The Snyder Industries 7000 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a black crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) tank built to ASTM standards for heavy-duty bulk liquid storage. It stands 122 inches tall on a 142 x 142 inch square footprint and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is what separates this tank from a standard water-only unit: it is engineered to hold liquids substantially heavier than water. If you are sizing a large vertical storage tank in a black XLPE Snyder build, this is a full-scale reservoir for water and dense fluids alike.
Will it work for your site?
The core numbers to check against your pad:
- Capacity: 7,000 gallons
- Dimensions: 122" H x 142" x 142" (square 142 x 142 footprint)
- Full water weight: 58,380 lb
- Max rated contents at 1.9 SG: 110,922 lb
Plan your pad and soil bearing around the heavier of the two weights for your fluid. The crosslinked wall (XLPE) gives this tank more impact and environmental-stress-crack resistance than a linear HDPE tank of the same size, which matters on a permanent above-ground install that will see thermal cycling and years of hydrostatic load. The black color blocks light and suppresses algae growth for outdoor water storage, and a 7,000-gallon black vertical is a legitimate candidate for a rural fire-water reservoir — see Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design for Rural and Remote Sites if that is your use case. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the working volume and freeboard you actually need before you commit.
Fittings and access
Per the technical drawing on this page, this tank is configured with five ports: a flange, a 12" x 28" S.U.M.O. fitting, an 18" polyethylene threaded and vented fitting, a manway with 15" access, and a second S.U.M.O. fitting/port. The vented 18" threaded fitting and the manway matter on a tank this size — a large vertical tank must be able to breathe on fast fill and drawdown, and the 15"-access manway is your entry point for inspection and cleaning. Confirm fitting locations and outlet elevations against the drawing so your plumbing, overflow, and pad penetrations line up on the first pour.
The mistake to avoid
Do not confuse this XLPE tank with a linear HDPE tank when you spec chemistry or fitting hardware. Crosslinked polyethylene cannot be reworked or heat-welded the way linear resin can, so every connection is mechanical through the molded fittings — plan your threaded and bulkhead connections around what the drawing shows rather than assuming field modifications. And a foundation error is the expensive one here: an unlevel or under-built pad under more than 55 tons of rated contents (110,922 lb) will stress the base and compromise the tank. Read Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks before you set it, and if you are weighing resin choice, Snyder XLPE vs HDPE explains when crosslinking earns its place.
This tank ships LTL from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, with freight quoted live to your ZIP — get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to arrange delivery and offload for a tank this size.
