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NJ Devils Fan
12-14-2002, 11:01 PM
I was always wondering why tanks just don''t go up be 5g incriments. I see 10gs, 20gs, but then i see ones like 29g, 46g, 72g. What is up with that. :confused:
Interesting question coming from an american...:)
Have you ever thought why use feet, gallons, and pounds instead of meters, liters and grams? ;)
NJ Devils Fan
12-14-2002, 11:11 PM
:rolleyes: uhh....no.
Serrateeth_2002
12-14-2002, 11:29 PM
Sounds like preference,i prefer to use cms and meters to feet and inches,litres to gallon,centimeters,meters and litres are more complicated including the 111.16 litres for example
keely
12-14-2002, 11:42 PM
The volumes are odd but the outside dimensions aren't. They build tanks to be fairly standard lengths/widths/heights rather than standard volumes.
Darkangel
12-14-2002, 11:50 PM
I believe keely hit it dead on. Standard dimensions so that items like UG and lights fit easily and can be used on different size tanks.
Serrateeth_2002
12-14-2002, 11:55 PM
US standard or another?
wetmanNY
12-15-2002, 12:55 AM
Singapore standard in Singapore of course.
125gJoe
12-15-2002, 12:58 AM
Yeah.
Someone said I don't really have an 80 Gallon.
Made me look! hahaha :D
Serrateeth_2002
12-15-2002, 2:24 AM
Don't think so we have our own standard,usually use british measurements like centimeters,meters and litres
goldfries
12-18-2002, 7:32 PM
Serrateeth_2002, we go by metrics. however tanks don't go up in units of 5gals cos they go by FEET and INCHES instead.
the 5g = LxWxH where 1ft = 12inches or 12"
5g is very little when you consider it's actual LWH size. means people will have to stock much much much more aquarium types.........