The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon XLPE Cone Bottom Tank is built for chemical service that water-rated tanks cannot handle. It is molded from crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) with a 1.5 specific gravity rating, holds 2,500 gallons, and stands 104 inches tall on a 95.0 x 95.0 inch footprint in Natural White. The full cone-bottom geometry drains completely, which matters for batching, dosing, and process chemicals where residue or settled solids defeat the purpose of a flat-bottom tank. If you are weighing this against a 15-degree or 30-degree cone design, read the 2500 gallon 15 degree cone bottom tank guide and the 30 degree cone bottom with poly stand guide before you commit to a stand.
Will it work for your application
Plan the support structure around real loaded weight, not nominal capacity. The 1.5 specific gravity rating means the wall is qualified for fluids up to 1.5 times the density of water, and that rating drives the weight math. Filled with water this tank carries 20,850 lb; at its full 1.5 SG rating the contents weight reaches 31,275 lb. A cone-bottom tank carries its entire load on the stand, so the stand and pad must be rated for the heavier of those two figures depending on what you store. Confirm stand compatibility before ordering using the cone bottom tank stand compatibility matrix, and size the tank against your throughput with the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide. See the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and dimensional detail.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE tank rated to 1.5 specific gravity. XLPE resists a wide range of chemicals, but compatibility is concentration and temperature specific, so verify your exact service against the OEM chemical-resistance chart and our Chemical Compatibility Database before filling. At the 1.5 SG rating this tank is suitable for chemicals including acetic acid at 60%, aluminum sulfate at 50%, calcium chloride at 40%, ferrous sulfate at 20%, magnesium chloride at 30%, sodium carbonate at 30%, urea solution at 50%, and ozonated water up to 10 PPM. Most of these call for PVC fittings with EPDM gaskets, while acetic acid and urea solution allow PP or PVC fittings, and ozonated water uses PVC with EPDM as well.
DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) at 32.5% is the one exception: it requires 316 stainless steel fittings rather than PVC, still with EPDM gaskets. If you are storing DEF, spec 316SS at every wetted port.
One mistake to avoid
Do not specify this 1.5 SG tank for a heavier chemical that needs a higher density rating. Because the wall is qualified only to 1.5 times water density, fluids beyond that range require the 1.9 specific gravity version instead: ethylene glycol, ferric chloride, ferric sulfate, hydrofluosilicic acid, polyaluminum chloride, potassium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, and sodium thiosulfate. On that 1.9 SG tank, two of these also break the usual PVC/EPDM default: hydrofluosilicic acid calls for Viton gaskets instead of EPDM, and propylene glycol calls for PP or 316SS fittings. If your process involves any of those, step up to the 1.9 SG version rather than risking premature stress on a 1.5 SG wall. For containment requirements, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 SPCC comparison walks through what your site may need.
This tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Chowchilla, CA, quoted live to your ZIP. Factory fitting configuration is not listed here, so confirm the port layout by phone before ordering. Get a freight quote to your ZIP in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and confirm fittings, gaskets, and stand for your exact chemical. Listed price is before freight.
