The Snyder Industries 2500 Gallon XLPE Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Tank is built for full-drain chemical batching and metering where every gallon needs to leave the tank. It holds 2,500 gallons in crosslinked linear polyethylene (XLPE), rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, with a black exterior, a 95.0 x 95.0 inch footprint, and a 104 inch overall height. The cone-bottom geometry forces sediment and product toward the outlet so heavy slurries and settling chemistries drain cleanly instead of pooling on a flat floor. Because it is a cone bottom, the tank cannot free-stand: it requires a matching stand or structural support, and you should confirm the cone angle and outlet size before you order. The Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix covers the Norwesco, Snyder, and Enduraplas stand options.
Will this tank work for your chemistry?
This is a heavy-duty XLPE cone bottom tank, not a water tank. The 1.9 specific gravity rating is the number that matters: it means the wall thickness is engineered for dense chemical contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water, and 1.9 SG is the maximum rating offered on this tank line — for products denser than that, no heavier polyethylene step-up applies, so verify your product's density falls within the rating before you fill it. At full capacity, plan for 20,850 pounds of water-equivalent load, and the tank is rated to carry contents up to 39,615 pounds, so you have real headroom for concentrated solutions. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide to confirm the size and weight against your actual product before you order. For why crosslinked resin matters in chemical duty, see our guide on Snyder XLPE vs HDPE, and if you are sizing this specific tank, the 2500 Gallon 15 Degree Cone Bottom Tank buyer's guide walks through the full decision.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, which is what allows it to carry the dense chemistries below. The fitting and gasket materials shown for each chemical are the trim level you need to order to — they are not included hardware, so fittings and gaskets are selected and ordered separately to match your chemistry. Compatibility is concentration- and temperature-specific, so confirm your exact conditions against the OEM chemical-resistance chart before committing:
- Acetic Acid at 60% — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate at 50% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride at 40% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF at 32.5% — 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol at 100% — PVC fittings, EPDM 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
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid at 26% — PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride at 30% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate at 50% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide at saturated concentration — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol — PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate at 30% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate at 40% — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution at 50% — PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM — PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
Watch the three chemistries that break from the EPDM/PVC default: DEF and propylene glycol both call for 316 stainless steel hardware rather than PVC, and hydrofluosilicic acid needs Viton gaskets instead of EPDM. The other fifteen chemistries above run on PVC fittings with EPDM gaskets. Browse the full Chemical Compatibility Database to verify your chemistry and trim level.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank like this is treating XLPE and HDPE as interchangeable. Crosslinked polyethylene resists stress-cracking better than standard linear polyethylene, which is exactly why Snyder uses it for the dense, aggressive chemistries above — it is also why you should never assume a cheaper HDPE cone bottom will hold the same product. The second mistake is defaulting the trim: order EPDM gaskets and PVC fittings out of habit and you will undercut DEF, propylene glycol, and hydrofluosilicic acid service, which each demand 316 stainless or Viton. If your application also needs secondary containment, our comparison of Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment versus UL-142 is worth reading before you finalize the layout.
This cone bottom tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Chowchilla, CA, with the cost quoted live to your ZIP code. At 104 inches tall on a 95 x 95 inch footprint — plus stand height — confirm your door, ceiling clearance, and forklift access before delivery, and remember the loaded weight of up to 39,615 pounds rated drives your pad and foundation spec. Get an exact freight number through our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to talk through fittings, freight, and lead time with a person.
