The Snyder Industries 5100 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a 142-inch diameter, 93-inch tall vertical storage tank built from high density linear polyethylene in white. Rated to a 1.5 specific gravity, it holds a wide range of water and water-based liquids while staying inside its structural design margin. This is a large-footprint reservoir tank for sites that need real bulk volume in a single vessel rather than several smaller ones.
Will it work for your site?
Filled with water, this HDPE vertical tank carries 42,534 lb of contents, and its 1.5 specific gravity rating allows up to 63,801 lb of maximum rated contents weight before you reach the design limit. That difference is the point: at water's 1.0 specific gravity you have a large structural safety margin, and the 1.5 rating means the same vessel also handles heavier-than-water liquids up to that 63,801 lb ceiling. The footprint is 142.0 x 142.0 inches, so confirm your pad can carry a full 5,100-gallon load on that area before you commit. A reinforced concrete pad sized to the full footprint is the right foundation here. If you are still comparing capacities, run your draw and refill numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 5,100 gallons is the right vertical storage tank for your duty cycle.
One mistake to avoid
The two numbers people confuse are full water weight and maximum rated contents weight. The 42,534 lb figure is water at a 1.0 specific gravity; the 63,801 lb figure is the most this tank is rated to hold at its 1.5 SG limit. Size your pad, anchoring, and any structural support to the realistic loaded weight of YOUR liquid, not to the empty tank. One related detail that trips people up on a poly vessel: compatibility is not only resin and SG, it is also the gasket and bulkhead fitting at every penetration. Match the gasket material to the stored liquid, especially if you are pushing toward the heavier-than-water liquids the 1.5 SG rating allows. For fire-water and reservoir duty, your stored volume and standby weight rarely change, so the foundation has to carry the full load continuously. The fire-water reservoir tank design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing discipline and freeze-protection if this tank is going into a private fire-protection or cold-climate role; confirm any fire-protection listing requirement for your jurisdiction before you specify it for that duty.
Wall thickness and where tanks really fail
On tall vertical HDPE tanks the wall is thickest at the base and tapers upward, because the hydrostatic load is greatest at the bottom. The spot operators most often overlook is the vapor-saturated headspace above the liquid line, where premature failures can originate even when the liquid side looks fine. The HDPE tank wall thickness guide covers the ASTM D1998 sizing logic behind that taper and why liquid-side inspection alone can miss it. For exact dimensions and fitting locations, see the technical drawing on this page. If you want to see how this Snyder vertical tank fits within the broader lineup, the 2000 gallon and 500 gallon vertical storage tank buyer's guides cover smaller HDPE vertical tank options in the same family.
This 5,100 gallon vertical tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder Industries plant in Albertville, Alabama, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Because this is a 142-inch diameter vessel, it can exceed standard trailer width, so treat the haul as a flatbed and offload-equipment job rather than routine LTL, and have a forklift or crane ready to set the empty shell into position. Get your freight quote from the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in your quote and confirm offload requirements for a tank this size.
