The Snyder Industries 4,400 Gallon XLPE 30-degree cone bottom tank is a full-drain chemical and process vessel rated to 1.5 specific gravity, molded in white cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). It stands 222 inches tall on a 90 x 90 inch footprint, and the 30-degree cone bottom is built for applications where the tank needs to empty completely - settling, batching, mixing, and chemical metering where dead volume at the bottom is a problem. This is a cone tank that requires a support stand or structure; plan your installation around the full 222-inch height plus stand clearance.
Will it work for your job
At 4,400 gallons, a full water load is 36,696 lb, and at the tank's 1.5 s.g. rating the maximum rated contents weight is 55,044 lb - size your stand, slab, and anchoring to that 55,044 lb figure, not the water number, if you are storing anything heavier than water. The factory fittings shown on the technical drawing on this page are a flange, an 18-inch PE threaded/vented fitting, and a manway with 15-inch access. Note that those factory fittings are polyethylene and structural, not chemical-rated elastomers - you spec the gasket and any aftermarket bulkhead or outlet fittings in the material that matches your chemical (see the table below). Confirm the bulkhead and outlet locations against your piping plan before ordering; the cone outlet geometry and fitting placement are detailed on the drawing. For help matching this tank to your volume and chemical, use the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) rated to 1.5 specific gravity. The chemicals below are compatible with a 1.5 s.g. tank at the listed concentration; always verify against the OEM chemical-resistance chart, which is concentration- and temperature-specific, before final selection. Order your gaskets and fittings in the material listed for your chemical:
- Acetic Acid 60% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Aluminum Sulfate 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Calcium Chloride 40% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- DEF 32.5% - 316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate 20% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution 50% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
The 32.5% DEF and 50% urea solution compatibility makes this a natural fit if you searched for a diesel exhaust fluid or urea storage cone tank. Cross-check everything in our Chemical Compatibility Database.
Storing a denser chemical? Step up to the 1.9 s.g. version
A number of common chemicals are too dense for a 1.5 s.g. shell and require the higher-rated 1.9 s.g. Snyder cone tank instead. If your chemical is on this list, do not order this 1.5 s.g. tank - call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the 1.9 s.g. equivalent in the same 30-degree cone configuration, with the gasket material your chemical needs:
- Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sulfuric Acid - CPVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrochloric Acid - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluoric Acid - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrogen Peroxide - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Peracetic Acid - 316SS fittings, Aflas gaskets
- Phosphoric Acid - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Ferric Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfate - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfite - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Zinc Orthophosphate - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on cone bottom chemical tanks is buying to the water weight and ignoring specific gravity. This is a 1.5 s.g. tank: anything denser than water raises the contents weight toward the 55,044 lb maximum, and storing a 1.9 s.g. chemical such as bleach or sulfuric acid in a 1.5-rated shell is a failure waiting to happen. Match the tank's s.g. rating to your chemical's specific gravity, and pair every fitting and gasket to the chemical - the tables above call out EPDM, Viton, and Aflas gaskets for a reason. When in doubt, call before you buy.
This Snyder cone bottom tank ships LTL from the Snyder plant in Lincoln, NE, with freight quoted live to your ZIP - get your number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. For more on cone selection, see our cone bottom tank buyer's guide on 15 vs 30 vs 45 degree and our Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment vs UL-142 SPCC comparison.
