What size tank do I have?

[Jason Henning]

Here's a softball question:

I bought a second hand tank that's 48"x18"x12". The guy that had it
thought it was 55g. I come up with just under 45g.

It seems odd to me that he would off by 10g. Not that it matters a
lot, it fits the space I have available prefectly. I do want to size
the heater, the filter and the fish count accordingly.

Cheers,
Jason Henning

[Donald K]

Jason Henning wrote:

> Here's a softball question:
>
> I bought a second hand tank that's 48"x18"x12". The guy that had it
> thought it was 55g. I come up with just under 45g.
>
> It seems odd to me that he would off by 10g.

Standard tank sizes (one of several on the internet)

http://www.kernsanalysis.com/TankSize.html

Your numbers match (more or less) to a 45 long.

-D
--
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy
enough people to make it worth the effort." -Herm Albright

[marmarle]

Jason Henning wrote in message ...
>Here's a softball question:
>
>I bought a second hand tank that's 48"x18"x12". The guy that had it
>thought it was 55g. I come up with just under 45g.
>
>It seems odd to me that he would off by 10g. Not that it matters a
>lot, it fits the space I have available prefectly. I do want to size
>the heater, the filter and the fish count accordingly.
>
>Cheers,
>Jason Henning

50 gallon tanks all claim to be 48x18x12 when in fact each is
fractions over or under all the time. I have seen as much as 1/2 inch
difference just looking and measuring the tanks for myself at the store.
I found that older tanks were said to be 55 gal but that they never really
did
hold 55 gal of water. The tank I just replaced set in the same footprint,
but
this time I filled it one gallon at a time, so I would know how much water
it
really held, so now I know how many fish I can put in it. Once you have
bought
and filled it, there is no reason to fight over a gallon or two, just know
how much
you have and the fish will be happy, that you don't over crowd them.





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[Jason Henning]

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:45:39 -0800, Donald K
> wrote:

>Jason Henning wrote:
>
>> Here's a softball question:
>>
>> I bought a second hand tank that's 48"x18"x12". The guy that had it
>> thought it was 55g. I come up with just under 45g.
>>
>> It seems odd to me that he would off by 10g.
>
>Standard tank sizes (one of several on the internet)
>
>http://www.kernsanalysis.com/TankSize.html
>
>Your numbers match (more or less) to a 45 long.

45 long it is. That's a nice chart and the link at the top of that
page is helpful too.

Thanks,
Jason Henning