The Snyder Industries 5000 Gallon Vertical Water Storage Tank in black is a 5,000-gallon vertical tank molded in high density linear polyethylene, standing 155 inches tall on a 102-by-102-inch (8'-6" square) footprint. Filled with water it carries roughly 41,700 lb of contents, so the pad and ring beneath it have to be engineered for that load before the first gallon goes in. The black resin is the right call for outdoor water storage where you want to slow algae growth by keeping light out of the tank.
Will this vertical storage tank work for your job?
This is a bulk vertical water storage tank rated to a 1.0 specific gravity, which matches plain water service. With a full-water weight near 41,700 lb across a 102.0 x 102.0 footprint, the bearing pressure on your slab is what drives the foundation design, not the empty tank weight. Snyder ships it with a working set of ports already configured: a flange for bulk fill or outlet, two 3-inch S.U.M.O. fittings, a 1-1/2" EPDM bulkhead fitting, a 2" polypropylene bulkhead with an EPDM seal, and an 18-inch polyethylene manway with a 4-inch vent and tie-down. Both bulkhead gaskets are EPDM, which is the correct elastomer for water and potable-adjacent service, so you know the wetted seal material and which spare gaskets to stock. The vented manway matters on a tank this size; as you draw water down fast, the 4-inch vent lets air in so you don't pull a vacuum on the wall. If your plumbing plan needs outlet sizes or placements different from that standard layout, confirm every port against the technical drawing on this page before you order. To match volume and footprint to your demand and refill numbers, run the figures through the Tank Sizing Calculator or the Tank Sizing Guide.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank this large is under-building the foundation. At a full-water load of roughly 41,700 lb, this black 5,000-gallon vertical needs a level pad at least 102 inches (8'-6") across to fully support the 102 x 102 footprint, not a partial ring or uneven gravel. Hand that minimum pad dimension to your concrete contractor. Set the tank on the right base and the wall stays in pure hoop tension the way it was designed to; set it on a high spot or a soft edge and you load the sidewall in bending it was never meant to carry. The second mistake is on the contents side: this tank is rated to 1.0 SG, meaning plain water only. For anything heavier than water, you need a higher-SG-rated tank instead of this one, so confirm your liquid before you buy and call 866-418-1777 if you're unsure. And size your inlet and outlet plumbing to the fittings the tank actually ships with above, rather than assuming you can add taps wherever you like after delivery.
How it ships
This tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Marked Tree, Arkansas. Freight on a 5,000-gallon vertical is real money and depends entirely on your destination, so we quote it live to your ZIP rather than guessing. Get a number on the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll work out the delivery for your site. If you're planning a larger water storage system, the fire-water reservoir design guide and the industrial water reuse topology guide cover how tanks this size fit into rural fire protection and reuse storage trains. Note that our broader 5000-gallon black water storage buyer's guides cover other vertical configurations with different footprints, so size against this tank's 102 x 102 / 155 in drawing, not theirs.
