weight 120 gl tank

Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are trying to
figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it where I have my 55
gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it, but I guess since the
weight is spread out between three tanks it would not be the same thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is going to
reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web pages or anything
I can get info?
thanks Nikki

http://boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

Tank calculator.

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"Nikki" wrote in message
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Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank?
My husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight
when filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are
trying to figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it
where I have my 55 gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it,
but I guess since the weight is spread out between three tanks it
would not be the same thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is
going to reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web
pages or anything I can get info?
thanks Nikki

That's one of the nicest calculators I've seen (and I've collected a
few). It even accounts for water displacement by substrate height, and
adjusts the weight accordingly. Book-marked, thanks!
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www.NetMax.tk

"Billy" wrote in message
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http://boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

Tank calculator.

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"Nikki" wrote in message
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Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when
filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are
trying to figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it
where I have my 55 gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it,
but I guess since the weight is spread out between three tanks it
would not be the same thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is
going to reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web
pages or anything I can get info?
thanks Nikki

It is a nice calculator but I noticed a couple odd things. It's only
recommending about half an inch of fish per gallon in freshwater, and about
a third that in salwater. Clearly the density of various substrate materials
would vary a lot. I think I put 60 pounds of epoxy coated gravel in my
aquarium, but it indicates that gravel at that depth would weigh 92 lbs.


"Billy" wrote in message
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http://boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

Tank calculator.

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"Nikki" wrote in message
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Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when
filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are trying
to figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it where I have
my 55 gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it, but I guess since
the weight is spread out between three tanks it would not be the same
thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is going
to reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web pages or
anything I can get info?
thanks Nikki

Nikki wrote,
120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?

Water is 8.33 lbs. per gal., so 120 gals. would be just under 1000 lbs.
plus the weight of the tank, stand, gravel and rocks.......... frank

Nikki wrote:
Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?


It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram at 25C.

Because a kilo is about 2.1 pounds and a gallon about 4 litres, then a
gallon of water should be around 8-9 pounds. The old aquarium kid's
books long ago said 10 pounds per gallon - just to be safe.

netDenizen wrote in
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Nikki wrote:
Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl
tank? My husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the
weight when filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?


It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram
at 25C.

Because a kilo is about 2.1 pounds and a gallon about 4 litres,
then a gallon of water should be around 8-9 pounds. The old
aquarium kid's books long ago said 10 pounds per gallon - just to
be safe.

I used to figure a gallon (US) at 8 pounds 5 ounces. If you add
gravel, plants etc the idea of 10 pounds per gallon is pretty close.


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Cheers,
Kurt

netDenizen wrote:
It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram at
25C.

Close. It's at 4 degrees, not 25. But for all practical purposes it doesn't
matter.
And to be very nit-picky: 1 kg is just the mass. But what you actually need
is the force that is excerted on the floor. And on earth that would be 9.8
Newton. But nobody is using that, of course.

jue