The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon HDPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank ships in white polyethylene with a 1.4 specific-gravity rating, a 90-inch by 90-inch footprint, and a 107-inch overall height. That SG rating is the number that decides whether this vertical storage tank fits your chemical program, so read it before anything else: 1.4 means the wall is built to hold liquids up to 1.4 times the weight of water. Full of water it carries 20,850 pounds; at its maximum rated contents it carries 29,190 pounds. Use those numbers to size the pad and foundation - this is a heavy vertical tank, and the slab has to be flat and rated for the loaded weight, not the empty shell.
Will it work for your chemical?
This is a Snyder HDPE vertical storage tank rated to specific gravity 1.4. Run the loaded-weight math through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide so the contents weight at your chemical's specific gravity stays inside the 29,190-pound rating. The tank's molded outlets and fitting locations are shown on the technical drawing on this page; fittings are a separate spec decision and must be ordered in the chart-specified material with the right gasket for your chemical (see below). For a deeper read on this exact size, the 2500 gallon vertical liquid storage tank buyer's guide covers the details, and if you are weighing containment, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 comparison walks through SPCC options.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is listed as HDLPE - confirm HDLPE vs XLPE with us before chemical service, since resin type changes what the wall can safely hold - and it is rated to specific gravity 1.4. At that 1.4 rating, the following are compatible: DEF at 32.5% concentration with 316SS fittings and EPDM gaskets (DEF compatibility), and urea solution at 50% concentration with PP/PVC fittings and EPDM gaskets (urea solution compatibility). Always confirm against the OEM chemical-resistance chart at your specific concentration and temperature, since both factors change the rating.
Several common chemicals are heavier and need a higher-SG tank than this 1.4 unit - do not put them in this tank. Acetic acid, aluminum sulfate, calcium chloride, ferrous sulfate, magnesium chloride, sodium carbonate, and ozonated water call for at least a 1.5-SG tank; 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, and zinc orthophosphate require a 1.9-SG tank. If your chemical is on that list, step up to the correctly rated tank rather than risk this one. Check fitting and gasket materials for each on the Chemical Compatibility Database.
The mistake to avoid
The most expensive error on a chemical tank is matching the SG wrong. This Snyder vertical tank is rated 1.4; storing a heavier liquid - any of the higher-SG chemicals above - overstresses the wall and is not a corner to cut. Equally, do not assume the resin: confirm HDLPE vs XLPE with us first, and spec your fittings and gaskets to the chart values for your chemical (316SS or PP/PVC with EPDM gaskets for DEF and urea service). For level monitoring on chemical duty, the tank level gauge selection guide compares radar, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, and magnetostrictive for this kind of service.
This 2500 gallon vertical HDPE storage tank ships LTL freight from the nearest of our Snyder plants - Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV - with the rate quoted live to your ZIP. Get your number on the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to confirm resin, fittings, freight, or the correctly SG-rated tank for a heavier chemical before you order.
