The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is built for serious bulk water storage where a tall, large-footprint vessel earns its place. This is a polyethylene vertical storage tank rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, which is the heavy-duty end of Snyder's vertical line and the reason buyers reach for this model over a standard-wall 5000 gallon tank. It stands 116 inches tall on a 120 x 120 inch footprint, so plan the slab and the overhead clearance before it arrives.
Will this 5000 gallon vertical tank work for your site?
Full of water, this tank carries 41,700 pounds of contents, while the wall is rated to hold up to 79,230 pounds at its 1.9 specific gravity ceiling. Those two numbers do the real planning work: 41,700 lb tells you what a water fill puts on the pad, and 79,230 lb tells you how much denser-than-water liquid the tank itself is engineered to support. For pure water service you use only about 53 percent of the rated structural capacity, so the heavy-duty wall is buying you margin — long-life safety factor today, and headroom if you ever move to a denser liquid. That headroom is exactly what you are paying for over a standard-wall vertical storage tank. To match this 5000 gallon size to your draw-down and refill cycle, run the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide.
Pad and freeze planning for a tank this size
A vertical tank loaded to 41,700 pounds needs an engineered, level base sized for that load. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework so the slab is right the first time. In cold climates, this size is a common backbone for rural and remote fire-water reservoirs and other long-dwell storage, where freeze protection matters as much as capacity; the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate engineering at this scale. If you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide shows where a storage tank this size fits in a quality-banded storage train.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a heavy vertical tank is treating the published height and footprint as the only constraint. At 116 inches tall on a 120 x 120 inch base with 41,700 pounds of water on board, the limiting factor is almost always the pad and the access path, not the tank. Pour a flat, properly engineered slab for the full water weight, verify your delivery route and crane or forklift access for a unit this size, and check overhead clearance against the 116 inch height. Confirm fitting and outlet locations with us before you finalize plumbing, so the inlet and outlet land where your piping expects them — call 866-418-1777 and we will walk through the layout for your install.
This 5000 gallon Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Chowchilla, CA plant, with shipping quoted live to your ZIP code. Get your number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm specs, access requirements, and delivery for your site.
