When we refer to the capacity of an aquarium (in gallons),which gallon is it american (or) standard
2006-12-07 17:40:22 · 4 answers · asked by hhhhhhh 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
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2006-12-07 17:48:46 · answer #1 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People often ask about the capacity of their tank or bowl. There are several methods aquariists use to determine the capacity of their aquarium. One inch of fish per gallon of water is a good rule of thumb for most small community fish (like most Tetras, Bettas, Rainbowfish, and Platies). However, larger species (like Oscars, Channel Catfish, Plecostomus, and Tinfoil Barbs), or messier species (like Oscars, Piranhas, Koi, and African Cichlids), marine fish (like Blue Damsels, Klein's Butterflies, Bangai Cardinalfish, and Percula Clowns), and colder water fish (like Goldfish, Dragonfish, Gars, and Bass) need more available resources, so they should only have one inch of fish for every three or more gallons of water. Other methods calculate fish weight per volume of water (1 gram of fish for every 4 liters of water), fish length to filter capacity, or fish length to surface area (1" of fish for every 12 sq. in. of surface). However, all of these methods will vary as noted above for large or messy fish. Additionally, there are specific types of fish that have more demanding needs or are more adamant about territories and space, and the needs of these fish will need to be taken into consideration if you are keeping any of them. As shown in the chart below, the results each of these rules will give you can vary considerably, especially in larger tanks.
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2006-12-09 15:21:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume.
There are three definitions in current use:
* U.S. liquid gallon is 231 in³ (exactly) or 128 U.S. fluid ounce (exactly) or 3.785411784 litres
* U.S. dry gallon 4.404 884 L
* Imperial (UK) gallon is 160 imperial fluid ounces (exactly), or 4.54609 L (legally). That is approximately 1.201 US gallons.
The word has also been used as translation for several foreign units of the same magnitude.[citation needed]
The U.S. dry gallon is less commonly used.
The liquid gallons in current use are subdivided into eight pints. A gallon can also be subdivided into four quarts.
Gallons (U.S.)
Litres
Gallons (U.K.)
0.50
1.89
0.42
1.00
3.79
0.83
1.50
5.68
1.25
2.00
7.57
1.67
2.50
9.46
2.08
3.00
11.36
2.50
3.50
13.25
2.91
4.00
15.14
3.33
4.50
17.03
3.75
5.00
18.93
4.16
5.50
20.82
4.58
6.00
22.71
5.00
6.50
24.61
5.41
7.00
26.50
5.83
7.50
28.39
6.25
8.00
30.28
6.66
8.50
32.18
7.08
9.00
34.07
7.49
9.50
35.96
7.91
10.00
37.85
8.33
these are the standard i think they mean american
2006-12-08 01:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Every aquarium I've ever seen is measure in either litres or US gallons (or both)
2006-12-08 15:01:20 · answer #4 · answered by Lady G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋