The Snyder Industries 4100 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is built for bulk water storage where capacity and structural margin both matter. It holds 4,100 gallons and stands 130 inches tall, molded from polyethylene in black so the wall blocks light transmission, which suppresses algae and biological growth in stored water. The heavy-duty construction carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, so the tank is not sized right at the limit of plain water - it has real reserve strength built in.
Will it work for your site?
Plan your pad and plumbing around the real numbers. This vertical storage tank measures 102 inches wide by 102 inches long with a 130-inch overall height, and the footprint is 102.0 x 102.0 inches. Filled with water, the contents weigh roughly 34,194 pounds. Because it is rated to 1.9 specific gravity, it can carry solutions up to 1.9 times the weight of water - up to 64,969 pounds of contents - which makes it suitable for heavier-than-water service, not just water. Those weights drive everything downstream: foundation design, the supporting soil or slab, and the discharge plumbing. Confirm dimensions against the technical drawing on this page before you pour a pad or order pipe.
Sizing, foundation, and fittings
A vertical tank this size needs a flat, fully supporting base. Run your numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to match the 4,100-gallon working volume to your draw rate and refill schedule. For the foundation, our concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI 360R-10 framework for above-ground polyethylene tanks. If this tank is part of a fire-water reserve, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold climates. Operations reusing grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate should review the industrial water reuse topology guide. One note on plumbing: fitting, inlet, and outlet configuration is not listed in our spec data for this tank - call 866-418-1777 to confirm the exact fitting, gasket, and bulkhead package and their locations before you plumb it.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this large is under-building the base. At nearly 17 tons full of water - and more under a heavier-than-water liquid - an uneven or undersized pad will let the tank settle and distort, which stresses the wall and the fittings. The 1.9 SG rating gives you headroom, but it does not substitute for a level, full-contact, properly engineered foundation. Set the pad correctly the first time, then plumb to the tank rather than forcing the tank to your existing plumbing. If you need secondary containment for a regulated or higher-SG liquid, our Snyder Captor double-wall freeboard sizing guide covers how freeboard and specific gravity drive the volume you can actually use.
Freight
This tank ships LTL freight only from the Snyder plant in Philippi, West Virginia - there is no closer plant for this model, so destination distance drives the LTL quote. A 4,100-gallon vertical tank is large and dimensional, so freight is priced per destination rather than included in the list price. Get your freight quote with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote the run from Philippi to your ZIP and help confirm sizing, foundation, and fitting requirements before you order.
