The Snyder Industries 8000 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a black crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) tank built for heavy bulk-water and fire-water storage. It stands 186 inches tall (about 15.5 feet) and 120 inches in diameter (10 feet), holding 8,000 gallons on a 120 x 120 inch (10 x 10 foot) footprint. It is manufactured as an ASTM XLPE crosslinked-polyethylene tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity, which is Snyder's heavy-duty ceiling for a vertical storage tank this size. If you are sizing a fire-water reservoir, a rural bulk-water store, or a vertical storage tank for process feed, the numbers below tell you whether it fits your pad and your load.
Will it work for your site
Filled with water, this tank weighs roughly 66,720 lb. Its 1.9 SG rating allows contents up to 126,768 lb, so for plain water you are loading it to only about 53% of its rated ceiling. That means the wall is never the limit for water service; the foundation is. Design the slab and soil-bearing for the load you actually store, and plan it around the 10 x 10 foot footprint. Our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match capacity to draw-down and freeboard, and the concrete pad sizing guide (ACI 360R-10 framework) walks the slab detailing. For fire-protection duty, the rural fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline.
Fittings and access
The tank is configured with a flange fitting, an 18-inch PE threaded/vented fitting, and a manway with 15-inch access for interior entry and inspection. See the technical drawing on this page for exact fitting elevations and orientations before you plumb the inlet, outlet, vent, and overflow. Confirm the flange gasket material and bolt-kit compatibility for your field connections; call 866-418-1777 to verify before you order. Size the vent to your fill and draw rate so the tank neither pressurizes nor pulls a vacuum during transfer.
Why XLPE, and the mistake to avoid
This is a crosslinked (XLPE) tank, not standard HDPE. Crosslinking raises the wall's resistance to environmental stress cracking and supports the higher contents rating, which is why it earns its place on tall, demanding vertical storage rather than a lighter linear-polyethylene tank. If you are weighing the two, our guide on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE explains when crosslinking matters, and the freeboard sizing guide (ASTM D1998) covers usable-volume math. The most common mistake on a tank this size is under-building the foundation for water weight alone. Design the pad for your rated load, and remember a 15.5-foot tank needs overhead clearance and a crane for offload, not a forklift.
This 8,000-gallon Snyder black vertical storage tank ships LTL freight from the Chowchilla, California plant, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a rate to your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, lead time, and offload requirements before you order.
