The Snyder Industries 4500 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical built for bulk water and high-density liquid storage, rated to a 1.5 specific gravity so it carries far more than just water. It measures 102 inches across the base and stands 142 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, putting full-capacity bulk storage on a square pad you can size and pour ahead of delivery. The black resin shuts out light to discourage algae in standing water, which is why this size is a common pick for outdoor vertical water storage that lives outside year-round - though note black resin also absorbs solar heat, worth factoring into freeze-protection or fire-reserve duty.
Will it work for your site?
Capacity is 4,500 gallons. Filled with water, the contents alone weigh 37,530 pounds, and the 1.5 SG rating means the shell is engineered to hold contents up to roughly 56,295 pounds - the headroom that lets this tank double as a brine, liquid-fertilizer, or dense-solution vessel without stepping up to a different tank class. That is a real advantage: if you are storing a heavy solution at or below 1.5 SG, this one vertical storage tank covers both water and dense-liquid duty. Run your volume and turnover through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to verify 4,500 gallons matches your draw. For rural fire reserve, grey-water, or rainwater reuse duty, the fire-water reservoir design guide and the industrial water reuse topology guide walk through how this class of vertical tank fits the larger system.
The mistake to avoid
Two things trip people up on a tank this size. First, the foundation: a 102 x 102 inch (8.5 x 8.5 ft) pad has to be designed for the FULL rated load - roughly 56,295 pounds of contents at 1.5 SG plus the tank weight, not the water-only 37,530 pounds. If you build the slab for water and later switch to a dense liquid, you have under-built the pad. Size the slab with the ACI 360R-10 concrete pad sizing framework before you order. Second, the fittings: outlet size and fitting thread are not published in this listing, so confirm bulkhead fitting size and gasket compatibility against the technical drawing on this page - and call 866-418-1777 - before you specify plumbing. Gasket chemistry matters whenever you are storing anything denser than water, so settle it up front rather than after delivery.
Freight
This is an oversized LTL freight item, and the freight story here is good: Snyder builds this vertical storage tank at two plants - Chowchilla, CA and Lincoln, NE - so with West Coast and Midwest stocking, most US ZIPs sit within a single LTL lane of a plant. It ships from whichever named plant is nearest your delivery ZIP to keep transit and cost down. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP, so get your real number on the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will lock in the rate. The tank price listed here is the tank only and does not include freight, which is quoted separately.
