The Snyder Industries 60 Gallon XLPE Chemical Feed Station Tank is purpose-built for day-tank and metering-pump duty where you are dosing aggressive chemistry from a compact, floor-mounted footprint. Molded in cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) and rated to 1.9 specific gravity, this 60 gallon Snyder tank carries the resin and density rating you need to store heavy liquids that would overstress a standard 1.0-SG vessel. It stands 58 inches tall on a 36 x 47 inch footprint, so it tucks into a feed station, secondary containment basin, or pump skid without sprawling across the floor.
Will it work for your application?
Start with weight, because that is where chemical feed installs go wrong. Filled with plain water this tank carries about 500 lbs; at its maximum rated 1.9-SG contents it reaches roughly 951 lbs of liquid load. Size the pad, containment, and any tie-downs to that 951 lb figure, not the water number, whenever you are feeding a dense chemical. The 36 x 47 inch footprint is the dimension to design your pad and containment basin around. Confirm the actual specific gravity of your chemistry against the 1.9 rating before you fill. At 1.9 SG this is the heaviest-duty resin rating in this Snyder line, so there is no higher-density vessel to step up to for these chemistries. For help matching tank volume to your dosing rate and refill cycle, run the Tank Sizing Calculator or read the Tank Sizing Guide. Plan fitting and gauge selection up front; our guide on level gauge selection for chemical service walks through radar, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, and magnetostrictive options for a tank this size. See the technical drawing on this page for fitting locations and exact molded dimensions.
Chemical compatibility
This is a cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity. If your hauls run dense, that 1.9 rating is what lets this 60 gallon XLPE tank handle concentrated acids, glycols, and salt solutions a lighter 1.0 vessel could not. The chemicals below are compatible at this resin and SG rating; always confirm against the manufacturer's chemical-resistance chart, which is concentration- and temperature-specific, and match your fittings and gaskets to the chemistry. Verified compatible at the listed concentrations:
- 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
- Ethylene Glycol (100%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Chloride (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferric Sulfate (60%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ferrous Sulfate (20%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid (26%) - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gaskets
- Magnesium Chloride (30%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Polyaluminum Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Carbonate (50%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Potassium Hydroxide (saturated) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Carbonate (30%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Sodium Thiosulfate (40%) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Urea Solution (50%) - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
- Ozonated Water (up to 10 PPM) - PVC fittings, EPDM gaskets
Most of these run on PVC with EPDM gaskets, but watch the three exceptions, because matching the wrong elastomer is the most common feed-station failure: DEF (32.5%) needs 316 stainless fittings, not PVC; hydrofluosilicic acid (26%) needs Viton in place of EPDM; and propylene glycol pairs PP with 316SS. If you are setting this up as a DEF or urea dosing tank, spec the stainless callout on DEF and confirm urea solution (50%) on PP/PVC before ordering valves. Cross-check every chemical on the full Chemical Compatibility Database before you buy fittings and gaskets.
The mistake to avoid
The number one error on a tank like this is treating the 1.9-SG rating as a license to skip the resin-grade and elastomer check. XLPE handles a broad range of chemistries, but compatibility is concentration- and temperature-specific, and the gasket material decides whether your fitting seals or fails. Before you commit, verify your exact chemical and concentration on the OEM chemical-resistance chart, confirm your SG is at or below 1.9, and spec the correct fitting and gasket from the list above. For documentation and handling on the operations side, our guides on label and signage compliance and chemical sampling protocol cover NFPA 704 placement, GHS pictograms, and representative sampling for bulk polyethylene storage.
This Snyder XLPE chemical tank ships LTL freight from the Marked Tree, AR plant, with cost quoted live to your ZIP. Get a fast number on the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through fittings, SG verification, and delivery for your feed station. Listed before freight - quoted to ZIP.
