The Snyder Industries 4100 Gallon XLPE Vertical Chemical Storage Tank is a cross-linked polyethylene vertical storage tank built for demanding bulk chemical duty, rated to 1.5 specific gravity and finished in white. It stands 130 inches tall on a 102 by 102 inch footprint, holding 4,100 gallons within a single upright cylinder. Cross-linked polyethylene is a thermoset that resists the stress-cracking linear HDPE can develop under heavier chemical loads, which is why this shell carries a 1.5 S.G. rating instead of the 1.0 ceiling typical of water-only tanks and why the chemistries listed below are on its compatibility list at all.
Will this tank work for your chemical?
Start with weight. Filled to the brim with water this tank carries roughly 34,194 lb of contents; loaded to its full 1.5 S.G. rating it reaches about 51,291 lb of contents. Spread across the 102.0 x 102.0 inch footprint (10,404 sq in), that loaded mass works out to roughly 4.9 lb per square inch, or about 710 lb per square foot — the bearing figure to hand whoever rates your slab or containment structure. Confirm the pad rating before you order. The tank arrives plumbed with a flange, an 18" PE threaded/vented fitting, a manway with 15" access, a 12" x 23" fitting, and a flat fitting location. That 15" manway access matters on a vessel this tall: it is how you physically reach in to inspect, clean, and sample the XLPE wall on a tank you cannot tip or enter. Match every fitting, gasket, and downstream line to the chemical you are storing rather than to the tank shell, since the wetted hardware is usually the first thing a chemical attacks. The full fitting layout and dimensions are shown on the technical drawing on this page. If you are still sizing the installation, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE shell rated to 1.5 specific gravity. At that rating the tank is suitable for the following chemicals when the wetted fittings and gaskets are specified correctly: Acetic Acid at 60% (PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gasket — details), Aluminum Sulfate at 50% (PVC, EPDM), Calcium Chloride at 40% (PVC, EPDM), DEF at 32.5% (316SS fittings, 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 callout for the DEF crowd: diesel exhaust fluid (32.5% urea) is the single chemistry here specified with 316SS wetted hardware rather than PVC or PP — pairing DEF with PVC fittings is the exact spec mistake that contaminates the fluid, so hold to 316SS and EPDM. Always confirm the specific chemical, concentration, and service temperature for your application before committing, since compatibility is concentration- and temperature-specific. Cross-check anything not listed here in our Chemical Compatibility Database.
Chemicals that need a higher-S.G. tank
Several heavier chemistries exceed what a 1.5 S.G. shell should carry and require a 1.9 S.G. tank instead — do not store them in this one. Those include Ethylene Glycol, Ferric Chloride, Ferric Sulfate, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Polyaluminum Chloride, Potassium Carbonate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, and Sodium Thiosulfate. Hydrofluosilicic acid is the exception within the exception: it needs both the 1.9 S.G. tank AND Viton gaskets rather than EPDM — two upgrades, not one, so do not step up the tank and reuse EPDM hardware. If your chemistry is on this list, move to the 1.9 S.G. version rather than overloading this tank.
The mistake to avoid
The single most common error on a tank this size is specifying the shell correctly but ignoring the wetted hardware and the gauge. Every chemical above lists its own fitting and gasket material for a reason — an EPDM gasket where Viton is required, or a PVC fitting on a chemistry that needs 316SS, will fail long before the XLPE wall does. Specify your level instrument with the same care; our guide on level gauge selection for chemical service walks through radar versus ultrasonic versus hydrostatic versus magnetostrictive for exactly these chemistries. For secondary containment, compare the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment system against UL-142 and SPCC requirements, and before the tank goes into service review tank label and signage compliance and your chemical sampling protocol.
This 4100 gallon vertical storage tank ships LTL, freighted from the Snyder plant in Philippi, West Virginia, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP. Get your number with our Freight Cost Estimator or call us at 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery and confirm fitting and gasket selection before your order ships.
