The Snyder Industries 60 Gallon HDLPE Chemical Feed Station Tank pairs a 60-gallon day tank with an integral containment basin in one molded specialty unit, built for metered chemical dosing where a spill has to stay put. It molds in High Density Linear Polyethylene (HDLPE) and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, so it is engineered to hold dense liquids well beyond the weight of water. The integral basin provides secondary containment for the day tank and any plumbing routed above it, capturing leaks from the tank, fittings, and feed lines rather than letting them reach the floor. The footprint is 36 x 47 inches with a 42-inch height, compact enough to set a chemical tank and pump skid against a wall while the containment basin does its job underneath.
Will it work for your application
Sixty gallons of water weighs about 500 lb. Because this is a 1.9 SG-rated containment tank, its maximum rated contents weight is 951 lb - that is the contents weight at 1.9 specific gravity, and it is the figure to design your pad, anchoring, and feed schedule around when you are storing a dense chemical rather than water. Remember the loaded unit (tank plus basin plus contents) is heavier still, so confirm the full assembly weight against the technical drawing on this page and the OEM data before you size a slab or seismic anchoring. The 36 x 47-inch footprint and 42-inch height set how the unit drops into a feed room or onto a containment area; check the drawing for basin and tank clearances before you commit floor space.
Chemical compatibility
This tank is molded in HDLPE and rated to 1.9 specific gravity, so it already covers the dense water-treatment chemistries shown below - ferric chloride at 50%, sulfuric acid at 98%, and phosphoric acid at 85% all fall inside that rating with no need to step up to a heavier tank. Always verify your exact chemical, concentration, and temperature against the manufacturer's chemical-resistance chart before service, and match the wetted fitting and gasket materials to the chemical, not just the tank. The pairings below come straight from the OEM compatibility data for this resin and SG rating:
- 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
- Ferric Chloride (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Hydrochloric Acid (37%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluoric Acid (48%) - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid (26%) - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Hydrogen Peroxide (50%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Peracetic Acid (30%) - 316SS fittings, Aflas gaskets
- Phosphoric Acid (85%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide (Saturated) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate (30%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Hypochlorite (<16.5%) - PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Sulfuric Acid (98%) - CPVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Urea Solution (50%) - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ethylene Glycol (100%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate (60%), Ferrous Sulfate (20%), Magnesium Chloride (30%), Sodium Thiosulfate (40%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride, Potassium Carbonate (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Bisulfate, Sodium Bisulfite - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Zinc Orthophosphate, Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water (up to 10 PPM) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
The mistake to avoid here is matching the gasket to the wrong service. Oxidizers (sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide) and strong acids (sulfuric 98%, phosphoric 85%, hydrofluoric 48%, hydrofluosilicic 26%) all require Viton, not EPDM, which degrades fast in those services; peracetic acid steps further to Aflas; and DEF and peracetic acid both call for 316SS wetted metal rather than plastic. Check every chemical against the concentration- and temperature-specific OEM chart and our Chemical Compatibility Database before you finalize fittings.
Freight and ordering
This containment tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Marked Tree, AR, with the rate quoted live to your ZIP code - run your address through the Freight Cost Estimator for a freight quote. Not sure 60 gallons is the right day-tank volume for your dosing rate? Work it out with the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide. Before you put a chemical feed station into service, review the level-gauge selection guide, the chemical sampling protocol guide, and the label and signage compliance guide. Questions on fittings, basin capacity, or containment rules for your chemistry? Call us at 866-418-1777.
