The Snyder Industries 3000 Gallon Cone Bottom Tank (SKU 5150000N49) is a black polyethylene cone tank built for full-drain chemical batching and dosing, where you need the tank emptied to the last gallon between mixes. It carries a 1.5 specific gravity rating, stands 144 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch footprint, and requires a matching cone-bottom stand to hold the cone off the ground. A cone tank cannot stand on its own, so confirm the stand before you buy. The listing data does not specify the cone angle, and a 3000 gallon cone body is sold in more than one degree configuration, so confirm the cone degree (and the matching stand geometry) before ordering. Compare both the 15 degree and 30 degree 3000 gallon cone buyer's guides, then use the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix to match this Snyder body to the correct support structure.
Will it work for your application
This is a 3000 gallon cone bottom tank molded from polyethylene with a 1.5 SG rating, meaning it is engineered to hold contents up to 1.5 times the weight of water. Filled with water alone, the tank holds 25,020 lb; at its maximum rated 1.5 SG contents it carries 37,530 lb. Size your stand, pad, and anchoring to the loaded weight, not the empty shell. At 144 inches the tank stands a full 12 feet tall before a stand is added underneath, which pushes the fill point higher still, so plan for overhead clearance and a safe filling route. The technical drawing on this page shows the molded fittings: a FLANGE, an 18-inch PE threaded and vented fitting, and a MANWAY with 15-inch access for filling, inspection, and cleanout. Use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm this capacity and footprint fit your space and process before ordering.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is molded from polyethylene rated at 1.5 specific gravity. Note that the resin grade is not fully confirmed in the listing data, so verify HDLPE versus XLPE construction with us before committing to chemical service. At its 1.5 SG rating, this tank handles acetic acid at 60% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets), aluminum sulfate at 50% (PVC, EPDM), calcium chloride at 40% (PVC, EPDM), DEF at 32.5% (316SS, EPDM), 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). One spec trap on this list: DEF uniquely requires 316 stainless fittings, while every other at-rating chemical runs PVC or PP/PVC, all on EPDM gaskets - do not spec PVC fittings for a DEF install. Match every fitting and gasket material to the chemical you are storing, because the wrong elastomer fails long before the tank does. Always confirm against the OEM chemical-resistance chart for your exact concentration and temperature, and cross-reference our Chemical Compatibility Database before service.
Chemicals that need a higher-SG tank
Some heavier chemicals exceed this 1.5 SG body and require a 1.9 SG rated tank instead. If you are storing 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, step up to the 1.9 SG version rather than running this 1.5 SG body past its rating. Watch the gasket spec too: hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydrofluosilicic acid, hydrogen peroxide, phosphoric acid, sodium hypochlorite, and sulfuric acid all call for Viton gaskets, and peracetic acid requires Aflas - the higher-SG tank alone is not enough without the right elastomer.
Freight and ordering
This tank ships LTL freight from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP code. Because of its 144-inch height and loaded weight, freight is a real line item - get an exact number with the Freight Cost Estimator before you commit. For deeper background on containment options, see the Snyder Captor Plus 110% Containment vs UL-142 comparison. Questions on cone angle, stands, fittings, or chemical service? Call 866-418-1777 and we will spec it with you.
