The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon Sulfuric HDLPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank in White is built for the high-specific-gravity acids and concentrated chemistries that wreck a standard water tank. It is molded from high density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, so it is engineered to hold dense liquids that a 1.0 or 1.5 SG tank cannot safely support. At 90 in. diameter and 107 in. tall on a 90.0 x 90.0 in. footprint, this 2500 gallon vertical storage tank gives you serious chemical capacity in a compact white profile.
Will it work for your application?
Start with the weight math, because that governs the pad, the anchoring, and whether the tank holds your liquid at all. Filled with water this tank weighs about 20,850 lb, but do not size your pad off that number - water is the light case. The 1.9 SG rating puts the maximum rated contents weight at 39,615 lb, the absolute design ceiling for a full load of dense liquid. Size your footing and anchoring to your actual chemical's loaded weight, which for most acids sits between those two figures. For its namesake service, 98% sulfuric acid runs near 1.84 SG, so the 1.9 rating covers it with genuine margin. Confirm your chemical's specific gravity stays at or below 1.9 at your operating temperature before you commit, then translate gallons, fill height, and liquid weight into a real footing plan with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. Wall, dome, and outlet locations are on the technical drawing on this page.
Chemical compatibility
This is an HDLPE tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity, which is why it suits concentrated and heavy chemistries. Fitting and gasket materials matter as much as the tank wall - the wrong elastomer fails long before the polyethylene does. Always confirm against the OEM chemical-resistance chart at your exact concentration and temperature, and verify in our Chemical Compatibility Database before ordering:
- Sulfuric Acid at 98% - CPVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrochloric Acid at 37% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluoric Acid at 48% - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Phosphoric Acid at 85% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrogen Peroxide at 50% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sodium Hypochlorite at <16.5% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Ferric Chloride at 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate at 60% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate at 20% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate at 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Acetic Acid at 60% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Peracetic Acid at 30% - 316SS fittings, Aflas gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid at 26% - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfate - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfite - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate at 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate at 40% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate at 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide Saturated - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride at 40% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride at 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Zinc Orthophosphate - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF at 32.5% - 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution at 50% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol at 100% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
The mistake to avoid
The most expensive error on a high-SG chemical tank is matching the polyethylene but not the fittings and gaskets. Watch how the gasket changes with the chemistry - Viton for sulfuric, hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, phosphoric, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium hypochlorite; Aflas for peracetic acid; EPDM for the salts and glycols. Just as important, a few chemistries take metal or polypropylene fittings only - DEF and peracetic acid call for 316SS, and propylene glycol and zinc orthophosphate run PP or 316SS - so do not order a PVC bulkhead kit for those services. A mismatched gasket or fitting fails long before the tank wall does. Confirm specific gravity at temperature, then verify the full fitting and gasket package against the OEM chart for your exact concentration. For instrumentation on a tank this tall, our guide on level gauge selection for chemical service walks through radar, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, and magnetostrictive options, and if secondary containment is in scope, see Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 and SPCC. For a full walkthrough of this size class, read the 2500 gallon vertical liquid storage tank buyer's guide.
This Snyder vertical chemical tank ships LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant - Lincoln, NE or Philippi, WV - quoted live to your ZIP. Western destinations typically pull from Lincoln and eastern ones from Philippi, so your estimate reflects the closer plant. Get a real number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, the gasket package, and delivery for your project.
