Volume Calculator

Well I have been having the hardest time trying to figure out the true volume of my tank. I bought it at a flea market in 1990. Anyway I finally found a cool aquarium system volume calculator on the web and though I would share. Aquarium System Volume Calculator

 

its real simple, measure the inside dimentions of the glass(only use inches), and the height of the water, multiply thoes 3 numbers together and then devide that by 231, thats your gallons...

there are 231 cubic inches in 1 us gallon.

 

This does not take into account water displaced by rock, sand and everything in the tank.

 

With this calculator you check salinity with refractor, add fresh water, check again to determine actual current water volume.

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Thats a nice one also sen. My biggest problem is that my tank is a corner pent. For the life of me I just could figure a math formula to figure it out. Some of the math sites even said that it is almost impossible to find the volume of a hex. Whatever, anyway the one I found just let me plug in the numbers and choose the style and I have it. Even down to rocks, sand, sump and piping. Just thought it might come in handy to those of us with strange shaped tanks.

 

maybe one of the mods should post a tank volume calculator on the site

that be you biff or yote

 

I think we already have it stickied somewhere...

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Then click on "Calculators"

Hehehe. I guess that's where it's SUPPOSED to go!