The Snyder Industries 9500 Gallon ASTM Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a large-capacity vertical polyethylene storage tank, holding 9,500 gallons in a 120-inch by 120-inch footprint that stands 215 inches tall. It is molded in black high density linear polyethylene and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is why it is built to a heavy duty ASTM standard rather than a lightweight water-only wall. If you have been searching for a black vertical storage tank, a Snyder black tank, or a bulk vertical tank for on-site water, this tank fits that need.
Will this tank work for your site?
Filled with water at roughly 8.34 pounds per gallon, this tank carries about 79,230 pounds of contents at capacity, and its 1.9 specific gravity rating puts the maximum rated contents weight at 150,537 pounds. Those numbers drive the install: the 120 x 120 inch footprint sets your pad size, the loaded weight sets your pad engineering, and the 215-inch height (nearly 18 feet) sets the overhead and crane clearance you need for offload and vertical siting. A tank this size and this heavy needs a properly sized, level, fully supporting concrete pad. Our concrete pad sizing guide for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI 360R-10 framework and where the ACI 318 boundary begins. Before you commit to 9,500 gallons, plan on usable volume rather than nominal, since ASTM tanks carry freeboard above the fill line — the Snyder freeboard sizing guide explains the real volume you can actually use, and the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm the number.
Fittings and access
The tank comes configured with a flange, an 18-inch polyethylene threaded and vented fitting, a manway with 15-inch access, and two 12-inch by 24-inch fittings (one flat). Confirm the fitting sizes and locations against the technical drawing on this page before you plumb the site, and match gaskets and mating flanges to each fitting individually — the flat 12 x 24 fitting and the standard one are not interchangeable seals, so a gasket cut for one pattern will not seat correctly on the other. Inlet, outlet, and vent placement determine how your fill and draw lines route, and the 15-inch manway access matters for inspection and cleanout on a tank you cannot see the bottom of from grade.
A heavy-duty build for demanding storage
Because this is the 1.9 specific gravity build, it carries more density margin than a standard water-only vertical tank of the same volume, which makes it a candidate for reservoir and bulk storage duty. If you are sizing for fire protection or reserve water, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection, and the industrial water reuse topology guide covers grey-water, rainwater, and condensate aggregation into banded storage trains. The most common mistake on a tank this size is treating the pad and plumbing as an afterthought; at 79,230 pounds of water, the foundation is the project.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because of its size and weight, freight is arranged separately from the listed price. Run your delivery ZIP through our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and confirm access requirements for delivery. The listed price is before freight.
