The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a polyethylene vertical storage tank built to ASTM standards, rated to a 1.5 specific gravity and standing 154" tall on a 102" x 102" footprint. At 5000 gallons it holds 41,700 lb of water when full, and the 1.5 SG rating carries contents up to 62,550 lb. For operators sizing a high-volume vertical tank, water storage, or fire-water reservoir, this is a serious-capacity unit, and every number below comes straight off the spec sheet and the technical drawing on this page.
- Capacity: 5000 gallons
- Dimensions: 154" high x 102" diameter (102" x 102" footprint)
- Material / color: HDPE polyethylene, White, ASTM-built
- Specific gravity rating: 1.5
- Full water weight: 41,700 lb
- Max rated contents weight: 62,550 lb
Will it work for your site
This is a White, 5000 gallon HDPE vertical tank measuring 154" high by 102" in diameter. Confirm your pad and overhead clearance against those figures before you commit - at over 12.5 feet tall, this tank needs honest vertical room and a level, fully supported base. The shell is rated to 1.5 specific gravity, so it carries the full water load of 41,700 lb with structural margin and supports denser contents up to 62,550 lb - that headroom comes built into this unit, not as a separate buy-up decision. Match the molded-in fittings on the technical drawing to your inlet, vent, and outlet plumbing before ordering:
- 18" polyethylene threaded and vented top fitting
- 12" x 23" fitting
- Flange
- Flat fitting location
Verify each fitting size and position on the drawing, and call 866-418-1777 to confirm the fitting and gasket materials suit your liquid. If you are still settling on capacity or headspace, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Sizing, freeboard, and the ASTM logic behind the wall
A vertical tank's wall is not uniform - it is thickest at the base where hydrostatic head is greatest and tapers toward the top. That same load logic governs how much freeboard you should leave above your working liquid level. Our guide on HDPE tank wall thickness and ASTM D1998 sizing walks through where premature failures actually originate and why liquid-side inspection misses them. For double-wall and freeboard math on Snyder's containment line, see Snyder Captor double-wall freeboard sizing, and for fire-protection storage, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this size is treating the 1.5 SG rating as license to fill it with any liquid. The rating tells you the shell can structurally hold 62,550 lb of contents - it does not certify the polyethylene against chemical attack. For anything other than water, match your liquid's specific gravity and chemistry to the tank rating, and confirm the fitting and gasket materials suit the service. The second error is freight planning: this tank ships from one fixed origin - the Snyder plant in Philippi, West Virginia - so distance to your ZIP is the only real variable in the LTL cost. Pin that down up front rather than after the quote.
This tank ships LTL freight from Philippi, West Virginia, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP code - get an exact number using our Freight Cost Estimator. For a full walkthrough of this size class, see our 5000 gallon vertical liquid storage tank buyer's guide, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, capacity, and delivery for your project.
