The Snyder Industries 1500 Gallon XLPE Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank (SKU 5010000N48) is built from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) and carries a 1.9 specific-gravity rating, which puts it at the top of the heavy-chemistry class rather than the water-only category. The full vertical cone stands 141 inches tall on a 64 by 64 inch footprint and holds 1500 gallons, draining completely through the cone for batch processing, blending, and dosing where you cannot leave a residual heel behind.
Will it work for your application
At a 1.9 SG rating, this tank is engineered to hold contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water. Full of water it carries about 12,510 lb of liquid; rated to its maximum contents weight it is built for roughly 23,769 lb, so you have real headroom for dense salts, glycols, and concentrated acids. The cone bottom means no flat-floor settling and a clean, gravity-assisted discharge. Per the technical drawing on this page, the tank comes outfitted with a bottom FLANGE for discharge plumbing, an 18-inch PE threaded and vented top fitting for fill, and a MANWAY with 15-inch access. That 15-inch access governs whether you can physically reach inside to inspect and clean after aggressive-chemistry service, so plan your maintenance around it; the vented top fitting is a requirement, not an option, for any off-gassing chemistry on the list below. Confirm your stand or saddle is sized for a cone bottom of this diameter; the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix covers Snyder, Norwesco, and Enduraplas stand fitment, and the Tank Sizing Calculator plus Tank Sizing Guide help you check the footprint and fill heights against your space. Note that 1.9 SG is the heaviest-duty rating Snyder offers in this XLPE line, so there is no denser-rated tank to step up to; this is the ceiling, not a mid-tier.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE (crosslinked) tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity. Crosslinking gives XLPE meaningfully better resistance to environmental stress cracking than standard HDPE, which is why it is the resin of choice for many dosing duties; the Snyder XLPE vs HDPE guide explains where that crosslinking actually matters. Based on the OEM chemical-resistance chart, which is always concentration- and temperature-specific, this tank is suited to the following at the noted concentrations: Acetic Acid at 60% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets); Aluminum Sulfate at 50%, Calcium Chloride at 40%, Ferric Chloride at 50%, Ferric Sulfate at 60%, Ferrous Sulfate at 20%, Magnesium Chloride at 30%, Potassium Carbonate at 50%, Potassium Hydroxide (saturated), Sodium Carbonate at 30%, and Sodium Thiosulfate at 40% (all with PVC fittings and EPDM gaskets); Ethylene Glycol at 100% (PVC/EPDM); DEF at 32.5% (316 stainless fittings, EPDM) and Urea Solution at 50% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM) — note that DEF is itself a 32.5% urea solution, so treat those as the same chemical family and pick the page that matches your concentration; Hydrofluosilicic Acid at 26% (PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets). A few entries on the chart do not list a concentration and should be confirmed by phone before you order: Polyaluminum Chloride (PVC/EPDM), Propylene Glycol (PP/316 stainless fittings, EPDM), and ozonated water up to 10 PPM (PVC/EPDM), which has no dedicated compatibility page yet. You may only rely on the chemicals shown here; match fitting and gasket materials to your specific chemical, and verify the full chart in our Chemical Compatibility Database before committing.
The mistake to avoid
The costly error on a tank like this is assuming any black poly cone bottom is interchangeable. This is XLPE rated to 1.9 SG specifically because it is meant for dense, aggressive chemistry; do not substitute a 1.0 or 1.5 SG HDPE tank for these duties. Watch the gasket material above all: every chemical on this chart uses EPDM gaskets except hydrofluosilicic acid, which requires Viton, so a single wrong gasket there is a failed seal. Likewise, do not pair the wrong fitting material with DEF, where 316 stainless is specified to avoid corrosion. The resin, fitting, and gasket choices on the OEM chart exist for a reason; honoring them is what keeps a 1.9-rated tank performing as rated.
This cone bottom tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, Nebraska, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Get an estimate with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, stand options, and lead time before you order. For the full sizing picture, see the 1500 Gallon Cone Bottom Tank Buyer's Guide.
