The Snyder Industries 550 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a black crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) vertical storage tank built for heavy-duty bulk liquid holding. It stands 47 inches tall on a 64 x 64 inch footprint, so it fits a compact pad while still holding a full 550 gallons. The tank body carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, meaning it is engineered to hold liquids substantially denser than water without the wall stress that lighter-rated tanks run into. For plain water duty that rating is a wide safety margin, not a limitation.
Will it work for your site
Filled with water, the tank and its contents weigh roughly 4,587 pounds, and the shell is rated to carry contents up to 8,715 pounds — that denser-liquid headroom is exactly what the 1.9 SG rating buys you. Use both numbers when you plan your foundation: a full water column already puts nearly two and a half tons on the pad, so a level, continuous concrete or compacted base sized to the full 64-inch diameter is the right call. If you are sizing the pad from scratch, our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework, and the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help confirm 550 gallons is the volume you actually need before you buy. For rural and remote sites, the black shell also suppresses algae growth on outdoor water duty and makes this a common choice for private fire-water reservoir storage — our fire-water reservoir design guide covers the NFPA 22 sizing discipline behind that use.
Fittings and access
This vertical storage tank comes configured with a flange, an 18-inch polyethylene threaded and vented top port, and a manway with a 15-inch access opening for interior inspection and cleanout. Two 16 x 16 inch fitting locations are molded into the tank (one a flat pad), so you can add bulkhead fittings where your plumbing needs them. Match the fitting body and gasket material to your stored liquid, and see the technical drawing on this page for the exact port locations and dimensions before ordering hardware.
XLPE construction
Crosslinked polyethylene gives this tank a tougher, more impact- and stress-crack-resistant wall than standard HDPE, which is why the 1.9 SG heavy-duty rating is achievable in a black vertical storage tank of this size. If you want the full picture on when crosslinking earns its place, our write-up on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE covers the tradeoffs.
This tank ships by LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest Snyder plant — either Lincoln, NE or Chowchilla, CA, so West Coast and Midwest projects each pull from the closer origin. Get a freight quote in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the freight and confirm the fitting layout for your project.
