200 Gallon tank

[btowntaz]

Ok after 5 weeks of working on it, it is finally ready. Thanks for all the help with my questions.

[btowntaz]

Another pic.

165.71 Gallon tank
1 Red bellied Pacu
1 Tinfoil barb
3 Giant danio's
1 RedClawed Lobster
2 Striped danio's
2 Silver Dollars
3 Fire dwarf gourmai's

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

put the girl in their lol

[NJ Devils Fan]

cool huge tank.

[btowntaz]

lobster pic

[NickH]

What are the tank dimensions? I ask because it doesn't look like 200 gallons.

[btowntaz]

29 " high X 22" deep X 60" Long

2' 5" High X 1' 10" deep X 5' Long

Was told it was 200 gallons, haven't confirmed it. But it a LOT bigger than my 50 gallon. Anyone have a calc to work out how many gallons?

[andruboz]

the first tank calculator i found on google said it was 165 gallons.

[btowntaz]

Ok I found one also. 165.71 gallons. I was off by 34.29 gallons. Is everyone happy now? hehe Thanks for the help andruboz. Does it look like a 165.71 gallon tank? Does it look like I only payed $100 bucks for it?

[btowntaz]

Water Type .................................... Fresh
Tank Material ................................. Acrylic
Tank Shape .................................... Rectangle
Length ............................................ 60 in
Width ............................................. 22 in
Height ............................................. 29 in
Wall Thickness ............................... .75 in
Tank Volume .................................. 166 gal (US)
Tank Material Weight ...................... 331 lbf
Water Volume ................................. 162 gal (US)
Water Weight .................................. 1349 lbf
Substrate Type ................................. Small Diameter Rock
Substrate Depth ............................... 1 in
Substrate Weight .............................. 70 lbf
Approximate Total Weight ................ 3060 lbf
Approx. Total Fish Length ................ 110 inches of fish
Mass Required for 1 PPM ................ 626.40 mg
Recommended Lighting ..................... 124 total watts
Recommended Pump Flow ............... 676 gallons per hour

165.71 US Gallons = 627.21235 Liters

Ok sorry for saying it was 200 gallons. But I guess you get what you pay for! Did I get screwed paying $100 for it?

[andruboz]

now somebody will probably bust your hump for the estimated weight.. math error really .. 2000 lbs not 3000. some days you just cant win. :D

and yes you did good. i just spent $200 for a new 75g perfecto.
i dont think my floors could handle your tank anyway.

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

what site was the tanks calculator on??

[125gJoe]

Originally posted by Dragon_Lord_Tia
what site was the tanks calculator on??
Link: Calculate Aquarium Volume (http://www.worldfishlink.com/calculate.htm)

Nice sized tank! :)

[btowntaz]

http://www.aquasite.com/knowledge/calculator/calculator.shtml#calc

It's calcuating the weight of the tank + water + gravel. It came up with different weights when I entered a different thickness of the acrylic. Don't know if it's right or not. It was just the most through calculator I could find. I didn't want there to be an doubts left. NOW you are questioning my fish tank calculator! I give up! hehe

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

well if your acrilic is say 1" thick compaired to 1/2"thick theirs 1/2" more gravel all around your tank the deeper the gravel the larger the amount will be minuse the weight of your tank
if you know what i meen lol very very confusing

[Pootspete]

put the girl in their lol Too funny!

Nice tank!!!

[mrbigisbudgood]

29" X 22" X 60" = 38,280 in3 = 165.71427 gallons

Still a sweet tank.

[dave76]

:( wish I could find a tank that size for that price. I am planning a purchase for a 125 Gal for $359 new, and a hex 30 for $100

[btowntaz]

I got lucky, saw it in the newspaper. First person to show up. Guy wanted $200 for it. Needed a lot of work. I told him I would give him $100 cash. I have spent around $200 and 5 weeks getting it ready. More work than I thougt it was going to be! Removing scratches from acrylic SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! But worth the time.

[BigFishDude]

Your pacu must be very happy :)