Bow front dimension calculations?

[kageh124]

So I know how to calculate the estimated gallons with standard length and width, but does anyone know how to calculate it with a bow front?

I'm looking at a tank that's 6 feet long, 19 inches from back to front on the shortest sides... But the bow's deepest depth is 29 inches and 24 inches tall.


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[KrazEDesigns]

There is a calculator here (if it lets me link to the site) http://www.fishtanksandponds.co.uk/calculators/bowfrontvolcalc.html

Actually, it looks like that one doesn't even work... ugh

Try this one - just choose bowfront in the dropdown http://www.theaquatools.com/volume-calculator

 

[houie925]

need more information to find the area of the bowed portion. have to know one of the properties of the full circle that would be formed if the bow continued to form one. Simplest thing to do would be solve for the rectangular portion then estimate the bowed portion. treat it like a triangle but round it up a bit. triangle is LxW/2. I would guess LxW/1..75 is probably pretty close for the surface area so 72x10/1.75x24 for height=9874 cubic inches/ 231=42 gallons, approximately. plus 72x19x24/231 for the rectangular portion which is about 142 gallons so about 180 gallons total. It's a standard 175 bowfront though.


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[kageh124]

Thanks! Very educational


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