The Snyder Industries 1600 Gallon Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank is built for full-drain chemical processing where you need every gallon out the bottom and nothing left to settle. Molded in black polyethylene with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, this 1600-gallon cone bottom carries a 95-inch square footprint and stands 72 inches tall, so it slots into a tight equipment pad while still draining to a single low point. The 1.9 SG rating is the headline number here: it means the tank wall is engineered to hold contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water, which is what makes it a candidate for dense acids and concentrated salts rather than just water storage. It is rated to 1.9 SG, the heaviest standard rating in this size class; if your chemistry exceeds 1.9 SG, call 866-418-1777 to confirm availability before ordering.
Will this cone bottom tank work for my application?
Sizing comes down to weight, not just volume. Filled with water this tank carries 13,344 pounds; at its full 1.9 SG rating the contents can reach 25,354 pounds, so your stand and pad have to be rated for the heavier of the two depending on what you store. A cone bottom only performs if it sits on a matched stand that supports the cone and keeps the outlet clear, so confirm your stand before ordering. Outlet and fittings are selected per your chemistry and are not pre-installed, so you specify the wetted-path fitting and gasket material yourself. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator to check capacity against your batch volume, and the Tank Sizing Guide if you are deciding between this and a flat-bottom design. For stand pairing, the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix covers Norwesco, Snyder, and Enduraplas options, and the 1600 Gallon Cone Bottom with Poly Stand buyer's guide walks through a complete package.
Chemical compatibility
This is a polyethylene tank built to a 1.9 SG rating, with the resin currently recorded as HDLPE. Before you commit it to chemical service, confirm HDLPE versus XLPE for this exact model with the OEM or by calling 866-418-1777, since cross-linked and linear polyethylene differ in stress-crack resistance with certain chemistries. Compatibility is also concentration- and temperature-specific, so always check the OEM chemical-resistance chart against your exact conditions. The fitting and gasket materials below are not interchangeable across chemicals: EPDM gaskets cover most salts and glycols, oxidizers and strong acids need Viton, and peracetic acid needs Aflas; fitting metallurgy ranges from PVC and PP to CPVC and 316 stainless. Getting the gasket or fitting material wrong is the most common and most expensive mistake on a chemical cone tank, so match them to your specific chemical before you plumb it.
| Chemical | Conc. | Fitting | Gasket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic Acid | 60% | PP/PVC | EPDM |
| Aluminum Sulfate | 50% | PVC | EPDM |
| Calcium Chloride | 40% | PVC | EPDM |
| DEF | 32.5% | 316SS | EPDM |
| Ethylene Glycol | 100% | PVC | EPDM |
| Ferric Chloride | 50% | PVC | EPDM |
| Ferric Sulfate | 60% | PVC | EPDM |
| Ferrous Sulfate | 20% | PVC | EPDM |
| Hydrochloric Acid | 37% | PVC | Viton |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | 48% | PP/PVC | Viton |
| Hydrofluosilicic Acid | 26% | PP/PVC | Viton |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | 50% | PVC | Viton |
| Magnesium Chloride | 30% | PVC | EPDM |
| Peracetic Acid | 30% | 316SS | Aflas |
| Phosphoric Acid | 85% | PVC | Viton |
| Polyaluminum Chloride | — | PVC | EPDM |
| Potassium Carbonate | 50% | PVC | EPDM |
| Potassium Hydroxide | Saturated | PVC | EPDM |
| Propylene Glycol | — | PP/316SS | EPDM |
| Sodium Bisulfate | — | PVC/PP | EPDM |
| Sodium Bisulfite | — | PVC/PP | EPDM |
| Sodium Carbonate | 30% | PVC | EPDM |
| Sodium Hypochlorite | <16.5% | PVC | Viton |
| Sodium Thiosulfate | 40% | PVC | EPDM |
| Sulfuric Acid | 98% | CPVC | Viton |
| Urea Solution | 50% | PP/PVC | EPDM |
| Zinc Orthophosphate | — | PP/316SS | EPDM |
| Ozonated Water | up to 10 PPM | PVC | EPDM |
See each chemical's page in our Chemical Compatibility Database for the concentration- and temperature-specific detail. If you are evaluating secondary containment for any of these, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% Containment vs UL-142/SPCC comparison is worth reading.
Freight and ordering
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Marked Tree, Arkansas, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP code rather than baked into the list price. Get an exact number from the Freight Cost Estimator before you order, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and help you confirm stand, fittings, and gasket selection for your chemistry. For a full walkthrough of this size class, the 1600 Gallon 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank complete buyer's guide covers the rest of the decision.
