The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank is built for full-drain chemical and process service where you need every gallon to evacuate cleanly. This white polyethylene cone bottom tank holds 2,500 gallons, stands 125 inches tall (10 ft 5 in), and sits on a 95 x 95 inch footprint. Its 1.5 specific gravity rating is the single most important number on this page: it tells you the heaviest liquid this tank is engineered to hold, and it is the spec most buyers get wrong when they spec a cone tank for a dense chemical.
Will it work for your application?
Filled with water (SG 1.0), this tank carries 20,850 lb of contents. At its 1.5 specific gravity rating, the maximum rated contents weight climbs to 31,275 lb. Spec your stand and pad for the full 31,275 lb rated load, not the water weight - that is 10,425 lb above water weight, and under-specing the stand to water weight is the failure mode that buckles a cone tank in dense-chemical service. A denser liquid does not change the volume, but it dramatically changes the load on the tank, the cone, and the support stand. The 30 degree cone promotes full drainage of settling solids and slurries, which is why this is a frequent pick when shoppers search for a cone bottom tank or cone tank for batching, mixing, and clean-out duty. Before you site it, check overhead and ceiling clearance against the 125 inch height plus your fill connection, and confirm your liquid-level math with the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. Review the technical drawing on this page for dimensions and fitting locations.
Chemical compatibility
This is a polyethylene tank with a 1.5 specific gravity rating. The resin is listed as HDLPE but unconfirmed, so confirm HDLPE versus XLPE with us before placing this tank into chemical service, as the resin choice affects long-term chemical resistance. At the 1.5 SG rating, this tank is suited to the following chemicals at the concentrations shown, paired with the noted fitting and gasket materials: Acetic Acid 60% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets, details); Aluminum Sulfate 50% (PVC, EPDM, details); Calcium Chloride 40% (PVC, EPDM, details); DEF 32.5% (316SS fittings, EPDM, details); Ferrous Sulfate 20% (PVC, EPDM, details); Magnesium Chloride 30% (PVC, EPDM, details); Sodium Carbonate 30% (PVC, EPDM, details); Urea Solution 50% (PP/PVC, EPDM, details); and Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM (PVC, EPDM). One exception to watch: if you are running DEF, it is compatible at 1.5 SG but requires 316 stainless fittings, not PVC. Always verify against the OEM chemical-resistance chart for your specific concentration and operating temperature, since compatibility is concentration- and temperature-dependent. Full data lives in our Chemical Compatibility Database.
Chemicals that need a higher-SG tank
Some chemicals exceed the 1.5 specific gravity rating of this tank and require a 1.9 SG-rated tank instead. If your service involves Ethylene Glycol, Ferric Chloride, Ferric Sulfate, Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrofluoric Acid, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide, Peracetic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Polyaluminum Chloride, Potassium Carbonate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Bisulfate, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Thiosulfate, Sulfuric Acid, or Zinc Orthophosphate, do not use this 1.5 SG tank. On the 1.9 SG tank, most of these still run EPDM gaskets, but the strong acids and oxidizers - sulfuric, hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, hydrofluosilicic, phosphoric, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium hypochlorite - require Viton, and peracetic acid requires Aflas. We stock the 1.9 SG-rated 2500 gallon 30 degree cone in this same footprint, so call 866-418-1777 to switch SKUs and we will quote it with the correct fitting and gasket materials. Specifying the wrong SG rating for a dense chemical is the most expensive mistake on a tank this size, so get this confirmed first.
Freight
This cone bottom tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Chowchilla, California, the nearest origin for this SKU, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP. Listed at list price, before freight. Get an exact LTL freight number with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm resin, SG rating, fitting package, and delivery to your site. For sizing and configuration help, see our buyer guides including the 2500 Gallon 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank with Poly Stand guide and the 2500 Gallon 15 Degree Cone Bottom Tank buyer's guide.
