Ok so when people are talking about stocking rates and how many fish can go in particular size tank, say a 20 gallon, do they take into account that a tank has gravel in the bottom and leaves some space at the top, thus a 20 gallon tank might actually only hold say 15 or 16gallons? So does this mean you do calculations based on the overall tank size or the actual amount of water in there?
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