The Snyder Industries 500 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank gives you a 500-gallon working reservoir in a compact 48-inch square footprint that stands 76 inches tall. Built from polyethylene in green, it carries a 1.0 specific gravity rating - meaning it is engineered for water and other fluids no heavier than water (1.0 SG). For rainwater capture, fire-reserve, well, and bulk water storage at home, on the farm, or on a job site, this is a workhorse-sized vertical storage tank that fits through standard gates and onto a modest pad.
Will this 500 gallon vertical tank work for your site?
The numbers you need to plan around: 76 in tall, a 48 x 48 in footprint, and 500 gallon capacity. Filled to the top with water, the tank and contents weigh roughly 4,170 lb - and at a 1.0 SG rating, that full-water figure is also the maximum rated contents weight. In other words, a full fill of water already puts the tank at its rated ceiling, so there is no headroom for a denser fluid. That 4,170 lb is the number that drives your pad and base design, because the entire load is concentrated over the 48 x 48 in footprint. If you are choosing between this vertical profile and a horizontal layout, or sizing up from a smaller reservoir, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match capacity to demand, and our guide on vertical vs horizontal water-storage tank tradeoffs covers the footprint-versus-height decision in detail.
Pad, foundation, and fittings
A vertical water tank only performs as well as the surface it sits on. Because the full 4,170 lb rides on a 48 x 48 in footprint, you want a level, continuously supported, full-contact base - a concrete pad or compacted, screened sand bed sized to the footprint with no point loads or voids under the floor. Our walkthrough on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks lays out the ACI 360R-10 framework so your pad matches the loaded weight. For fire-reserve and remote-site duty, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and if you are reusing grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the water reuse tank topology guide shows how a tank this size fits into a banded storage train. See the technical drawing on this page for the dimensional layout, and because inlet, outlet, and bulkhead fitting and gasket details are not published for this SKU, confirm your fitting and gasket configuration with us by phone before you order so the plumbing matches your install.
The mistake to avoid
This tank is rated to 1.0 specific gravity, and that is the line that matters most here. A 1.0 SG rating means the wall thickness is engineered for fluids that weigh the same as water or less - and as noted above, a full water fill already reaches the rated 4,170 lb, leaving no margin for anything heavier. Filling it with a denser fluid - many fertilizers, brines, and chemical solutions carry a specific gravity well above 1.0 - puts more load on the wall than it was built to carry. Keep this tank on water and water-weight fluids; if your application is heavier, you need a tank with a matching higher SG rating, and we can help you find the right one. The second pitfall is skipping the full-contact base described above and setting the tank on uneven ground or isolated blocks, which stresses the floor under that 4,170 lb load.
This Snyder Industries vertical water tank ships LTL freight from the nearest stocking plant, with freight quoted live to your ZIP rather than rolled into the listed price. Get your exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the lane, confirm fitting and gasket details, and match you to a higher-SG tank if your fluid runs heavier than water.
