The Snyder Industries 4500 Gallon ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical storage tank built for demanding bulk-water duty. It carries a 1.9 specific-gravity rating, which is real structural headroom: full of water the tank holds a 37,530 lb load, and its shell is engineered to a maximum rated contents weight of 71,307 lb. For water service, size your foundation and site access around the 37,530 lb full-water figure — that is the number your pad has to carry every day.
Will this tank work for your site?
This is a 4,500-gallon vertical storage tank on a 143 x 143 in footprint. That wide, square base needs a level, engineered foundation, and an above-ground poly tank of this size belongs on a proper concrete pad — our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework for the loaded weight. The black exterior blocks light, which discourages algae in stored water. For openings, the technical drawing on this page shows a flange, an 18" PE threaded/vented top fitting, and a manway with 15" access for interior hand-reach during inspection or cleaning — check that drawing for exact overall height, fitting placement, and orientation before you plumb it. Still confirming the right capacity for your draw-down and refill cycle? Run it through our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide.
Common water-storage uses
A 4,500-gallon black vertical tank like this suits bulk water storage, rural and remote fire-water reserves, and industrial water-reuse trains. For a private fire-protection stack, our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation, the industrial water-reuse tank topology guide maps out quality-banded storage.
The mistake to avoid
Do not undersize the foundation, and do not treat the drawing's fitting layout as a suggestion. Pour and verify a pad rated for the full 37,530 lb water load before delivery, and confirm the 18" threaded/vented fitting and 15" manway line up with your inlet, vent, and access plumbing on the technical drawing first — reworking a plumbing run after a 4,500-gallon tank is set in place is far more expensive than a five-minute check now.
This Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Chowchilla, CA plant, quoted live to your ZIP — no freight price until we run your lane. Get your rate with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to lock in freight and confirm fitting orientation before you order.
