The Snyder Industries 70 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is molded from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) in black, rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, and stands 41 inches tall on a compact 23 x 23 inch footprint. That combination makes it a heavy-duty vertical storage tank sized for tight utility rooms, equipment skids, and rural water setups where floor space is limited but you still want real rating margin.
Will it work for your job?
The tank measures 41 inches high and 23 inches across in both directions, so a 23 x 23 inch pad or platform holds it cleanly. Filled with water, plan for roughly 584 pounds of contents, while the tank body is rated to carry up to 1,109 pounds. At a 1.9 SG rating the wall is built to carry about 1.9 times water weight, so ambient water storage runs at roughly half the rated content load, a concrete margin you can check against the numbers rather than take on the word "heavy duty." Confirm your stand, pad, or trailer deck can carry the full loaded weight before you fill.
Match the fittings before you order
The port layout is shown on the technical drawing on this page. Confirm each against your gaskets and bulkhead fittings before ordering:
- Flange — your outlet/bulkhead connection; pair it with a properly gasketed bulkhead fitting sized to your plumbing.
- 8" PE threaded/vented fitting — the fill and breathe path; keep this vent unobstructed so the tank breathes as it fills and drains.
- Manway with 8" access — the clean-out and inspection opening; this is a bolted, gasketed lid, so reseat and evenly tighten the gasket after each inspection so the top seals.
- 3.5" x 4.5" fitting — a secondary port for accessories or instrumentation.
A blocked vent or an under-torqued outlet gasket is the top cause of leaks and collapse, so treat those two as install-critical. To pin capacity against your actual draw rate and refill schedule, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
XLPE vs HDPE and the mistake to avoid
The single biggest mistake on a tank like this is treating the crosslinked polyethylene as interchangeable with standard HDPE. XLPE is molded as a thicker, tougher wall that resists impact and stress cracking, which is why Snyder rates it to a 1.9 specific gravity. For ambient water storage that rating is pure durability margin. If crosslinking versus HDPE matters for your duty, read Snyder XLPE vs HDPE: When Crosslinking Matters for Chemistry Duty before you buy. In cold climates, plan freeze protection into the install; our fire-water reservoir design guide covers freeze engineering for remote sites, and if you are setting the tank on a permanent slab, the concrete pad sizing guide walks the ACI framework.
Freight and ordering
This Snyder vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a real number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the tank and freight together. Listed price is the tank before freight; LTL is quoted separately to your delivery point.
