The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene bulk water tank rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, which is what the "heavy duty" designation means here: the wall is built to carry contents denser than water. At 127 inches tall on a 90 by 90 inch square footprint, it holds 3,000 gallons in a single upright vertical tank, and the black resin is the right spec for outdoor, sunlit water storage because it blocks light to slow the algae growth that plagues translucent or light-colored tanks. This page covers what it carries, how it ships, and the one sizing detail most buyers get wrong.
Will it hold what you need
Filled with water, this tank carries roughly 25,020 pounds of contents. Because it is rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, the same tank is engineered for a maximum rated contents weight of about 47,538 pounds, so you have substantial density headroom if you store something heavier than plain water down the road. Those are the numbers that drive your pad and your anchoring, not the gallon figure alone. Confirm the static footprint of 90.0 x 90.0 inches against your site, and check the dimensioned views on the technical drawing on this page for the overall 127 inch height and outlet locations before you pour anything. If you are still deciding between sizes, the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide walk through usable volume versus nameplate capacity.
Foundation, anchoring, and the mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is treating the full-water weight as the design load. It is not. A vertical storage tank transfers its entire load through the floor into the pad, and at over 25,000 pounds full of water on a 90 by 90 inch base, the pad has to be flat, level, and sized for the actual bearing pressure. Pour it wrong and the floor flexes, which is the failure mode for large poly tanks. If you ever run the 1.9 specific gravity headroom and fill this tank with denser contents, the maximum rated contents weight of about 47,538 pounds is the figure your anchor and restraint design has to be built around, not the water weight. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks works through the ACI framework for exactly this footprint. If this tank is going into a fire-water or rural reserve role, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection, and for grey-water or rainwater aggregation see our industrial water reuse tank topology piece.
Fittings, outlets, and dense or aggressive contents
Confirm the fitting and outlet configuration from the technical drawing on this page or by calling us before you plumb it; bulkhead and outlet fittings need the correct gasket to seal properly, so match the gasket to the fitting rather than assuming. If you are eyeing that 1.9 specific gravity headroom for something heavier or more aggressive than water down the road, double-wall containment is usually the right next step up; our guide on Snyder Captor double-wall freeboard sizing walks through freeboard per ASTM D1998 and the real usable volume for dense contents.
Freight on a tank this large
A 3,000 gallon vertical tank ships LTL on a flatbed or liftgate carrier, quoted live to your ZIP. This tank is stocked from Snyder plants in Lincoln, NE and Philippi, WV, and the two-plant network is the freight lever: an Eastern destination routes from Philippi, WV while a Central or Western one routes from Lincoln, NE, and we ship from whichever is nearest you to keep the LTL freight down. Run your destination through the Freight Cost Estimator for a freight quote to your ZIP, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will confirm the closest plant and book the shipment. Listed price is for the tank itself; LTL freight is quoted separately to your delivery ZIP.
