The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon XLPE Cone Bottom Tank is built for full-drain chemical service, molded in crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE) and rated to a 1.5 specific gravity. It holds 2,500 gallons in a black tank standing 104 inches tall on a 95 by 95 inch footprint. The cone bottom drains completely to the center outlet, which is why operators reach for this geometry on batching, mixing, and dosing applications where you cannot leave product sitting on the tank floor.
Will this Snyder cone bottom tank work for my job?
Sizing is where most cone bottom buyers get caught, so run the numbers before you order. Filled with water this tank carries 20,850 pounds, and at its full 1.5 SG rating it can hold 31,275 pounds of contents. A cone bottom has no flat base, so that load rides entirely on a stand. Size the stand to the 31,275 lb max-rated load, not the 20,850 lb water figure — a stand rated only for water will be under-spec the moment you fill it with a 1.5 SG chemical. The Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix walks through Norwesco, Snyder, and Enduraplas stand pairings, and the 2500 gallon 15-degree and 30-degree with poly stand buyer's guides cover the cone-angle decision. Confirm the dimensions and outlet placement against the technical drawing on this page, and use the Tank Sizing Calculator or Tank Sizing Guide to check volume and weight against your space.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE tank rated to 1.5 specific gravity, and every chemical decision comes down to concentration, temperature, and the SG of your fluid. This tank ships with no fittings pre-configured — spec your bulkhead outlet, gaskets, and any sidewall fittings to match your chemical from the materials listed below. The chemicals here are listed for an XLPE tank at the 1.5 SG rating; always verify against the OEM chemical-resistance chart for your exact concentration and operating temperature.
- Acetic Acid at 60 percent — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate at 50 percent — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride at 40 percent — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) at 32.5 percent — 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate at 20 percent — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride at 30 percent — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate at 30 percent — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution at 50 percent — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
Note the exceptions before you order fittings: DEF requires 316SS, acetic acid and urea require PP/PVC, and the higher-SG hydrofluosilicic acid requires Viton gaskets — do not default everything to PVC/EPDM. A handful of common chemicals also exceed the 1.5 SG rating of this tank and need a higher 1.9 SG cone bottom instead: Ethylene Glycol, Ferric Chloride, Ferric Sulfate, Hydrofluosilicic Acid (Viton gaskets), Polyaluminum Chloride, Potassium Carbonate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, and Sodium Thiosulfate. Running one of these? Do not put it in this 1.5 SG tank — you need the 1.9 SG version of this cone bottom. Call 866-418-1777 or use the Chemical Compatibility Database to match the correctly-rated tank.
The mistake to avoid
The costly error on a chemical cone bottom is matching the resin and SG to the wrong fluid. This tank is XLPE at 1.5 SG. Run a heavier chemical such as ferric chloride or ethylene glycol in it and you have under-rated the wall, no matter how chemically compatible the fluid looks. Confirm your fluid's specific gravity and concentration against the OEM resistance chart, and spec PVC, PP, or 316SS fittings with EPDM or Viton gaskets to match — the wrong gasket fails long before the tank does.
This tank ships LTL from Snyder's plant in Chowchilla, CA, and freight is quoted live to your ZIP — get your number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. For containment planning on chemical installs, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 SPCC comparison is worth a read before you finalize your layout.
