The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in white is a 1.9 specific gravity vertical storage tank molded from high density linear polyethylene (HDLPE), built for full-load chemical service where lighter-rated tanks are not safe. It holds 5000 gallons inside a 119 x 119 inch footprint and stands 116 inches tall. Three questions decide whether this is the right tank for your site: does it hold your chemical at your concentration, what does it weigh full, and how does it ship. The data below answers all three from the manufacturer specs.
Will it handle your chemical and your load
The 1.9 specific gravity rating is the number that matters most on a vertical storage tank this size. Filled with water it carries roughly 41,700 lb; at its maximum rated contents the HDLPE shell is engineered to carry up to 79,230 lb. That ~37,500 lb gap is exactly the headroom the 1.9 SG rating buys you - a 1.0 SG tank at 5000 gallons tops out near the water weight, so a dense chemical like ferric chloride at 50% or sulfuric acid at 98% would exceed a lighter tank's structural limit at the same fill line. The rule is to match your liquid's specific gravity to the tank rating, not just its volume. Confirm your chemical's SG against the 1.9 rating before you order, and run your fill weight and 119 x 119 inch footprint against your pad and containment with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is molded from HDLPE and rated to 1.9 specific gravity. The chemicals below are compatible with the resin at the listed concentrations, and the fitting and gasket materials shown are the wetted-part recommendations for each - they are not interchangeable, and the wrong gasket is the most common chemical-service mistake on a tank like this. The pattern in this set is worth reading before you spec: strong acids and oxidizers here - hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, hydrofluosilicic, hydrogen peroxide, phosphoric, sulfuric, and sodium hypochlorite - require Viton gaskets; peracetic acid requires Aflas; everything else runs on EPDM. Sulfuric acid at 98% is the only entry needing CPVC fittings. If you are storing diesel exhaust fluid, this 1.9 SG HDLPE tank is rated for DEF at 32.5% on 316SS fittings with EPDM gaskets. Always verify against the OEM chemical-resistance chart for your exact concentration and operating temperature, since compatibility is concentration and temperature specific.
- Acetic Acid (60%) - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride (40%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF (32.5%) - 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol (100%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Chloride (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate (60%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate (20%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Hydrochloric Acid (37%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluoric Acid (48%) - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid (26%) - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrogen Peroxide (50%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride (30%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Peracetic Acid (30%) - 316SS fittings, Aflas gaskets
- Phosphoric Acid (85%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide (saturated) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfate - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfite - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate (30%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Hypochlorite (under 16.5%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate (40%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sulfuric Acid (98%) - CPVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Urea Solution (50%) - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Zinc Orthophosphate - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water (up to 10 PPM) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
Full concentration-specific guidance for each of these lives in our Chemical Compatibility Database. If your tank label shows the resin as HDLPE with a trailing question mark, confirm HDLPE versus XLPE before putting any chemical in service - cross-linked and linear polyethylene resist different chemistries. Dimensions and fitting layout are shown on the technical drawing on this page.
Freight and how to order
This tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP, from the nearer of Snyder's Merced, CA plant or its Alabama plant - so an eastern buyer is quoted from the closer origin rather than coast to coast. Because a 5000 gallon vertical storage tank is an oversized, full-truck-height item, freight is always quoted per destination and is not included in the list price. Get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will confirm the correct fittings, gasket material, and delivery for your chemical. For deeper background, see our guide to level-gauge selection for chemical service and our comparison of Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment versus UL-142 for your SPCC plan.
