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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 1, 2008 15:08:03 GMT -5
I got sold a 40 gallon but I'm wondering if it really is a 40 and not bigger. I thought my uncle who keeps fish had a 50 gallon and it turns out it's a 75. My 40 gallon is 2 feet tall (height), 1 foot wide, and 4 feet long.
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Post by eve on Oct 1, 2008 15:14:16 GMT -5
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Post by 8 in the Corner on Oct 1, 2008 15:41:00 GMT -5
I got sold a 40 gallon but I'm wondering if it really is a 40 and not bigger. I thought my uncle who keeps fish had a 50 gallon and it turns out it's a 75. My 40 gallon is 2 feet tall (height), 1 foot wide, and 4 feet long. The formula is: length in inches x width in inches x height in inches divided by 231 = gallons. All of the measurements should be the inside dimensions. 231 is the square inches of a gallon. 24 x 12 x 48 div. by 231 = 59. 844155844155844155844155. So, your tank is approximately a 60 gallon tank. |
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Post by murdock6701 on Oct 1, 2008 15:46:09 GMT -5
way to go 8! got a formula for hexs and octagonals? LOL! I just draw them as a solid in CAD and hit hit "inquiry" then "properties", then "mass" or "volumn" - I'm an engineer....
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Post by 8 in the Corner on Oct 1, 2008 16:03:54 GMT -5
way to go 8! got a formula for hexs and octagonals? LOL! I just draw them as a solid in CAD and hit hit "inquiry" then "properties", then "mass" or "volumn" - I'm an engineer.... I wish.... I just take their word for it on anything with more than 4 sides..... ;D Currently, I'm in the "used to be a lot better than I am now" stage of life.  So, if I can't figure it out adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, I don't even atttempt it anymore.  |
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Post by murdock6701 on Oct 1, 2008 16:37:53 GMT -5
good deal Renee! - GREAT DEAL! give yourself more credit than that John8! if you ever got a problem and I can help, let me know - my kids are always bringing me home "free" tanks, 30" deep odd shape tanks that leak or you can't find a filter that works right in it but I humor them and play around - raised monarch butterflies from chrysalis stage in one of the deep tanks one year.....I like the mobility and flexibility w/ numerous 20 gallon tanks - someday I'll get big ones again
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Post by bikeguy33 on Oct 1, 2008 17:53:50 GMT -5
wow....an even better deal
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Post by brenda on Oct 1, 2008 18:06:16 GMT -5
That is sooo cool...Nice pickup Renee.
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 1, 2008 19:08:10 GMT -5
Are you sure? Uh, oh. I only was aiming for a 40! Can my trailer home's floor support that? Tariler homes are not very well made!
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 1, 2008 19:09:39 GMT -5
Whoops! Make that 3 feet long. My estimate is that it would only be a 40 then.
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Post by bikeguy33 on Oct 1, 2008 19:09:49 GMT -5
it can for sure...it is alot of weight....600 pounds plus....but that weight is disapaited over 4 feet....
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Post by bikeguy33 on Oct 1, 2008 19:10:42 GMT -5
o...it was 36"....yeah....it is either a 33 gal or a 40 gal....
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 1, 2008 19:14:56 GMT -5
I just used the formula 8 used. WidthxHeightxLength/231 I came up with 44.88311688 gallons. A.k.a. basically 45 gallons.
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Post by Carl on Oct 1, 2008 19:55:10 GMT -5
Good deal Renee!
Freshwater weighs 8 lbs. per gallon;
A 45 gallon tank would weigh 360 lbs as per water weight, plus tank and decor, however this is based on a full tank of which their is going to be some displacement.
Your Mobile home should have no problem supporting this if the weight is properly distributed with a good stand.
I had to live in 28 foot motorhome for the first 18 months in Oregon after we left California and we had some heavy objects on the floor even in transit.
Carl
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Post by eve on Oct 1, 2008 20:32:58 GMT -5
ooops, i had completely missed that you had put measurements in your post  congrats on your tank  |
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Post by demfish on Oct 2, 2008 13:07:29 GMT -5
Hey this says I have a 70 gal, not a 55 gal, if its true I'm buying another goldfish ;D Or I did it wrong 48 L 30W 18 H |
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Post by Carl on Oct 2, 2008 13:48:57 GMT -5
Hey this says I have a 70 gal, not a 55 gal, if its true I'm buying another goldfish ;D Or I did it wrong 48 L 30W 18 H Are you sure you have the correct numbers here? I get 112 gallons using; L x H x W= ? divided by 231 I, like John/8 have always used these figures (memorized them) since I often had to figure treatments, etc in the aquarium maintenance field. Carl |
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Post by Suzie Q (Lori) on Oct 2, 2008 14:57:22 GMT -5
Regardless of the actual size....
Congrats Renee!!!! on the new tank!
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Post by demfish on Oct 2, 2008 15:02:37 GMT -5
 Silly me! Was looking at the bottem of tape. Tank size is 48L 12W 20H the height is to the top of tank tho. 112 gals would be cool. Could have lots of fish in that ;D
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Post by goldenpuon on Oct 2, 2008 15:07:56 GMT -5
Let's see, that's 4 feet long, 1 foot wide, and 1 foot and 8 inches deep. I'd say that;'s somewhere around 50 gallons. Probably almost 60. That's my rough estimate based on my expeience for my 45 gallon without really doing any math .
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