The Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon 45 Degree XLPE Cone Bottom Tank in White is built for the jobs where a flat-bottom tank fails you: full drain of solids-bearing or settling chemistry. Molded in cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, this cone tank carries heavier-than-water chemistry that a standard 1.0 SG tank is not engineered to hold. It stands 141 inches tall on a 64 x 64 inch footprint and holds 1500 gallons. As a Snyder cone bottom tank, it needs a support stand to elevate the cone for gravity discharge.
Will it work for your application?
The 1.9 SG rating is the number that matters here. Filled with plain water at 1500 gallons, this tank carries roughly 12,510 lb. Loaded to its maximum rated contents weight at 1.9 SG, it is engineered for up to 23,769 lb. That roughly 11,259 lb spread is your headroom for dense chemistry, and it is also the figure to size your stand and pad to: spec the structure to the loaded 23,769 lb, never to the water weight. The 64.0 x 64.0 inch footprint and 141 inch height set your stand pad and overhead clearance before you order. From the technical drawing on this page, the molded-in fittings include a flange, an 18 inch PE threaded/vented opening, and a manway with 15 inch access sized for physical inspection and cleanout entry, which is exactly what a cone tank handling settling solids needs. Run your fill volume and contents density through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the cone capacity matches your process before you commit to a stand.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity, which is what lets it handle the dense, aggressive chemistry below. At 1.9 SG this is the highest-rated build for this footprint, so there is no heavier-duty step-up to chase. Match your fitting and gasket materials to the chemical, not just the tank wall, and always verify against the OEM chemical-resistance chart at your specific concentration and operating temperature. The following are compatible with this XLPE 1.9 SG tank:
- Acetic Acid (60%) — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate (50%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride (40%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF (32.5%) — 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol (100%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Chloride (50%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate (60%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate (20%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid (26%) — PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride (30%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate (50%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide (saturated) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol — PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate (30%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate (40%) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution (50%) — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water (up to 10 PPM) — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
Most of these run on PVC fittings with EPDM gaskets, but watch the three exceptions flagged above: hydrofluosilicic acid moves you to Viton, while DEF and propylene glycol push you toward stainless (316SS) wetted hardware. Full concentration and temperature detail lives in our Chemical Compatibility Database.
The mistake to avoid
The costly error on a cone bottom chem tank is treating SG as a formality. A 1.0 SG tank will not safely hold the dense chemistry above — this 1.9 SG XLPE build is rated for it, so spec the SG to your heaviest contents, never to water. The second trap is the fittings: a tank wall that handles a chemical does not mean a stock fitting and gasket do. Honor the PVC, PP, 316SS, or Viton call-outs per chemical above. For a deeper walkthrough of capacity, cone angle, and stand height, see our 1500 Gallon 45 Degree Cone Bottom Tank buyer's guide; if you are stepping up in capacity, the 30-degree guides for the 3000 Gallon (99 x 134) and 3000 Gallon (95 x 123) tanks cover the different cone angle, which changes drain behavior and stand height. For secondary containment, see the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment comparison.
This Snyder cone bottom tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP. Get a real number now with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm cone capacity, stand requirements, and fitting configuration before you order.
