The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene bulk water tank built for high-demand storage where a full column of liquid sits on the wall day in and day out. It stands 111 inches tall on a 96-by-96-inch footprint, holds 3,000 gallons of natural white storage, and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating. That rating is the part most buyers skip past and then regret, because it is exactly what lets this tank safely hold dense contents and not just water.
Will it work for your site
Filled with water, this vertical storage tank weighs roughly 25,020 pounds. At its maximum rated contents it carries up to 47,538 pounds. The gap between those two numbers is the heavy-duty rating made concrete: the wall is built to carry about 22,500 pounds more than a full column of water, which is the real benefit of the 1.9 specific gravity rating. Those are also the numbers your pad and your soil have to support, so size the foundation around the loaded weight, not the empty shell. The 96 x 96 inch footprint and 111-inch height tell you whether the tank clears your overhead and fits the slab you have. If you are still working out capacity or layout, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit. For an above-ground install, the concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework that keeps a 47,000-pound load from cracking your slab.
Common uses and the mistake to avoid
This is a natural white vertical storage tank for bulk water, fire-water reservoirs, irrigation, and industrial process and reuse water. If rural fire protection is the job, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and freeze protection for cold-climate service. For grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate capture, the industrial water reuse topology guide maps out quality-banded storage trains. The mistake to avoid: do not assume the 1.9 SG rating means the fittings, outlet, and accessories you want are already where you need them. Confirm fitting and outlet locations against the technical drawing on this page, or by phone, before you build the plumbing, and verify your contents are compatible with natural white polyethylene at this specific gravity. If you are storing dense contents rather than water, also work out your real usable fill line first, since freeboard and thermal expansion can put the working level below the rated capacity; the freeboard sizing guide explains how to find it.
Freight
This tank ships LTL freight from Chowchilla, California, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP code. Because it leaves a single California plant, buyers in the East and Midwest face long freight lanes that drive the rate, so get your number first from the Freight Cost Estimator before you commit, or call 866-418-1777 and we will work it through with you. A 3,000-gallon vertical storage tank is a large, palletized freight item, so confirm you have forklift or crane access and clear delivery space before it arrives.
