Formula to calculate Hex tank volume?

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This is a little over my head, but I'm not starting a new thread for the same question.

My new hex tank is 24" tall, 29" point to point, and 25" flat to flat. Any idea how many gallons it holds? About 50?
 
Compare your measurements versus tanks for sale. You're gonna go to the manufacturers website anyways so skip the math.
 
knifegill;4104533; said:
This is a little over my head, but I'm not starting a new thread for the same question.

My new hex tank is 24" tall, 29" point to point, and 25" flat to flat. Any idea how many gallons it holds? About 50?
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Use this calculator to determine the area... http://www.math-prof.com/AreaVolume/Hexagon.aspx

mutiply the area (in square inches) by the height and divide by 231... valla, you have the gallonage...
 
Oh, gee, silly me. I should have known all I'd have to do is calculate the square root of bolivia and multiply it by the percentage of pi in the radius of sol. And divide by 0. If you don't know, just say so. I'll just have to assume it's fifty gallons. It looks like fifty gallons and I'm uncannily good at eyeballing quantities of substances for some reason, so I trust my judgement. ;)
 
it's actually rather simple math... multiplication and division. No square roots, no looking anything up.

If you had listed the width of each panel I would have calculated it for you. Using the calculator I linked above does the hard part (finding the area of the hex).

If you were cool with the estimation, why'd ya ask :P
 
knifegill;4104533;4104533 said:
My new hex tank is 24" tall, 29" point to point, and 25" flat to flat. Any idea how many gallons it holds? About 50?
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59.2077922 Gallons give or take .00 squat.
This assumes you measured the inside of the tank.

I have to admit , I used a calculator,a ruler and a sheet of graph paper.
I dredged up a little 9th grade geometry (Thanks Mr. Ramonda) and spent 5 minutes proving to myself that I can still add, subtract, multiply and devide. No small feat given that I took the class in 1974.

Yours was a little harder given that it is not equalateral (sorry, sometimes in life you have to use big words).

Your question was acceptable.
Your attitude......not so much.
 
Nice link Thalan, I just added that to my favorites. I like the easy button.
I got so irritated with Knifegill's attitude that I originally calculated volume for an octogon.:screwy:
Contrary to what my wife thinks I am not perfect.:ROFL:

Knifegill, Your tank volume is 56.7 Gallons using Thalan's Cool link.
I found the side length of 14 1/2 " needed to use the cool link using good old geometry.
I try to make at least one mistake a day. It keeps me humble.:)
 
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