The Snyder Industries 9500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a large-volume crosslinked polyethylene vessel built for bulk water and heavy-duty liquid storage. Molded in Natural White crosslinked linear polyethylene with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, this Snyder vertical storage tank holds 9,500 gallons and stands 215 inches (about 17.9 ft) tall on a 120 x 120 inch (10 x 10 ft) square footprint. If you are sizing a rainwater, process-water, or fire-reserve system, this is a single large-volume vessel in the XLPE line, and the 1.9 SG rating is durability headroom rather than a spec you need for plain water.
Will it work for your site?
A tank this size is a foundation decision before it is a plumbing decision, so start with weight and footprint. Filled with water it carries roughly 79,230 lb of contents; at its full 1.9 SG rating the tank is engineered for up to 150,537 lb of contents. That load sits on a 120.0 x 120.0 inch (10 x 10 ft) footprint, so you need an engineered, level pad rated for the full standing load. Read the Concrete Pad Sizing for Above-Ground Polyethylene Tanks guide before you pour, then run your draw and refill cycle through the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 9,500 gallons matches your demand. At ~17.9 ft tall, top-fill access and overhead clearance also need planning up front.
Fittings and access
Per the technical drawing on this page, this vertical tank is configured with the following penetrations. Confirm each position against your inlet, outlet, overflow, and vent plumbing before you set the tank, because relocating penetrations on a molded vertical tank is not a field job.
- Flange fitting
- 18" PE threaded / vented fitting
- Manway with 15" access (inspection and interior cleanout)
- 12" x 24" fitting
- 12" x 24" fitting, flat
The vented fitting is the one to watch: a tank of this volume moves a large amount of air on fill and draw, so the vent must stay clear to keep pressure or vacuum off the shell. The 15" manway gives you the access point to inspect and clean the interior over the tank's service life.
XLPE and the mistake to avoid
This is crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE), not standard HDPE, and that is a deliberate spec: crosslinking builds impact and stress-crack resistance for demanding storage duty. The mistake to avoid is under-building the base or ignoring freeboard. At 9,500 gallons, small errors in pad preparation or expansion allowance turn into very large loads, and this is a multi-ton empty vessel that needs a crane or comparable offload on arrival. For the engineering behind crosslinking and usable volume, see the Snyder XLPE vs HDPE and Snyder Captor freeboard-sizing guides; for cold-climate reservoirs, the fire-water reservoir design guide covers freeze-protection planning.
This vertical storage tank ships by LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a number in seconds with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Because of its size and weight, plan delivery access and offload equipment before you order, and our team can help you spec the right freight and site setup.
