weight problem?

[mujtba]

is 120lbs of LR too much for a 55G tank in weight and amount of LR needed?

 

[vtecbro007]

lol i dotn think so

 

[mujtba]

how much LR u got in ur 55?

 

[msd2]

Originally posted by mujtba
how much LR u got in ur 55?
I have right around 100. Gives plenty of place for corals/filtration but still enough room for the fish to swim.

 

[mujtba]

u got a pic of ur tank?

 

[msd2]

here is a not so great pic of it.

 

[mujtba]

it looks nice.. theres no gaps on the bottom. i guess once i got corals, that would cover it up..
i got 80lbs of LR, but im tryn to get 25lbs of base rock..
maybe ill get it

 

[audisteve]

If you were to fill your tank completely full with liverock you would not even approach the wieght of the water. One cubic foot of seawater weights 64.1 pounds give or take a few ounces depending on salintiy.
So a 55 Gallon tank has 7.222 cubic feet of space.
If you fill that space with sea water your tank would weight roughly 462 pounds.

 

[obarrera]

How much would a 40 gallon tank with 55 lbs of live rock weigh?

 

[msd2]

Originally posted by obarrera
How much would a 40 gallon tank with 55 lbs of live rock weigh?
Well each gallon weighs about 8.5lbs, just figure in the displacement of water your rocks did, subtract that from ur total gallons and add ur rock weight.