The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Plastic Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a White, high-density linear polyethylene vertical tank rated to a 1.5 specific gravity, so it carries the full weight of dense liquids that a standard 1.0 SG water tank is not built to hold. It stands 97 inches tall on a 97 by 102 inch footprint, giving you a stable vertical storage tank that holds 3,000 gallons in a compact ground area.
Will this tank work for your job?
At 3,000 gallons of plain water this Snyder vertical tank carries 25,020 pounds of contents when full. Because the shell is rated to a 1.5 specific gravity, it is engineered to hold contents up to 37,530 pounds — that is 12,510 pounds of extra contents-weight headroom over plain water, roughly a 50 percent margin. That is the difference between a true 1.5 SG tank and a basic water-only vessel, and it is what lets the same tank later hold a heavier liquid up to 1.5 SG without buying a new vessel. Confirm your liquid's specific gravity stays at or below 1.5 before filling, and use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to match capacity, weight, and pad requirements to your site.
Footprint and siting
The tank sits on a 97.0 by 102.0 inch footprint, so the pad or slab underneath needs to fully support that base and the loaded weight above it. A vertical storage tank of this height fills upward rather than outward, which keeps the ground footprint tight for rural water, bulk liquid, and fire-water reservoir service. For fire-protection sizing and freeze-protection planning in cold climates, the fire-water reservoir tank design guide walks through NFPA 22 reservoir sizing and the role of a polyethylene tank in the private fire-protection stack. High-density linear polyethylene stays impact-tough in the cold, but the water inside still freezes, so cold-climate buyers should plan freeze protection for any service, not just fire-water. Detailed 3000-gallon vertical buyer's guides exist for closely related Snyder configurations, but those cover sibling tanks with different footprints, such as 102 x 93 and 95 x 109 — size your pad to this tank's 97 x 102 base, not theirs.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is treating the specific gravity rating as a suggestion. This shell is built for liquids up to 1.5 SG; going heavier than that overstresses the wall. Equally important, set the tank on a fully supporting, level pad before filling. A loaded 3000 gallon tank approaches 12.5 tons of water and more with denser contents, and an undersized or uneven base is the failure point that no tank rating can compensate for. Verify your outlet and fitting requirements against the technical drawing on this page before you order.
This Snyder 3000 gallon vertical storage tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP. Snyder molds this size in both Albertville, AL and on the West Coast in California, so for western ZIPs we will quote from the closer plant — run the Freight Cost Estimator to see your rate, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm which plant ships to you, plus fittings, lead time, and delivery for your site.
