The Snyder Industries 6500 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is built for large-volume water and bulk-liquid storage where a full 6,500 gallons has to sit on a single footprint and stay put. It stands 153 inches tall on a 120 x 120 inch base, molded in black crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) with a 1.9 specific-gravity rating. That SG number is the headline spec on a tank this size: the wall was engineered with margin above the weight of water, so the shell carries a full 6,500-gallon water column with structural headroom rather than being run to its limit.
Will it work for your site?
Filled with water, this tank carries roughly 54,210 pounds of contents. The 1.9 SG rating is a separate ceiling: it corresponds to a maximum rated contents weight near 102,999 pounds, which is what the wall can hold at that density, not a normal load. In plain terms, water fill is about 27 tons; the ~103,000-pound figure is the structural rating, not weight the tank carries every day. Either way, a vertical tank this large needs a proper engineered pad, not gravel or field dirt. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm your volume and drawdown, and read our framework on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks so the base is rated for full load. The 120 x 120 inch footprint and 153-inch height are on the technical drawing on this page; verify overhead clearance and gate widths before delivery, since a tank this tall is not one you reposition once it is set.
XLPE and why crosslinking matters here
This is a crosslinked (XLPE) black vertical storage tank, not standard HDPE. Crosslinking builds a tougher, more impact- and stress-crack-resistant wall, which is what you want carrying tens of thousands of pounds season after season. The black resin also blocks light, discouraging algae in stored water. Rated to 1.9 specific gravity, the XLPE wall is engineered for dense liquids well above water's 1.0, so verify chemical compatibility and gasket material with us before any non-water service. Our guide on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE walks through where the crosslink earns its keep, and for rural reservoir and private fire-protection duty see our write-up on fire-water reservoir tank design.
The mistake to avoid
The common error on a tank this large is treating the 1.9 SG rating as a reason to skip a plumbed, engineered installation. The rating governs what the wall can hold; it says nothing about whether your pad and tie-downs are ready for 54,000-plus pounds of water. Fitting sizes and locations are not specified in our data for this SKU, so confirm the actual outlet and bulkhead schedule with us at 866-418-1777 before ordering any gasket or flange hardware, and check your layout against the technical drawing on this page.
This tank ships LTL, quoted live to your ZIP, from the nearest Snyder plant that stocks it: Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV. Because origin drives cost heavily on a load this size, our Freight Cost Estimator quotes from whichever plant is nearest your ZIP in seconds. Call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery and confirm offload requirements. Freight is quoted separately from the tank price.
