what size is this tank

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not sure were to stick this thread so here it is .


I bought a corner bow tank last year


Had a corner to fill


Anyways i need a formula for measuring the volume


The reason


The store posted it as a 54 g i think they made a mistake all the 54g i've seen are smaller things taller then my 90 g remember its a bow im not sure if the normal math would apply to a 3 sided unit


thanks for any imput
 
Go to plecofanatics.com and use the tank calculater.

or keep asking around here.

Pout
 
DanDanUK said:
Times the length by the hight by the depth all in inches then divide it by 231

Example ! My Tank is 180gal

72"x24"x24" Divide 231 = 179.5 Gals
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I dont think think that formula works with corner tanks
 
A corner bow is just 1/4 of a cylinder. Therefore, you use the formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder and divide by four to get the volume of your tank. Once you have that volume in cubic inches, you can figure out the number of gallons.

Volume of a cylinder is pi x radius squared x height. In this case the radius will be the length of one of the two flat sides. Use inches for your calculation. Divide your cylinder volume by four to get the total volume of your corner bow tank. Then divide the tank volume in cubic inches by 231 cubic inches per gallon to get the volume in gallons.
 
Pout said:
Go to plecofanatics.com and use the tank calculater.

or keep asking around here.

Pout
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thats a good tool thanks had to divide the front in half to get a four sided measurement made it easy it is a 54 gall ..........damn triangles
 
icthyophile said:
A corner bow is just 1/4 of a cylinder. Therefore, you use the formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder and divide by four to get the volume of your tank. Once you have that volume in cubic inches, you can figure out the number of gallons.

Volume of a cylinder is pi x radius squared x height. In this case the radius will be the length of one of the two flat sides. Use inches for your calculation. Divide your cylinder volume by four to get the total volume of your corner bow tank. Then divide the tank volume in cubic inches by 231 cubic inches per gallon to get the volume in gallons.
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i love this site
read this after using the caculater thanks for the quick replys people :clap
 
I am amazed. I am just amazed. No shame to ask, but a shame this didn't get addressed better in school. Quite a few people ask this question...

Homework for everyone: Grab your kids and teach them how to calculate volumes hands-on! Not "what's the volume of this cuboid", but "how big is this tank". And forget about the link to the calculation website. How lazy are you?! :D

HarleyK
 
HarleyK said:
I am amazed. I am just amazed. No shame to ask, but a shame this didn't get addressed better in school. Quite a few people ask this question...

Homework for everyone: Grab your kids and teach them how to calculate volumes hands-on! Not "what's the volume of this cuboid", but "how big is this tank". And forget about the link to the calculation website. How lazy are you?! :D

HarleyK
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Simple math yes ,but as most people will agree the first thing they do in school now is teach the kids how to use a caculator heck the last time i needed a volume figured out was in grade 5 that was about many moons ago , my wifes a school teacher and she blanked when i asked her for the formula :) i'm a industrial mechanic and a auto tech if i need a referance number i go to the cpu and look it up we dont get paid to use a pencil and eraser ,but i do think there are a lot of things children are not being taught so good luck with getting your kids of the game station or whatever cheers FNH.........
 
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