The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon XLPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a cross-linked polyethylene vertical storage tank built for high-density liquid service, rated to a 1.9 specific gravity ceiling. At 154 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, it holds 5,000 gallons in a white XLPE shell built to Snyder's ASTM D1998 design basis. If you are storing bulk water or a denser liquid that needs real wall headroom, this is a vertical tank built to carry the load.
Will it work for your application?
Filled with water, this tank holds 41,700 lb at full volume, and the XLPE construction is rated to a maximum contents weight of 79,230 lb on the strength of that 1.9 specific gravity rating. That headroom is the reason to choose this build: it lets you store liquids heavier than water without exceeding the wall's design limit. Confirm your liquid's specific gravity sits at or below the 1.9 ceiling, then use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to match this 5000 gallon capacity to your drawdown and refill cycle. If your liquid is at or below water density (1.0 SG), a standard-SG vertical tank may carry your service for less, so size to your actual liquid before paying for headroom you will not use.
Fittings and dimensions
The tank is plumbed with a flange, an 18" PE threaded/vented fitting, a 12" x 23" fitting, and a flat fitting - see the technical drawing on this page for placement, elevations, and the exact 154 x 102 x 102 inch envelope before you set anchors or rough in plumbing. Verify your inlet and outlet sizes against those cast-in ports so connections land on the tank rather than requiring field modifications, treat the 18" PE threaded/vented fitting as the vent path and do not blank it off, and confirm your gasket and seal material is compatible with the stored liquid. For tank-wall and freeboard behavior under thermal and density loads, our guide on ASTM D1998 wall-thickness sizing walks through the logic, and for private fire protection projects our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The common error on a high-SG XLPE tank like this is treating the 1.9 specific gravity rating as a capacity number - it is not. It is the density ceiling. A liquid at 1.9 SG fills the same 5,000 gallons but weighs nearly twice what water does, so your foundation, pad, and structural support have to carry up to 79,230 lb of contents, not the 41,700 lb water figure. Pour and engineer the slab for your actual stored-liquid weight, and keep the loaded footprint flat and fully supported across the full 102 x 102 inch base. Plan the vertical side too: at 154 inches - roughly 12'10" - this tank drives door, ceiling, and crane or forklift clearance, so confirm both the pad and the overhead access before the LTL truck arrives.
This Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL from the Philippi, WV plant, freight quoted live to your ZIP - get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery. For a different 5000-gallon vertical configuration in a 119 x 86 envelope, our natural white buyer's guide walks through sizing - just note its dimensions differ from this 154 x 102 x 102 tank.
