The Snyder Industries 8900 Gallon Vertical Storage Tank is a polyethylene bulk water vessel built for large-scale storage where a single high-volume vertical tank replaces a bank of smaller ones. It stands 194 inches tall on a 120 x 120 inch square footprint, holds 8,900 gallons, and carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating - meaning the wall is engineered for liquids heavier than water, so on a straight water duty you are using only about two-thirds of the rated wall capacity. If you are searching for a white vertical storage tank in this class, this is one of the few sizes that consolidates that much volume into one molded body.
Capacity: 8,900 gallons | Height: 194 in | Footprint: 120 x 120 in | SG rating: 1.5 | Material: Polyethylene, Natural White
Will this tank work for your site?
Full of plain water this tank carries roughly 74,226 pounds of contents; loaded to its maximum 1.5 specific gravity rating it can hold up to 111,339 pounds. Those numbers drive your foundation, not the gallon figure - a 120 x 120 inch footprint at this weight needs an engineered concrete pad sized for the load, not just a level slab. Use our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm volume against your demand, and read Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks for the ACI 360R-10 framework before you pour. The tank molds in Natural White; refer to the technical drawing on this page for molded dimensions, and confirm your outlet and fitting configuration at quote so the body is set up the way your plumbing runs.
Common applications and sizing notes
At 8,900 gallons this is a workhorse for bulk water storage, rainwater and reuse trains, and fire-water reservoir duty on rural and remote sites. If you are sizing a private fire-protection reserve, the Fire-Water Reservoir Tank Design guide walks the NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. For grey-water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate aggregation into a single bulk vessel, the Industrial Water Reuse Tank Topology guide covers quality-banded storage and treatment sequencing. If you are weighing single- versus double-wall containment for this install, the Snyder Captor Double-Wall Freeboard Sizing per ASTM D1998 guide explains how freeboard eats into usable volume.
The mistake to avoid
The most expensive error on a tank this size is treating the slab as an afterthought. With up to 111,339 pounds bearing on a 120-inch square base, an under-built or unlevel pad can stress the tank wall. Size the foundation to the rated load, confirm it is level and full-contact, and plan the set carefully - at 194 inches (just over 16 feet) tall, this tank needs overhead clearance to stand it up, not just room to roll it off the truck. Match the tank to your actual specific gravity, too: the 1.5 rating is a ceiling, never a target to exceed. For plain water you sit comfortably inside that envelope.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP - get a number now with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through delivery, offload, and pad requirements with a person. A tank this large and this tall needs forklift or crane offload arranged in advance, so plan the receiving end - and the vertical clearance to set it - before you order.
