The Snyder Industries Megatainer is a 550-gallon non-caged stackable IBC tote built from high-density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) with a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is what separates it from the cheap caged totes used for water and low-density product. That 1.9 SG rating means the resin wall is engineered to hold contents up to 1.9 times the weight of water, so it carries heavy mineral acids and salt brines that would overstress a standard 1.0 or 1.5 SG tote. It measures 60 in tall on a 48 x 81 in footprint, and the stackable, non-caged Megatainer design lets you palletize and stack units to recover warehouse floor space the way a conventional ibc tote or ibc tank cannot.
Will it work for your application
Empty, the tank holds 550 gallons. Filled with water it carries 4,587 lb, but at its full 1.9 SG rating the maximum rated contents weight is 8,715 lb - that is roughly 4,128 lb more than water, so a rack, forklift, and floor sized off a "550-gallon tote weighs about what water weighs" assumption is under-rated by nearly double. Confirm your handling equipment and floor are rated for the loaded weight of your actual chemistry before filling, and verify the 48 x 81 in footprint against your rack spacing. No factory fitting sizes are listed in this record, so confirm the inlet, outlet, and vent configuration against the technical drawing on this page and by phone before you order; the right fitting and gasket material depends entirely on what you are storing. To match this tote to your volume and turnover, see the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.
Chemical compatibility
This is an HDLPE tote rated to 1.9 specific gravity, which is why it suits dense and aggressive chemistries rather than just water. The materials below are what you spec for the wetted port hardware - they are not fittings included on this tote, since no factory fitting sizes are listed in this record. The gasket and fitting material changes with the chemical, so do not assume one fitting kit covers everything. The 15 most aggressive and most common chemistries are shown with their pairings; the remainder are listed in the paragraph that follows. Always verify your exact chemical, concentration, and operating temperature against the OEM chemical-resistance chart, which is concentration- and temperature-specific.
- Sulfuric Acid at 98% - CPVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrochloric Acid at 37% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Phosphoric Acid at 85% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluoric Acid at 48% - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sodium Hypochlorite at <16.5% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrogen Peroxide at 50% - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Peracetic Acid at 30% - 316SS fittings, Aflas gaskets
- Ferric Chloride at 50% - 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
- Potassium Hydroxide saturated - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate at 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
The same resin also handles acetic acid, ferric sulfate, ferrous sulfate, hydrofluosilicic acid, magnesium chloride, polyaluminum chloride, potassium carbonate, propylene glycol, sodium bisulfate, sodium bisulfite, sodium thiosulfate, urea solution, and zinc orthophosphate with the appropriate PVC, PP, or 316SS fitting and EPDM, Viton, or Aflas gasket - see the full Chemical Compatibility Database for the pairing on each. The common mistake is matching the resin and skipping the port hardware: this wall is fine on hydrochloric or sulfuric acid, but the wrong gasket on a port will fail long before the tank does.
Spec'ing the right container tier
If you are deciding between a tote, a drum, and a bulk tank, the choice comes down to annual volume, turnover frequency, and hazard class - our drum vs tote vs bulk tank break-even analysis works the math, and Container vs Tank: When To Buy a Tote, IBC, Drum or Tank covers the decision in plainer terms. For hazardous-waste storage, review the secondary-containment rules in our RCRA 40 CFR 264.193 guide, and if you are comparing containment approaches, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% Containment vs UL-142 comparison lays out the options.
This Megatainer ships LTL freight from Lincoln, NE, quoted live to your ZIP. Get an instant number with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will quote the freight, confirm fittings, and check stock before you commit.
