The Snyder Industries 90 Gallon Open Top Batch Storage Tank is a white, cylindrical open-top vessel molded by Snyder Industries for batch mixing, transfer staging, and short-cycle water storage where you need clear access from above. It stands 36 inches tall on a compact 34 x 30 inch footprint and holds 90 gallons nominal (brim) capacity, formed from high density linear polyethylene. The open top makes it straightforward to add product, monitor levels by eye, fit a mixer or paddle, and clean out between batches - the kind of plain-access open top tank operators reach for when a sealed vessel just gets in the way.
Will it work for your batch?
Plan around weight, not just gallons. Filled with water, this tank carries roughly 751 pounds of contents, so your stand, pad, or platform has to support that load plus the tank itself. The polyethylene is rated to a specific gravity of 1.9, which means the wall can structurally carry contents up to 1,426 pounds - heavier, denser liquids than plain water, up to that ceiling. Keep the load envelope in front of you: 751 lb full of water and 1,426 lb max contents at SG 1.9. Honor the weight, not the volume - a 90-gallon batch of a dense slurry or brine weighs far more than 90 gallons of water, and the 1.9 SG rating is the number that keeps you inside the tank's structural envelope. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the open top batch tank size lines up with your fill weight and headroom before you order.
Mounting and access
The 34 x 30 inch footprint and 36 inch height keep this storage tank workspace-friendly - it slides under most fill lines and sits at a height you can reach into without a ladder. Set it on a flat, fully supporting surface; an open-top cylindrical tank wants its whole base bearing the load evenly. Size your pad or secondary containment to the 34 x 30 inch footprint and the filled load - the concrete pad sizing guide walks through matching the slab to the 751 lb water load (or your heavier rated load). If you are staging grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate for reuse, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers where an open-top batch vessel fits in a quality-banded storage train. See the technical drawing on this page for the exact dimensional layout before you build a stand or cut an opening around it.
One mistake to avoid
Don't treat the open top as a free pass on contents weight. The 1.9 specific gravity rating is a structural ceiling, not an invitation to fill the tank with anything - it tells you how dense a liquid the wall can hold at full volume, and it does not by itself qualify the tank for any specific chemical. This is a white high density linear polyethylene water and batch storage tank; for water, neutral liquids, and general batch service it does the job cleanly, but if you are storing something reactive, confirm material compatibility separately before you fill. For a rural fire-water reserve or staged reservoir duty, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers how open-top storage fits the private fire-protection stack.
This Snyder open top tank is molded at the Marked Tree, AR plant and ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP - get a real number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it for you. Have questions about mounting, contents weight, or which size fits your batch process? We are here to help you spec it right the first time.
