Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank

The Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank (SKU 5010000N51) is built for full-drain chemical and process service where every gallon needs to evacuate cleanly. Molded in black high density linear polyethylene with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, this cone tank stands 141 inches tall on a 64-by-64-inch footprint and holds 1,500 gallons. The 1.9 SG rating is the number that matters here: the wall thickness is engineered to safely hold contents up to 1.9 times the density of water, which is why the tank is rated to carry up to 23,769 pounds of contents versus 12,510 pounds when filled with plain water. That rating has real headroom for this catalog of chemicals; the densest on the compatible list, sulfuric acid at 98%, sits near a specific gravity of 1.84. If you are sizing a stand or comparing footprints, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you confirm fit before you order.

What you get and how it is fitted

Per the technical drawing on this page, this cone bottom tank carries three discrete call-outs: a flange, an 18-inch PE threaded and vented opening, and a manway with 15-inch access for interior reach during cleaning and inspection. Let the on-page drawing define placement and orientation. Because this is a cone bottom design, it has to sit in a matching support stand at the height shown on the drawing so the cone can drain freely. Cross-reference your stand against the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix for Norwesco, Snyder, and Enduraplas before you buy, and if you are weighing this size against other cone tanks, the 1500 gallon cone bottom buyer's guide walks through the trade-offs. For monitoring level in chemical duty, the level gauge selection guide covers radar versus ultrasonic versus hydrostatic versus magnetostrictive options.

Chemical compatibility

This is an HDLPE tank with a 1.9 SG rating, which covers a wide band of dense chemical contents. Compatibility always depends on resin, concentration, temperature, and the fitting and gasket materials you specify, so confirm your exact service against the manufacturer chemical-resistance chart, which is concentration- and temperature-specific. The pack data rates this tank compatible with the chemicals below at the listed concentrations and trim materials. Match the gasket and fitting material to the chemical, not just the tank.

Most defaults in the chart run PVC fittings with EPDM gaskets, but several chemicals demand a trim upgrade: DEF and zinc orthophosphate call for 316SS, propylene glycol for PP/316SS, peracetic acid for 316SS with Aflas gaskets, and sulfuric acid at 98% for CPVC with Viton. Oxidizers such as sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, and the strong acids specify Viton in place of EPDM. Ozonated water is listed for compatibility but does not yet have a dedicated detail page; verify it directly in the Chemical Compatibility Database along with anything outside this list before committing.

The mistake to avoid

The costliest error on a tank like this is treating the 1.9 SG rating as a license to put any fitting and gasket on it. The polyethylene shell is the easy part; failures on chemical cone tanks almost always start at a fitting or gasket that was wrong for the chemical, the concentration, or the temperature. Sulfuric acid at 98% wants CPVC and Viton, not the PVC and EPDM that work fine for calcium chloride. Spec the trim from the compatibility chart for your actual contents, and order the gasket material to match.

This 1,500 gallon Snyder cone bottom tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get your freight quote with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through fittings, stands, and chemical service. Verify your chemical against the Chemical Compatibility Database before you order.