The Snyder Industries 2600 Gallon Black Cone Bottom Tank is a full-drain polyethylene vessel built for bulk chemical handling where you need every gallon to evacuate cleanly. It carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, stands 139 inches tall on a 90.0 x 90.0 inch footprint, and is molded in black polyethylene to shield contents from UV and light. The cone geometry forces solids and sediment toward the bottom outlet, which is why operators reach for a cone tank when settling, batch mixing, or complete discharge matters.
Will it hold your chemical and how heavy does it get?
This is a 1.5 SG tank, meaning it is rated for fluids up to 1.5 times the weight of water. Plan your loads accordingly: filled with water (1.0 SG) the contents weigh about 21,684 lb, and at the maximum rated 1.5 SG the contents reach roughly 32,526 lb. A cone bottom drains fully, so it must sit in a support stand rated for that loaded weight, never directly on grade. Size a Snyder-compatible stand using our cone bottom tank stand compatibility matrix, and confirm capacity and weight against your batch volumes with the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. Note the geometry: at 139 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch footprint, this is a tall, narrow vessel that rides on a stand, so plan overhead clearance for the tank plus stand height and anchor it against wind load when loaded.
Chemical compatibility
The resin grade for this tank is listed as HDLPE but not confirmed, so verify HDLPE versus XLPE with us before you put it into chemical service. At its 1.5 SG rating, this tank pairs with the following chemicals at the concentrations and trim materials below: Acetic Acid at 60% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets), Aluminum Sulfate at 50% (PVC, EPDM), Calcium Chloride at 40% (PVC, EPDM), DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) at 32.5% (316SS trim, EPDM gaskets), Ferrous Sulfate at 20% (PVC, EPDM), Magnesium Chloride at 30% (PVC, EPDM), Sodium Carbonate at 30% (PVC, EPDM), Urea Solution at 50% (PP/PVC, EPDM), and Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM (PVC, EPDM). If you are storing DEF or urea, note the upgrade: DEF runs at 32.5% and calls for 316SS trim rather than the PVC default, so match the wetted hardware to that requirement. Match fitting and gasket materials exactly as listed, and always cross-check against the OEM chemical-resistance chart, which is concentration- and temperature-specific. Start at our Acetic Acid page or the full Chemical Compatibility Database for the details on each.
Chemicals that need a higher-SG tank
Several common process chemicals exceed what a 1.5 SG tank should carry and require a 1.9 SG tank instead. If your service involves Ethylene Glycol, Ferric Chloride, Ferric Sulfate, Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrofluoric Acid, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide, Peracetic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Polyaluminum Chloride, Potassium Carbonate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Bisulfate, Sodium Bisulfite, Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Thiosulfate, Sulfuric Acid, or Zinc Orthophosphate, do not put it in this 1.5 SG tank. The trim escalates too: Sulfuric Acid calls for CPVC body penetrations with Viton gaskets, Peracetic Acid needs 316SS trim with Aflas gaskets, and Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrogen Peroxide, and the hydrofluoric acids all require Viton rather than standard EPDM. Call us at 866-418-1777 and we will spec the correct higher-SG cone tank with the right wetted hardware.
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on a cone bottom tank is matching the SG rating to the water weight instead of the chemical weight. A fluid at 1.5 SG weighs 50% more than water, and this tank is rated to exactly that ceiling, not beyond it. Confirm the actual specific gravity of your chemical, confirm HDLPE versus XLPE resin with us, and confirm the fitting and gasket materials from the compatibility data above before you order. Skipping any one of those is how tanks fail early in chemical service. One more cone-specific note: the sloped, fully-draining bottom changes how level instruments read near empty, so match your gauge to the geometry using our tank level gauge selection guide for chemical service. See the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and overall dimensions.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder Industries plant in Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get your number instantly with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and confirm the right cone tank and stand for your application. For deeper planning, see our Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142/SPCC comparison and the tank label and signage compliance guide for bulk polyethylene storage.
