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nboylie
05-04-2003, 3:13 PM
can anyone tell me where I can get one of those tank size calculators online?
carpguy
05-04-2003, 5:15 PM
Length * Width * Height = Volume/231 = Volume in Gallons.
For my 30 for instance 36*12*16.5 = 7128/231 = 30.85 g
Thats a useful tidbit, but Goldfries has built a handy calculator (http://www.briancyc.com/aquaria/index.php?id=tools) for those who just aren't going to do the math. Will also convert to litres, Imperial gallons, etc.
dolphin7
05-07-2003, 7:00 AM
A search in Google (http://www.google.com.sg/) will suffice. Here is what I've found: Calculate Your Tank Capacity (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rick.clark/Tanksize.htm)
thom336
05-08-2003, 8:25 AM
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/calculators has a great range of fishkeeping calculators. There is practically one for everything you need to know. And, of course, there is one for tank size.
thom336
05-08-2003, 8:27 AM
Just to add it will accept measurements in inches, feet, metres or cm's.
Kirin Fang
05-09-2003, 7:42 PM
height in inches X length in inches X depth in inches X 0.00433 = number of gallons
ChilDawg
05-09-2003, 7:45 PM
That's approximately equivalent to the LWD/231 formula.
ChilDawg
05-09-2003, 8:07 PM
Yes, our typical arrogance as Americans comes through again. We apologize to those who use Imperial Gallons.
brianfl
05-09-2003, 10:06 PM
Of course it depends on the size of the tank, but I use a quick one if the dimensions are fairly standard. Length X Width X Height in feet x 7.5. It is easy to remember and pretty easy to do. Of course, it gets rougher if you have strange dimensions (in inches,smaller tanks). Of course this is for us gallons.
Kirin Fang
05-10-2003, 1:10 AM
Originally posted by SBA
KF
US gallons that is ;)
Ah, you're right. Sometimes I overlook the fact that there are different gallons measurements throughout the world.
As ChilDawg said, my typical American arrogance showed through there.
thom336
05-10-2003, 3:44 AM
Originally posted by ChilDawg
Yes, our typical arrogance as Americans comes through again. We apologize to those who use Imperial Gallons.
Oooo...I dont get many appoligies. Your welcome Matt. I might just add that the link I provided is in Imperial Gallons...
ChilDawg
05-10-2003, 8:50 AM
Thank you for providing that, Thom, especially since I have to look veryyyyyy hard to find Imperial Gallon to U.S. Gallon conversions! Now I just might have to link to that in the glossary, if that's all right...
thom336
05-10-2003, 1:25 PM
Happy to help as always! Cant imagine anyone having a problem with you putting a link.
mickey
05-10-2003, 6:19 PM
it would be handy if someone came up with a universal gallon that suited everybody.
Cheers.
thom336
05-11-2003, 8:50 AM
Funnily enough they did...its called a 'Litre'!
thom336
05-11-2003, 8:52 AM
But people refuse to use it..I know my litres far better than my gallons.
thom336
05-11-2003, 8:53 AM
But I have had to learn while at this forum.
And sorry, I'm not trying to up my post count, I just think of more things to say right after Ive sent the last post. lol.
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 8:58 AM
Let's see...I think that I will say something witty three posts down so that I get four posts out of this...
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 8:59 AM
Two more to go, hi, Mom, happy Mothers' Day...
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 9:00 AM
One more!
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 9:01 AM
Okay, I've got nothing to say...I just wanted to make fun of Thom. Sorry, Thom, it was just something to do on this lazy Sunday.
thom336
05-11-2003, 9:07 AM
hey, no prob, you just gave me an excuse to write another! lol.
pinballqueen
05-11-2003, 9:54 AM
Can I join in the fun?
The main reason we don't do litres over here is because we're American, doggone it, and standardized measures just aren't in our nature. We have a mile rather than a Kilometer, yards rather than meters, and gallons rather than litres. Because miles, yards, and gallons are complex, and we like our complicated systems!
(Plus we fear change.... do you have any idea how much the mileage signs on the road scare me?
Knoxville 19mi
Knoxville 12km
On the SAME SIGN.... yie.... I need my teddy bear....)
pinballqueen
05-11-2003, 9:56 AM
and who can forget the most standard measure in American History...
/holds her fingers in a pinching position and squints at them
about THIIIIIIISSSS much!
(and don't laugh too hard, you've all done it at one point or another...)
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 10:37 AM
"Just a smidge of lemon pepper"
"Just a dash of paprika"
"Add salt to taste"
Yep, we're dead accurate!
dethjam316
05-11-2003, 10:50 AM
yea, we don't do signs like those in nj. i still struggle to convert between cm and inches in my head...let alone all of those other measurements.
in fact, the only signs (at least with regularity) i recall ever seeing in my travels in the eastern half of the US were in maine...which is not surprising, catering to those crazy canadians :)
ChilDawg
05-11-2003, 11:51 AM
You might be a redneck if...
you collect them purty little signs what have k and m on them...
(Like the guys in my town who shoot them, then bag them.)
nboylie
05-11-2003, 12:59 PM
and in Victoria BC, we have miles on our speed limit signs for those crazy americans :D
thom336
05-12-2003, 4:00 AM
Stick a road sign up in kilometres over here as well and no1 would know how far they ahd to go. Good old miles...never let me down.
Oh, 2.5cm to the inch, 4.5 litres to the gallon (imperial).