tank size

[scoucer]

hi hammerman, Could you please tell me the size of my tank if i give you the dimensions in inches it is a corner tank the measurments are 30"x30" x42" across the front and 16"height thankin you .
scoucer

[hammerman]

Well i make it approx 27 gallons....does that sound right to you ?....seems a bit small to me !!!

[SteveD]

I had a bit of a Google for "corner aquariums" and some of them are "funny" shapes and consequently it is not easy to calculate their volume mathematically. If you know the make and model, you could Google for that and possibly find the volume on the manufacturer's web site.

Don't forget that the US gallon is not the same as the British gallon.

[hammerman]

Well idrew a triangle that is 30 x 30 x 42.....i then drew another 3 so it made a complete square.

I multiplied the length in feet (3.5 feet) x width in feet (3.5 feet) x depth (1.4 feet) and then multiplied by 6.25 to give total UK gallons.

I then divided the total by 4 (as it was split into 4 originally) and came up with approx 27 gallons (UK)

[SteveD]

Here are some of the "funny" shapes I meant. Scoucer doesn't indicate if the aquarium is triangular or a pentagon.

http://www.btinternet.com/~aquariumcity/aquari um.htm

The measurements 30x30x42 would suggest that it's triangular, though. However, I don't understand why you drew another three triangles to make a square, hammerman. If you just draw another one, you make a square 30" x 30". Also 16" = 1.33 feet.

The calculation is now 30" (2.5 ft) x 30" (2.5ft) x 16" (1.33 ft) = 8.3125 cu ft. Divide that by 2 for the original triangle shape and you get 4.15625 cu ft.

Using this site:

http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/

4.15625 cu ft = 25.888597 UK gallons or 117.69 litres.

[hammerman]

Whatever...it came out approx the same.

I use L x B x D (in feet) x 6.25 to give UK galls....always been spot on.