The Snyder Industries 90 Gallon XLPE Chemical Feed Station Tank is a cross-linked polyethylene vessel built for active chemical service, not water storage. It carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating, which is what lets it hold dense liquids that would overstress a standard-wall water tank. At 41 inches high on a 43 x 56 inch footprint, this is a low, stable station tank you can site next to feed pumps and metering equipment without a tall ladder for top access. Empty-to-water weight runs 751 lb, and Snyder rates the tank to carry up to 1,426 lb of contents at its 1.9 SG limit, so plan your pad and anchoring around the loaded weight, not the empty shell.
Will this XLPE chemical tank work for your application?
The defining spec is the XLPE wall paired with the 1.9 specific gravity rating. Cross-linked polyethylene resists environmental stress cracking better than standard polyethylene, which is the failure mode that matters most for concentrated chemicals and oxidizers. The 1.9 SG rating means you can fill this tank with liquids up to 1.9 times the density of water and stay inside Snyder's structural envelope. Treat the published max-contents weight of 1,426 lb as your hard ceiling: divide it by your chemical's specific gravity to confirm you are not exceeding capacity by weight even when the tank still looks like it has volume to spare. At 1.9 SG the 90-gallon volume fills right to that structural limit; a 1.4 SG chemical such as 50% ferric chloride or 60% ferric sulfate leaves real headroom by weight before you reach the ceiling. The 43 x 56 inch footprint, 41 inch height, and pad-and-anchor target of 1,426 lb loaded make this a practical chemical feed and day-tank size for water treatment, metering skids, and dosing stations. Confirm the exact fitting and outlet configuration against the technical drawing on this page before you plumb it, and run your fill volume through the Tank Sizing Calculator or the Tank Sizing Guide if you are still settling on capacity.
Chemical compatibility
This is an XLPE tank with a 1.9 specific gravity rating. Compatibility always depends on chemical, concentration, and temperature, so verify your exact service against the manufacturer's chemical-resistance chart and our Chemical Compatibility Database before committing. Fittings and gaskets have to match the chemical, not just the tank wall. The default build across most of these services is PVC fittings with EPDM gaskets, with three deviations worth marking at order time: hydrofluosilicic acid (26%) moves the gasket to Viton (PP/PVC fittings); DEF (32.5%) calls for 316SS fittings with EPDM; and propylene glycol calls for PP/316SS fittings with EPDM. Chemicals commonly stored in an XLPE feed tank of this class include acetic acid (60%, PP/PVC, EPDM), aluminum sulfate (50%, PVC, EPDM), calcium chloride (40%, PVC, EPDM), ethylene glycol (100%, PVC, EPDM), ferric chloride (50%, PVC, EPDM), ferric sulfate (60%, PVC, EPDM), ferrous sulfate (20%, PVC, EPDM), magnesium chloride (30%, PVC, EPDM), polyaluminum chloride (PVC, EPDM), potassium carbonate (50%, PVC, EPDM), potassium hydroxide (saturated, PVC, EPDM), sodium carbonate (30%, PVC, EPDM), sodium thiosulfate (40%, PVC, EPDM), urea solution (50%, PP/PVC, EPDM), and ozonated water (up to 10 PPM, PVC, EPDM). Reconcile wall, fitting, and gasket as one system, not three independent picks.
The mistake to avoid
The most expensive error on a tank like this is treating the 1.9 SG rating as optional and sizing by volume alone. Ninety gallons of a 1.6 SG chemical weighs far more than 90 gallons of water, and undersizing your pad, hold-downs, or seismic anchoring against that loaded figure is how feed stations crack or tip. Stay under the 1,426 lb max-contents weight, and confirm your chemical sits inside the 1.9 SG envelope. The second common miss is gasket and fitting material: the tank wall may be fine for your chemical while an EPDM gasket is not, which is exactly why hydrofluosilicic acid here moves to Viton and DEF moves to 316SS. Reconcile wall, fitting, and gasket together every time.
This tank ships LTL freight from Snyder's plant in Marked Tree, AR, quoted live to your ZIP code. Get a precise number with our Freight Cost Estimator, then dial in level instrumentation with our guide to tank level gauge selection for chemical service, plan secondary containment with our Snyder Captor 110% containment vs UL-142 comparison, and confirm labeling against our tank labeling and signage compliance guide. Questions on fitment, fittings, or freight? Call our team at 866-418-1777.
