Snyder Industries 6500 Gallon Cone Bottom Tank

Who buys this shape

A 90 inch circle carrying 6,500 gallons suits a site that has headroom to spare and floor to save: inside a tall building, on a narrow pad beside a process line, or in a yard where a wider tank will not fit between the fence and the road. The cone gathers the whole batch at one low point, so it drains clean and solids leave with the product. Fertilizer dealers use cones like this for blends that settle; treatment plants use them for coagulants and rinse water.

The standard wall covers liquids up to 1.5 specific gravity: water, most liquid fertilizers and many common chemicals. If the SDS for your liquid reads above 1.5, the heavy duty version of this shell, rated 1.9, is the one to order, and we list it too. Check the liquid in our chemical compatibility guide first; the entries buyers of this tank open most are urea solution, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, aluminum sulfate and DEF.

Before the order

1. Clearance. 273 inches of tank, then the stand on top of that. Measure the roof, door openings, overhead lines and the lift height your crane or forklift can reach.
2. Stand. A cone cannot sit on its point, and a tall tank wants a stand that holds it steady as well as carrying the load. Our cone bottom stand compatibility matrix shows how stands pair with Snyder tanks; ask us about the stand with the tank.
3. Outlet. No outlet fitting is listed for this tank. Tell us your drain size and valve and we confirm the fitting with Snyder before it ships.
4. Reading the level. You will not see the liquid through black polyethylene, and the manway is a long climb. Our level gauge selection guide sorts out remote gauges.
5. Markings and containment. For regulated liquids, see our guide to tank labels and signage and the Snyder Captor containment comparison.

Snyder's drawing for this tank is linked under Technical Drawing on this page.

Related 6,500 gallon cones and neighbouring sizes

The same capacity in crosslinked polyethylene: the 6500 gallon XLPE cone bottom tank 7180000N40, the 7180000N46 and the heavy duty 7180000N42. One step down: the 6000 gallon XLPE cone bottom tank. One step up: the 7400 gallon cone bottom tank. Size it against your real use with the tank sizing calculator and the tank sizing guide.

Shipping and receiving

It ships LTL at freight class 300 from Snyder's Lincoln, NE plant, 90 by 90 by 273 inches at 2,100 lb. The freight cost estimator prices the lane to your ZIP. Raising a tank this tall to vertical is a lifting job: book a crane or a long reach forklift, use tag lines and keep people clear of the swing. At the tailgate, check 7180000N49 on the bill of lading, look at the cone and the manway before you sign, and fill it with water the first time, in its stand. Call 866-418-1777 with any question before you order.