The Snyder Industries 1600 Gallon XLPE Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank is a black, crosslinked linear polyethylene cone tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity, built for process chemistry that punishes ordinary HDPE. At 95 inches in diameter and 72 inches tall, it carries a full water weight of 13,344 lb and a maximum rated contents weight of 25,354 lb at its 1.9 SG rating. The cone-bottom geometry drains fully to a single point, which matters for batching, mixing, and clean-out between chemistries. If you are weighing crosslinked against linear resin for this duty, read our guide on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE before you commit.
Will it work for your application?
This is XLPE (crosslinked linear polyethylene), not standard HDPE, and the 1.9 SG rating gives you real headroom over the 1.0 SG of plain water - it is also the top SG rating offered in this cone configuration, so you are not under-specifying by choosing it. The footprint is 95.0 x 95.0 inches and the shell stands 72 inches tall before any stand or legs, so size your pad and stand accordingly. The engineering point that trips people up: at full fill the discharge cone and stand legs carry up to 25,354 lb of contents - nearly double the 13,344 lb full-water figure - so rate the poly stand and concrete pad for the contents weight, not the water weight. A 1600-gallon cone needs a matched poly stand to elevate the discharge cone; see our Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix and the dedicated 1600 Gallon 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank with Poly Stand buyer's guide to pair the right stand. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm capacity and loaded weight against your contents. This tank ships without a pre-configured fitting package - outlet and fitting selection is per-order, so refer to the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and exact dimensions.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is XLPE resin rated to 1.9 specific gravity, which is what lets it handle dense and aggressive chemistries beyond water service. Compatibility below is drawn from the OEM chemical-resistance chart and is concentration- and temperature-specific; always confirm against your exact operating conditions. At the 1.9 SG XLPE rating it supports, with the noted fitting and gasket materials:
- 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
Note the Viton gasket call-out on hydrofluosilicic acid and the 316SS fittings on DEF - matching the wetted hardware to the chemistry is as important as the tank resin itself. Browse the full Chemical Compatibility Database for concentration and temperature detail on each of these.
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on a tank like this is treating XLPE and HDPE as interchangeable, or running a chemistry whose fitting and gasket requirements differ from what is listed. Watch related fluids most of all: DEF at 32.5% calls for 316 stainless fittings, while urea solution at 50% - chemically the same family - calls for PP/PVC. Concentration changes the wetted-hardware spec even for closely related fluids. Hydrofluosilicic acid needs Viton, not EPDM. Match the wetted hardware to your chemical, verify the resin and SG suit your duty cycle, and confirm concentration and temperature against the OEM chart before filling. Common searches for this unit include cone bottom tank, XLPE, and Snyder cone tank.
This tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Marked Tree, AR, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. On a 1600-gallon, 95-inch-diameter unit, that is dimensional LTL and the freight figure can be significant depending on destination, so price it before you budget - get an exact number with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to talk through your install, stand, and fitting package.
