The Snyder Industries 3500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank is a green, high-density linear polyethylene tank built for bulk water storage where you need real volume in a stable footprint. It stands 125 inches tall on a 96 x 96 inch base, holds 3,500 gallons, and carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating - the right rating for water and water-density liquids. As a vertical storage tank it is the workhorse size for fire-water reserves, irrigation supply, rainwater aggregation, and process make-up water on farms, job sites, and industrial yards.
Will it work for your site?
Plan the slab and the plumbing around the loaded numbers, not the empty tank. Filled to capacity, this water storage tank carries 29,190 pounds - that full weight sits on the 96.0 x 96.0 inch footprint, which works out to roughly 456 pounds per square foot of bearing pressure on your pad. A vertical tank this size belongs on engineered, level concrete; size the slab for that static load and confirm settlement tolerances before you fill. Commit to the numbers before you pour: run the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide, then read our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks for the ACI 360R-10 framework.
Fittings, install, and acceptance
For the manway, inlet, and outlet layout on this configuration, call us at 866-418-1777 so you can set your discharge plumbing against the right fitting positions before delivery. When you set those connections, use bulkhead and manway gaskets rated for potable water service and torque each one to the fitting spec before you test. For new installs, fill discipline matters: do a controlled water-fill, monitor the pad for settlement, and check every fitting for leaks during the hold. Our hydrostatic test methodology for new-install tank acceptance walks through the water-fill discipline and hold-time math so you accept the tank with evidence, not a guess.
The mistake to avoid
This tank is rated to 1.0 specific gravity, which matches water and other water-density contents. Do not put a heavier-than-water liquid in it on the assumption that "it's just a tank" - a fluid above 1.0 SG exceeds what this wall thickness is built to carry over its service life. If your application is fire-water reserve, size the reservoir against your NFPA 22 duration target; our fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. If you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, our industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows how to band quality across a storage train.
This vertical water storage tank ships LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant - Albertville, AL or Merced, CA - quoted live to your ZIP, so where you take delivery sets your real number. Get that number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery and answer any sizing question before you order.
