Chem-Tainer 10 Gallon 20 Degree Plastic Open Top Cone Bottom Tank with Poly Stand

The Chemtainer 10 Gallon 20 Degree Open Top Cone Bottom Tank (SKU TC1528AP) is a small-batch polyethylene mixing and dosing vessel built for draining, blending, and metering liquids where you need every drop to evacuate through the cone.The 20-degree cone bottom sits on an included poly stand, so the outlet clears the floor for gravity drainage or a pump feed.At 17" diameter and 29" tall on a 17" footprint, it fits on a bench or in a tight corner of a treatment room, and the 5" open top gives you room to add product, agitate, or drop in a mixer.

Will it work for your job

This tank holds 10 gallons and carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, meaning it is engineered to handle contents up to 1.5 times the weight of water.Empty it weighs about 11 lb.Filled with water it runs roughly 83 lb, and loaded to its full 1.5 SG rating it can carry about 125 lb of contents.Check those weights against your stand and floor before you fill.The open-top cone-bottom format is the standard choice when people search for a 10 gallon chemtainer cone bottom tank for small-scale batching, sampling, or day-tank duty.Because the top is open, this is a vented, non-pressurized vessel.Refer to the technical drawing on this page for the cone angle and stand geometry, and use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the 10-gallon working volume fits your process.

Chemical compatibility

This is a polyethylene tank rated to 1.5 specific gravity.The resin is most likely HDLPE but is not confirmed here, so confirm HDLPE versus XLPE with us before committing it to chemical service — that distinction changes compatibility on several of the chemicals below.Compatibility comes from the Snyder Industries OEM chemical resistance chart and is concentration- and temperature-specific, so verify your exact chemical, concentration, temperature, and the fitting and gasket materials before ordering.

Chemicals that suit a 1.5 SG polyethylene tank like this one include Acetic Acid (60%, PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets), Aluminum Sulfate (50%, PVC, EPDM), Calcium Chloride (40%, PVC, EPDM), DEF (32.5%, 316SS fittings, EPDM), Ferrous Sulfate (20%, PVC, EPDM), Magnesium Chloride (30%, PVC, EPDM), Sodium Carbonate (30%, PVC, EPDM), Urea Solution (50%, PP/PVC, EPDM), and Ozonated Water (up to 10 PPM, PVC, EPDM).DEF and Urea Solution sit comfortably inside this rating, since both only call for a 1.5 SG tank — but note DEF wants 316SS fittings, not PVC.

The mistake to avoid: a number of common chemicals need a higher-SG tank than this 1.5-rated unit and should not go in it.Those include Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach, under 16.5%), Sulfuric Acid (98%), Hydrochloric Acid (37%), Ferric Chloride (50%), Ferric Sulfate (60%), Hydrogen Peroxide (50%), Phosphoric Acid (85%), Hydrofluoric Acid (48%), Peracetic Acid (30%), Potassium Hydroxide (saturated), Sodium Bisulfite, and Ethylene Glycol (100%) — each calls for a 1.5 SG tank.Several of these also step the gasket up from EPDM to Viton (Sulfuric, Hydrochloric, Hydrogen Peroxide, Phosphoric, and Sodium Hypochlorite), or to Aflas for Peracetic Acid — EPDM will not hold.If your process runs one of those, ask us for the correctly rated vessel rather than forcing it into this one.Start with our Chemical Compatibility Database to confirm the full fitting and gasket build.

Freight

This tank ships LTL freight from the nearest stocking plant in Illinois, Pennsylvania, or Delano, Minnesota, so your rate depends on which plant serves your ZIP.Get a live number with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in freight and confirm the resin grade for your chemical before you order.