The Snyder Industries 550 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a 75-inch-tall vertical built for bulk water and rated-liquid storage where you need real volume on a compact 48-inch-square footprint. Molded in black polyethylene, it carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is the headroom that earns the "heavy duty" name: this tank is engineered to hold liquids heavier than water, not just topped-off water. If you are searching for a black vertical storage tank from Snyder that will not be the weak link in your system, this is the build.
Will it work for your install?
The numbers tell the story. At 550 gallons, a full charge of plain water weighs roughly 4,587 pounds, while the tank's maximum rated contents weight runs to 8,715 pounds at its 1.9 SG rating. That gap is the point: at a 1.9 specific gravity rating the wall and dome are sized for liquids well past water's 8.34 lb/gal, so brines, dense fertilizer solutions, and other heavy liquids stay inside the envelope, and plain water service runs with margin to spare. Footprint is a tidy 48.0 x 48.0 inches with an overall height of 75 inches, so it tucks into corners, pump houses, and equipment pads that wider tanks cannot fit. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and our Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the gallons and footprint line up with your draw rate and the space you have. For the outlet positions and fitting layout, see the technical drawing on this page, and confirm the outlet thread and gasket match your pump and supply line before you order.
The mistake to avoid
The trap with a heavy-duty vertical is assuming the tank alone carries the load. It does not. That 8,715-pound rated weight has to land on a foundation that can take it: a flat, level, fully supporting pad, and for a tank at this rated weight that typically means a concrete pad sized per an engineered framework rather than bare soil or gravel. Walk through the concrete pad sizing framework before you set it. If this tank is feeding a private fire-protection or rural reservoir system, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC-condensate reuse setups are mapped out in our industrial water reuse tank topology guide.
Freight and ordering
Freight is where this Snyder vertical earns its keep on cost: it ships LTL, quoted live to your ZIP, from the nearest of three plants, so the closest one sets your rate. Snyder fulfills from Lincoln, NE, Marked Tree, AR, and Philippi, WV, which puts a relatively short LTL lane within reach of most of the central and eastern US. Get a real number before you buy with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you and confirm lead time. Listed price is the tank only and does not include freight.
