The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon Black Vertical Storage Tank is built for serious bulk water storage, molded from polyethylene with a 1.5 specific gravity rating that gives you real headroom above plain water. At 154 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, this vertical tank holds 5,000 gallons and ships LTL from Snyder's plant in Philippi, WV. The black exterior blocks light to discourage algae growth, which makes it a practical fresh-water and process-water reservoir for farms, fire-protection standby supply, rainwater capture, and industrial reuse trains.
Does it work for your job?
Fill weight is the number to plan around. Full of plain water, the tank and its contents come to roughly 41,700 lb. The black exterior is a deliberate choice for a fresh-water or storage tank installation: it blocks sunlight, which discourages algae growth inside the vessel. A 102-inch square footprint and a 154-inch overall height — 12 ft 10 in — mean you need both the ground area and the vertical clearance to set, fill, and service it. Confirm overhead clearance for the fill point and any roof fittings, plus crane or boom reach for offload; plenty of sites size the pad correctly and forget vertical access. To match the tank to your actual demand, run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and check your assumptions against the Tank Sizing Guide.
Specific gravity headroom and heavier service
The 1.5 specific gravity rating is what separates this tank from a plain water-only shell. It means the same vessel is rated to hold contents up to 1.5 times the density of water, raising the maximum rated contents weight to 62,550 lb. Against the 41,700 lb full-water figure, that is roughly 20,850 lb of contents-weight headroom above plain water — so if your service later shifts to a denser fluid such as a brine or a heavier process solution, you have rated capacity in hand without re-buying the tank. If you are evaluating heavier-than-water service, the Snyder Captor double-wall freeboard sizing guide walks through the ASTM D1998 thermal-expansion and density math that governs the volume you can actually use at a given specific gravity.
The mistake to avoid
The big one with a tank this size is the foundation. A 5,000 gallon vertical tank exerts heavy, concentrated load when full, and an undersized or uneven pad will stress the base and shorten the tank's life. Size and pour the slab correctly before delivery — our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks covers the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary applies. Second: fitting and outlet configuration is not listed for this tank — confirm bulkhead and outlet size and placement with us at 866-418-1777 before you order, since those drive your plumbing tie-in. If this tank is headed into a fire-protection role, the fire-water reservoir tank design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze protection for cold-climate sites; for a grey-water, rainwater, or condensate reuse system, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains and treatment-stage sequencing.
Freight and ordering
This tank ships by LTL freight from Snyder Industries in Philippi, WV, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because freight on a 5,000 gallon tank depends heavily on distance and your delivery site, get a real number before you order with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will work the quote with you. Review the technical drawing on this page for the full dimensional layout before you set your pad.
