The Snyder Industries 6000 Gallon ASTM XLPE Black Vertical Storage Tank is a crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) vertical storage tank built to ASTM standards, standing 188 inches tall on a compact 102 x 102 inch footprint and rated to a 1.5 specific gravity. At 6,000 gallons in a black polyethylene wall, it is a heavy-duty vertical tank for bulk water storage, fire-water reservoirs, and reuse or process-water service where a tall, small-footprint vessel makes the most of limited pad space.
Will it work for your site?
Plan the pad and the plumbing around real load. Filled with water this tank carries roughly 50,040 lb; at its full 1.5 specific gravity rating it can hold up to 75,060 lb of contents. Spread across the 102 x 102 inch base (about 10,404 square inches), that works out to roughly 4.8 psi water-filled and about 7.2 psi at the full 1.5-SG rating, so a properly engineered, level concrete pad is not optional at this size. Our concrete pad sizing framework covers the ACI approach for a load like this, and the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm 6,000 gallons is the right target before you commit.
Your factory plumbing map
The molded-in fitting package shown on the technical drawing on this page gives you defined points for fill, vent, outlet, and inspection without cutting a new tank:
- Flange — a molded flanged port for fill or outlet plumbing.
- 18" PE threaded/vented fitting — the vent path this fill and draw volume needs; a tank of this size must breathe as it fills and empties.
- Manway with 15" access — top entry for interior inspection and cleaning.
- Two 12" x 23" fittings (one flat) — additional defined penetrations for your layout.
Confirm your fill line, vent, and outlet all land on these molded-in points, because on a crosslinked wall you plan around the factory ports rather than adding new ones later. For fire-water reservoir duty, our fire-water reservoir design guide walks through NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection.
The XLPE detail worth getting right
This is a crosslinked (XLPE) wall, not standard linear HDPE, and it is rated to a 1.5 specific gravity. That higher rating is the differentiator: this tank can carry denser-than-water contents that a standard 1.0-SG HDPE vertical of the same size cannot. Crosslinked polyethylene is also not field-weldable the way linear tanks are, which is exactly why every penetration should be planned around the molded-in fittings above. If your stored liquid is denser than water, confirm it stays within the 1.5 specific gravity limit before you fill.
This vertical storage tank molds at three geographically spread Snyder plants — Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; and Philippi, WV — so it ships LTL freight from whichever facility is nearest you, a real landed-cost edge whether you are on the West Coast, in the Midwest, or back East. Freight mode and cost are quoted live to your ZIP: get a number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will route it from the closest plant.
