Trying to ressurect an old fishtank I was given. ( I have a gorgeus fresh water kingdom for my bettas. LIke to give them a bigger home. I estimate this tank is about 30-40 gallons. MY bettas currently live in a ten gallon ( lucky them ) Is there some sort of formula tha I can use?
2006-10-27 05:18:36 · 10 answers · asked by Theman2 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Measure it, length x width x height / 231 = how many gallons it is. For example, 30x12x12/231=18.7 gallons
Or use this website and fill in the dimensions, http://www.efishtank.com/Misc/Calculator.asp?
2006-10-27 05:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure about a formula but I would measure the whole thing, and compare it with some other tanks dimensions. Or you could always get gallon jugs and fill it up, one gallon at a time, and keep track. I think I would try the first before I started taking the time to do that since you think it is that big.
2006-10-27 05:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by Stephie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I bought a stand that said it held 240 lbs and it's not keeping up it's end of the bargain! My tank is only 100 lbs. The average fish tank will weigh ten lbs per gallon when it's established. So your tank will be 450 lbs. Imagine the stand trying to hold two full grown people.
2016-05-22 00:53:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
measure the length, breadth and height of aquarium(in inches)
if suppose
length=36in
breadth=12"
height=18"
then l x b x h = 36 x 12 x 18 = 7776cubic inches
then 1 cubic inch = 0.00433 gallons
7776 x 0.00433 = 33.4 gallon
hope u got the point by the example
2006-10-27 05:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by hhhhhhh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The formula that works, as long as the aquarium is all straight lines and right angles:
Measure in feet and inches how high the water will be, then measure length and width in feet and inches. Convert the inches to decimal feet by dividing inches from each measurement by 12. Add the decimal you get to the feet.
L x W x H x 7.5 = gallons
For example, if you measure 2 feet and 6 inches, that is 2.5 feet.
2006-10-27 05:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're so lucky i found your question today.... I have website for you, you also can feed the size of your new tank (length, width, height) and it will give you actual measurement of gallon that new tank is. I use this website a lot too, to ensure my aptarment has enough space for it. Remeber this too, one gallon equals about 10 pounds.
http://arofanatics.com/articles.php?content=calculator
2006-10-27 05:25:53 · answer #6 · answered by Stanley T 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Take an empty gallon jug of milk or whatever, and fill it with water. Pour it into the tank. Do it again until full. Don't forget to count how many jugs of water you poured in.
2006-10-27 05:22:11 · answer #7 · answered by rollo_tomassi423 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Find the volume of the shape of the tank.
2006-10-27 05:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by Osunwole Adeoyin 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lenghth x width x height. a cubic foot of water is 7.75 gallons.
2006-10-27 05:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
keep putting gallon loads of water in it until it fills up...dont 4get to keep count!! haha
2006-10-27 05:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋