyethylene vertical storage tank built to the ASTM standard for above-ground bulk water and liquid storage. It holds 3,000 gallons, stands 96 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating that earns its heavy-duty designation. The black exterior blocks light penetration to slow algae growth in outdoor water service.
Will this vertical storage tank work for your site?
Size your pad and plumbing to the full load, not the empty shell. At 3,000 gallons of water this tank weighs roughly 25,020 lb full, and against its 1.9 SG rating it is engineered to carry up to 47,538 lb of contents. That heavier figure is what your concrete pad and any anchoring have to support. Spread across the 102 x 102 inch base (8.5 x 8.5 ft, about 72 ft2), the maximum rated load works out to roughly 658 lb per square foot - a real number you can hand a slab designer. Confirm your foundation and clearances before delivery, and if you are still narrowing capacity, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide. For above-ground foundation work, our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary begins.
Common water-storage applications
This is a workhorse black vertical storage tank for bulk water storage, rainwater capture, irrigation supply, and fire-water reserve service. For rural and remote fire-protection reservoirs, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze-protection engineering for cold-climate installs. Planning a grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC-condensate reuse train? See our write-up on industrial water reuse tank topology. Fitting sizes and outlet locations are shown on the technical drawing on this page - check them against your inlet and discharge plumbing before you order.
The mistake to avoid
Do not spec this tank on its empty dimensions and forget the full-load weight. The gap between the 25,020 lb water weight and the 47,538 lb rated-contents figure exists because the 1.9 SG rating lets the tank hold liquids denser than water - the kind of duty most standard 1.0 to 1.5 SG water tanks cannot handle. But your foundation, anchoring, and any elevated stand still have to carry whatever you actually put in it. Undersizing the pad is the failure that shows up months later. Match the slab to the real load, verify the fitting layout against the drawing, and you have a tank rated for decades of outdoor service.
This tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest Snyder plant - Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; or Philippi, WV. Get a real number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. LTL freight is always quoted separately and is not included in the list price.
