The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank is a 3,000-gallon polyethylene vertical tank standing 96 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, rated for liquids up to 1.5 specific gravity. The black exterior blocks sunlight, which suppresses algae growth in stored water and is the practical reason most operators pick black over translucent for outdoor reservoirs, fire-water storage, and bulk water holding. This page covers what it holds, how it weighs out on a pad, how it ships, and the one sizing decision people get wrong.
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This is a 3000 gallon vertical storage tank measuring 96 inches in height and 102 inches across, built from polyethylene with a 1.5 specific gravity rating. That SG rating is the load ceiling: filled with plain water (1.0 SG) the tank carries about 25,020 pounds of contents, and the maximum rated contents weight at full 1.5 SG is 37,530 pounds. Most water-storage buyers will never approach the upper number, but it tells you the wall and fitting structure has real margin. The tank stands 8 feet (96 inches) tall, so plan headroom above that for a manway, fill line, and access before you commit to a location. Run your draw-and-refill math through the Tank Sizing Calculator or the Tank Sizing Guide if you are sizing for daily demand rather than raw capacity.
Pad and foundation
At roughly 25,020 pounds full of water, this vertical storage tank transfers its load straight down through the floor, so it needs a level, continuously supported base across the entire 102 x 102 inch footprint. That is 8.5 feet per side, so plan on a minimum 8.5 x 8.5 foot fully-supported pad, sized up as your soil and load conditions require. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework for getting that base flat and uniform. For exact dimensions and fitting locations, see the technical drawing on this page - this listing does not specify fitting sizes or placements, so confirm the configuration against the drawing or by phone before you plumb it.
The mistake to avoid
The 1.5 specific gravity rating is a structural limit, not a license to store anything. For plain water and most clean water-reuse streams you are well inside spec. If you are considering any heavier or chemically active liquid, confirm the contents fall under 1.5 SG and that polyethylene suits the service before filling - the SG rating governs weight, not chemical resistance. If you expect to store a denser liquid down the road or need secondary containment, the double-wall route is worth a look first; our Snyder Captor double-wall freeboard guide covers ASTM D1998 freeboard sizing for higher-density service. For fire-protection reservoirs, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and for grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation the industrial water reuse topology guide maps out quality-banded storage trains.
This Snyder tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest stocking plant - Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; or Philippi, WV. Three plants spread coast to coast means most buyers in the lower 48 are closer to an origin than they would be with a single-source supplier, which directly trims the LTL number. Get a freight figure for your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through pad prep, fitting layout, and lead time before you buy.
