How Many Litres?

[tropicalgirl2007]

Can any one tell me how many litres this tank holds please (Fluval Duo Deep 600 Aquarium) ? I do not know how you work it out.

Becky

 

[Yazan]

length x width x hight, once you got the numbers then go to google and do this, length that you came up with x width that you came up with x and hight that you came up with in gallons. Eg. ".....x.....x..... in gallons"

length x width x hight, once you got the numbers then go to google and do this, length that you came up with x width that you came up with x and hight that you came up with in gallons. Eg. ".....x.....x..... in gallons"

 

[SouthernCross]

Ok, I don't think Yazan has explained it in the clearest terms, so I'll try and clarify for you.
I borrowed this from a thread where I answered someone who had the same question as you. They gave their dimensions so I worked the example through for them:

In case anyone is wondering how to work out the volume of a tank - you multiply the length x the width x the height. You will now have a cubic volume number. I always then use a conversion site (www.onlineconversion.com is great - can do length, volume, just about anything) to convert this to US gallons, litres, UK gallons whatever. It's all there. That site is also good if you know your gallons and want litres, or if you know inches but want centimetres, or vice versa. I often use this for calculating doses for water treatments that frequently vary between litres/gallons.

So, in your case (I'll use inches)

Length - 2.5 feet = 30 inches
Width - 1 foot = 12 inches
Height - 1.5 feet = 18 inches.

30 x 12 x 18 = 6480 cubic inches.

Using onlineconversion.com volume converter for cubic inches to US liquid gallons..
6480 cubic inches = 28.052 Us gallons (rdd1952 was right on the mark too )
If you're interested, using the litre conversion this is also 106.2 litres.

You'd been given the answer but I though you might like to know how to work it out for the future (and anyone else reading )

Also, generally when you're starting out you use the one inch of fish per gallon rule to work out your stocking. I see you're cycling with fish though, so you'll be unable to fully stock straightaway - build slowly with a few fish at a time so your biological filter can handle the increase in bioload.

Don't forget to account for displacement by your gravel and any ornaments you have - this will bring it a bit below the 28 gallons we've calculated (28 is what you're completely empty tank would hold).

Hope this has helped your maths problems

If you're still stumped measure your tank with a tape measure, give us your dimensions and we'll help you work it out.

 

[mark.w.jones]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...8&hl=google

 

[pmdf]

The Duo 600 is 60 x 40 x 35 cm, which should hold 84 litres, or 19 imperial gallons (22.19 US gallons).