The Snyder Industries 9500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Vertical Storage Tank (SKU 7450000N40) is a large-format vertical storage tank molded in crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE), rated to a 1.5 specific gravity and finished in natural white. It stands 215 in (17.9 ft) tall on a 120 x 120 inch square footprint, giving you a 9,500-gallon working column for bulk water, fire-reserve, or process holding in a single vertical vessel. XLPE is the tougher of the polyethylene families for high-column loads: the crosslinked wall carries the hydrostatic head of a nearly 18-foot water leg without the wall stress you would push a linear tank into at this size.
Does it work for your site?
This is a water-service tank. Full of water at a 1.0 specific gravity, the contents load is 79,230 pounds; the 1.5 specific-gravity number is spare wall capacity, not an invitation to store a 1.5-SG liquid, and at that rating the contents can reach 118,845 pounds. Those load figures, not the empty weight, drive your pad. A 120 x 120 inch footprint under six-figure loading needs a properly engineered slab — use our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm your volume, and the concrete pad sizing framework before you pour. Top-side access comes from a manway with 15-inch access — that 15-inch opening sets your inspection and cleanout entry clearance — plus an 18-inch PE threaded/vented fitting, a flange, and two 12" x 24" fitting pads (one flat-mount). The exact locations, thread sizes, and pad functions are called out on the technical drawing on this page.
Fire-water and bulk-water fit
At 9,500 gallons this is a common size for rural fire-water reservoirs and NFPA-22-style private fire-protection storage, as well as agricultural and municipal bulk-water holding. If you are sizing a static fire supply or planning freeze protection for cold-climate service, the fire-water reservoir design guide walks the reserve-volume discipline. For grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC-condensate aggregation, our industrial water reuse topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains.
The mistake to avoid
Do not size your freeboard or your pad from empty-tank thinking. Subtract your fitting and vent stack height from the 215 in (17.9 ft) overall height when you set fill level — the ASTM D1998 freeboard guide explains the real usable volume. The flange and 12" x 24" penetrations need gaskets rated for your stored fluid and for the hydrostatic head at the tank base — roughly 7.7 psi at the bottom of a 17.9-foot water column. And an 18-foot vertical XLPE tank must sit dead-level on a full-contact engineered slab; a high edge or void under a 118,845-pound worst-case load is the failure no fitting or gasket will save.
This vertical storage tank ships LTL from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, with freight quoted live to your ZIP — get a quote with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. A tank this size books as an oversized LTL load, so confirm your delivery site, offload equipment, and pad readiness before you schedule.
