how to measure tank size

napalmrat

napalmrat

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OK, I searched for some time and could not find the formula, I know I have seen it on here before, but how do you determine the size of a tank? I am planning to build a custom tank, 8' long, by 3' deep, by 3' high.. anybody know what gallon this would be?
 
jakebtc

jakebtc

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539 gallons???
go to garf.org and click the calculators link on the left side of the page
then click on the tank water volume calculator, underneath calculators
that will help you out
 
napalmrat

napalmrat

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Thank you!!
I Got my husband interested in the saltwater, now he wants a BIGGER tank than ourmeasly 65 gallon, I get to build one into the wall in the future rec room Yipee!!!
 
turningtim

turningtim

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JMO, But I wouldn't go that high. Tough to light and tough to work on. Let alone the structure of the glass or acrylic needed for that 36" height!
HTH
JMO
Tim
 
napalmrat

napalmrat

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how high would you recommend?
we pan to run all sumps and plumbing to an adjacent walk in closet for maintenance, and have at least a foot of space on each side to allow for fixes, and movement. We will run probably my current 65 gallon as a sump, and a 15 g and 20 gallon QT.
 
napalmrat

napalmrat

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Originally Posted by jakebtc
24" is a nice height though and that's most likely what your 65 is
just go really long lol
I know my 65, I can barely reach the bottom of it when standing on a chair, but yes, I think it is 24" I have a canopy on it too
 
turningtim

turningtim

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Anything over 24" with that length you'll run into structural issues as well as being a large pain in the butt to work on. I was just messing with a 120 tall thats 30" and although I really like the look b/c of the height I had a really hard time reaching the bottom. I'm 6' tall and what a drag. Like Jake said go Long.
At 24" tall you're still looking at 359 gals of water, somehow I think coming from a 65 you'll make due!
LOL
HTH
JMO
Tim
 
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