The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon XLPE Cone Bottom Tank is a crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) process tank rated to 1.5 specific gravity, built for chemical handling and full-drain batching where the contents settle, separate, or need to empty completely. It holds 2,500 gallons in a Natural White shell measuring 125 inches tall on a 90.0 x 90.0-inch footprint (90 inches wide by 90 inches long), with the cone geometry that drives sediment and product to the outlet. Per the technical drawing on this page, it includes a top flange, an 18-inch PE threaded/vented fitting, and a manway with 15-inch access, so you can open the top, inspect the interior, and clean it out between batch chemistries. The crosslinked resin is the molecular difference between this tank and a standard water tank: XLPE resists environmental stress cracking and aggressive chemistry that linear polyethylene cannot, which is exactly why it carries the 1.5 SG rating for heavier-than-water solutions.
Will it work for your application?
This is a Snyder cone bottom tank requiring a matching stand to support the cone; the tank is not freestanding, so plan your stand and outlet plumbing alongside the tank order. Confirm your fitting locations and the vent against the drawing before you finalize, since cone bottoms drain under head pressure and vent sizing matters during fast fills and draws. The pack does not specify a cone angle for this SKU, so confirm 15 degrees versus 30 degrees against the drawing and your stand before ordering, since stand pairing depends on it. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the geometry fits your pad and ceiling height before committing.
Weight, stand, and structural planning
Weight is where cone bottom installs go wrong. Filled with water this tank carries roughly 20,850 lb, and at its full 1.5 SG rating the contents alone reach about 31,275 lb. Your stand, anchor points, and concrete pad have to carry that loaded mass, not the empty shell. For stand selection, the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix covers Norwesco, Snyder, and Enduraplas pairings, and the 2500 Gallon 15 Degree Cone Bottom Tank guide and the 2500 Gallon 30 Degree Cone Bottom Tank with Poly Stand guide walk through cone-angle and stand choices for this size.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE tank rated to 1.5 specific gravity. Match every fitting and gasket to your chemistry, and verify concentration and temperature against the OEM chemical-resistance chart before service. At 1.5 SG this tank is suited to acetic acid at 60%, aluminum sulfate at 50%, calcium chloride at 40%, DEF at 32.5%, ferrous sulfate at 20%, magnesium chloride at 30%, sodium carbonate at 30%, urea solution at 50%, and ozonated water up to 10 PPM. Of these nine, eight run EPDM gaskets with PVC fittings (acetic acid and urea solution can use PP or PVC), and DEF is the sole outlier: spec 316SS fittings with EPDM gaskets for it, not the PVC you would default to elsewhere. See acetic acid, aluminum sulfate, calcium chloride, DEF, ferrous sulfate, magnesium chloride, sodium carbonate, and urea solution, plus the full Chemical Compatibility Database, for concentration- and temperature-specific data.
The mistake to avoid: do not run this 1.5 SG tank on heavier solutions that require a 1.9 SG XLPE tank. Ethylene glycol, ferric chloride, ferric sulfate, hydrofluosilicic acid (which needs Viton gaskets, the only non-EPDM pairing in the chart), polyaluminum chloride, potassium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, and sodium thiosulfate all need a higher-SG tank to stay within rating. Specify the 1.9 SG version for those rather than overloading this one.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, with freight quoted live to your ZIP. Get your number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to confirm fittings, stand pairing, delivery, or to spec the 1.9 SG version for your XLPE cone bottom tank.
