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05-04-06, 10:17 AM
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Question for all you mathmatical genius's out there.
Someone in our office has bought a 4ftx1ftx1ft tank. Can anyone equate this into how much water is needed to fill it? He wants to know for the amount of pumps required. I worked it out at 55 gallons...but then i aint no Carol Vorderman and it's probably completely wrong  Cheers Cuffy |
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05-04-06, 10:20 AM
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05-04-06, 11:00 AM
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Bit of a cack handed way of doing it but...
4' x 1' x 1' = 121.92cm x 30.48cm x 30.48cm = 113267.386cc or 113.3 Litres 4.54 litres to a gallon - 113.3/4.54 = 24.9 Gallons *** EDIT - Note to self read previous posts and click on links first ***
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05-04-06, 11:19 AM
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Cheers fellas...how the hell i got too know 55 gallons i'll never know
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05-04-06, 11:45 AM
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I'd have answer "4 cubic feet" and been both totaly accurate and completely unhelpful.
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Actually, best bet would be work it out in litres, and the pump thing will give litres per hour too. Or, just buy a Fluval 304. (ps, are you sure the tank is that size? that seems odd to me. Usually if they are 4 foot long, they will make them a little higher than 1 foot, since its a more pleaseing ratio for the eye or something 
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05-04-06, 04:13 PM
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I am an avid aquarist - if your mate has any questions on his tank, set up, fish etc get him to drop me an email, I will help if I can.
Also - do check the measurement as 4x1x1 sounds way off - I would have thought it would be 2 ft deep to give any sort of real use. Cheers, Si |
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