The Snyder Industries 5100 Gallon Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a full-scale bulk water reservoir molded in white High Density Linear Polyethylene (HDLPE), standing 159 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint with a 1.5 specific gravity rating. If you are sizing a vertical storage tank for rural fire-water reserve, irrigation, water holding, or process make-up water, this is a high-capacity size in the Snyder vertical line, and the numbers below tell you exactly what your pad and your handling crew need to be ready for.
Will this tank work for your site?
Capacity is 5,100 gallons in a single white vertical tank, 159 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint. The High Density Linear Polyethylene wall is a linear (not crosslinked) resin, which is the field-repairable, fitting-friendly choice when you need to add a bulkhead fitting later. The 1.5 specific gravity rating means the wall is built to hold liquids up to 1.5 times the weight of water, so plain water (specific gravity 1.0) sits well inside its structural envelope with real headroom to spare, and the same tank covers heavier liquids up to 1.5 specific gravity without changing tanks. Before you commit, confirm the 159-inch height clears your roofline, doorway, or overhead obstructions, and that the 102 x 102 inch footprint fits the pad you have poured or plan to pour.
Weight, pad, and sizing
This is where buyers make the most expensive mistake, so plan around real load. Filled with water this tank carries 42,534 pounds of contents; at its full 1.5 specific gravity rating it is engineered for up to 63,801 pounds of contents. That load lands on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, so your foundation has to be a level, continuous, fully supporting pad rated for the filled weight, not gravel or partial bearing. Undersizing the pad or leaving voids under the floor is the single most common failure on a tank this size. Run your volume and pad numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you order, and if this is a private fire-protection reservoir, our fire-water reservoir design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection for this exact role.
Fittings and the technical drawing
The fitting layout is specific to this tank, so do not assume a standard arrangement. Work the technical drawing on this page in two steps before you plumb anything: first, read the bulkhead and outlet size and location straight off the drawing; second, match both the fitting body and the gasket or O-ring elastomer to the liquid you intend to store. If you are right-sizing against a smaller vertical, our buyer guide for the 2000 gallon vertical tank is the nearest step down from this 5,100-gallon size, while the 500 gallon and 300 gallon verticals work as smaller satellite or day tanks alongside it.
This tank ships LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant to you. Snyder molds it in Albertville, AL and Merced, CA, so Eastern and Southern buyers ship the shorter lane from Alabama and Western buyers ship from California, which keeps freight on a 42,534-pound tank lower than a single-plant source can. Freight is quoted live to your ZIP: get your exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, lead time, and the best-positioned plant for your delivery.
