The Chem-Tainer 9 gallon rectangular open top tank is a compact polyethylene container built for hand-portable mixing, parts soaking, batch holding, and bench-scale water work where a lidless top lets you fill, stir, scoop, and clean out without fighting a fitting. At 9 gallons this is an open tank you carry by hand rather than crane into place, and the rectangular footprint stores flat against a wall or under a bench in a way a round tank never will.
Will it work for your job?
This is a polyethylene rectangular open top tank holding 9 gallons of water-service capacity. The sizing figure here is the liquid load: 9 gallons of water weighs about 75 lb on its own, so plan your stand or shelf for that 75 lb of water plus the weight of the tank shell, not the empty container. A single unit is realistic for one person to move when partially filled and a two-person lift when fully loaded. The open top is the whole point of this design - full visual access for manual filling, hand-mixing, dipping parts, and wipe-down between batches. The pack lists no factory-installed bulkhead fittings or drains, so treat it as a gravity-fill, scoop-or-pump-out vessel rather than a plumbed reservoir. If you are not sure whether 9 gallons covers your batch volume, run the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide before you buy. For exact outside dimensions and wall detail - the footprint is the whole reason to choose a rectangular tank over a round one - see the technical drawing on this page before you size a shelf or containment tray.
How it ships
This tank ships from the Chem-Tainer plant in Delano, Minnesota. Freight moves by LTL and is quoted live to your ZIP code - enter your delivery address in the Freight Cost Estimator for a real number, or call us at 866-418-1777. Because it is a small open top unit, packaging and handling matter as much as distance; an open tank can be nested or palletized efficiently, so confirm your delivery point - dock, liftgate, or residential - when you request the quote so the carrier brings the right equipment.
The mistake to avoid
The common error with a small open top tank is treating it like a sealed storage tank. With no lid in the box, anything you hold here is exposed to dust, evaporation, and spillage if it is bumped or overfilled - this is a working vessel, not a transport or long-term sealed container. Size your batch so the liquid line stays well below the rim, and set the tank on a flat, fully supported surface; an unsupported corner on a rectangular tank concentrates stress that a round tank would distribute. This unit is sold for water service, so keep it to water and water-based duty. Confirm the outside dimensions against the technical drawing on this page before you commit to a shelf or containment footprint.
Ready to move? Size your job with the Tank Sizing Calculator, get your freight cost with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through your application with a real person. We will quote LTL freight from Delano, MN straight to your ZIP.
