The Snyder Industries 6000 Gallon Black Heavy Duty vertical storage tank is built for high-volume water and dense-liquid bulk storage, where a single large vessel beats a row of smaller ones. It holds 6,000 gallons in a black polyethylene body that stands 188 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch footprint, and it carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating - the heavy-duty wall schedule that lets it hold contents far denser than plain water. If you are searching for a black vertical storage tank in this class, this is the Snyder unit that backs the spec with real engineering data.
Will it work for your site
Start with the quick numbers, because they drive everything else: 188 in tall, 102 x 102 in footprint, 50,040 lb of contents when full of water, and up to 95,076 lb at the maximum 1.9 specific gravity rating. That spread is the whole point of the heavy-duty build - the same shell that stores 6,000 gallons of water can also hold heavier solutions without overstressing the wall. The footprint and height mean you need genuine vertical clearance and a flat, fully supported base. A tank loaded to nearly 48 tons does not tolerate a soft or uneven pad, so confirm your foundation before delivery. Our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm this 6,000 gallon size fits your draw rate and refill cycle, and the technical drawing on this page shows the exact dimensions and fitting locations to plan your plumbing.
Pouring a pad that can carry the load
A vessel this heavy lives or dies on its foundation. A black vertical tank absorbs more solar heat than a lighter color, which matters for thermal expansion and for any freeze-protection plan in cold climates. Before you set it, read Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks so the slab is rated for the full contents weight, not just the empty tank. If this is part of a rural fire-water or reservoir system, the Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection, and for grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate aggregation the Industrial Water Reuse Tank Topology guide shows how a tank this size fits a banded storage train.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a heavy-duty tank like this is treating the 1.9 specific gravity rating as a license to skip the math. The rating tells you the densest liquid the wall can hold, but every density change moves the contents weight and the load on your pad and anchoring. For dense liquids that expand or shift level with temperature, the Snyder Captor Double-Wall Freeboard Sizing per ASTM D1998 guide walks through the freeboard and thermal-expansion math so you size to the volume you can actually use. Spec your foundation to the actual liquid you plan to store, not to water, and size your supports to match. Fitting and outlet configuration on this tank follows the technical drawing on this page and your order - we do not assume a layout, so confirm the bulkhead and outlet size before you commit your plumbing runs, or call us and we will verify it with you.
This tank ships LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant - Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; or Philippi, WV. Three plants spread across the West, Midwest, and East mean fewer LTL miles to most ZIPs, and freight is quoted live to your delivery ZIP. Because it is a large, heavy unit, get your number before you order using our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will walk you through delivery, offload, and siting. Listed before freight - freight is quoted separately to your delivery ZIP.
