The Snyder Industries 220 Gallon HDPE Stackable IBC Tote Tank is a non-caged, square-footprint bulk container molded from high density polyethylene with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which puts heavy industrial chemistry inside its working envelope rather than just water. At 46.25 inches tall on a 45.75 x 45.75 inch footprint, it slots into the same floor space as a standard caged IBC while stacking for vertical storage. The 1.9 SG rating is the spec that matters here: it is what separates this HDPE tote from a water-only container and lets it hold dense process fluids up to a maximum rated contents weight of 3,486 pounds.
Will it work for your fluid
Full of water this tote carries roughly 1,835 pounds; rated to its 1.9 specific gravity ceiling it carries up to 3,486 pounds of contents. Use those two numbers when you plan floor loading, forklift capacity, and stacking. The 45.75 x 45.75 inch footprint and 46.25 inch height are the figures to check against doorways, secondary containment pans, and pallet racking before you order. For dialing in the right capacity against your turnover, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide walk through the math. If you are still deciding between a tote, a drum, and a bulk tank, our breakdown of when to buy a tote, IBC, drum, cube, or tank and the deeper drum vs tote vs bulk tank break-even analysis lay out the volume-and-turnover case.
Chemical compatibility
The polyethylene wall is only half the rating; the elastomer in your fittings and lid is the other half, so match the gasket and fitting material to the chemical from the start. This Snyder tote is molded in HDLPE with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, so it handles dense and aggressive chemistry that lighter water totes cannot. As a rule from the data: the strong acids and oxidizers run on Viton or Aflas, while most salts and glycols run on EPDM, and every rating is concentration- and temperature-specific per the OEM chemical-resistance chart. Within this tank's 1.9 SG envelope, common compatible services include sulfuric acid (98%, CPVC fitting, Viton gasket), hydrochloric acid (37%, PVC, Viton), phosphoric acid (85%, PVC, Viton), hydrofluoric acid (48%, PP/PVC, Viton), sodium hypochlorite (under 16.5%, PVC, Viton), hydrogen peroxide (50%, PVC, Viton), peracetic acid (30%, 316SS, Aflas), ferric chloride (50%, PVC, EPDM), aluminum sulfate (50%, PVC, EPDM), calcium chloride (40%, PVC, EPDM), ethylene glycol (100%, PVC, EPDM), potassium hydroxide (saturated, PVC, EPDM), DEF (32.5%, 316SS, EPDM), and urea solution (50%, PP/PVC, EPDM). Other rated services include acetic acid (PP/PVC, EPDM), ferric and ferrous sulfate, magnesium chloride, polyaluminum chloride, potassium and sodium carbonate, sodium bisulfate, sodium bisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, propylene glycol, zinc orthophosphate, hydrofluosilicic acid, and ozonated water (up to 10 PPM, PVC, EPDM). Verify your exact concentration and temperature on the Chemical Compatibility Database and the OEM resistance chart before committing.
Avoid the most expensive mistake
The mistake that costs operators on a tote like this is matching the gasket to the wrong chemical. Sulfuric, hydrochloric, phosphoric, and hydrofluoric acid, sodium hypochlorite, and hydrogen peroxide all call for Viton, peracetic acid calls for Aflas, while most salts and glycols run on EPDM. Specify the gasket and fitting material per chemical before you fill, and use the technical drawing on this page for dimensional and port detail; fitting configuration on a non-caged tote is confirmed at order, so tell us your chemical and concentration and we will spec the ports and elastomers to match. For containment planning, our guides on Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 and SPCC and RCRA 40 CFR 264.193 secondary containment cover the regulatory side for hazardous-waste service.
This IBC tote ships LTL freight from Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP. Get your live LTL freight quote through the Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777, and reference the technical drawing on this page for footprint and port detail before you finalize your layout.
