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12-12-2007, 09:13 PM #1
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Interesting calculator for fish tanks
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12-12-2007, 10:40 PM #2
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Neat, Hobbsy. Found out my 700 gallon tank is actually 697.68 gallons. Who knew?
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12-12-2007, 10:57 PM #3
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Love the way it even gives the heating size reqirements
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12-12-2007, 10:58 PM #4
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neat but inaccurate
it doesn't ask for the thickness of the tank walls
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12-13-2007, 12:21 AM #5
Barb Fanatic
Red tailed catfish
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That is important
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12-13-2007, 12:29 AM #6
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any time your calculating volume you should enter the inside measurement
Originally Posted by WCMMinnow
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12-13-2007, 12:47 AM #7
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thats pretty cool and could come in handy in the future
5 gallon-- my oh noes emergency tank
10 gallon nano-reef-- clownfish, coral banded shrimp, snails, hermits, live rock
46 gallon community-- tetras, danios, gouramis, platies, guppies, glass cats, corys, pleco
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12-31-2007, 02:41 PM #8
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Sorta old post...it said my 30 gallon was 23 gallons! And I said 30" x 12" x 18"! Hmmmm....
!~*Shockshockshad*~!30 gallon
Heavily Planted SE Asian biotope
-2 SAE's, 13 threadfin rainbows, 6 White Cloud Mtn. Minnows and a dwarf gourami
12 gallon
2 bamboo shrimp, couple cherry shrimp, 10 neons, 6 CPD's and 8 spotted rasboras
75 gallon
South American tank
-1 Firemouth , 1 blue acara
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04-10-2009, 01:52 AM #9
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did you make sure to check UK v US gallons, measurement units and the other small things that can be tweaked on there? Originally Posted by shockshockshad
also, i really liked that it provided you with how much lighting you should get for each kind of plant depending on distance from light to substrate and the amount of heating required.
i realize that it's not entirely accurate, but it's great to have some sort of estimate to go off of.
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04-10-2009, 01:57 AM #10
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I know the thread is old, But that is a pretty neat tool.
I have to double check my measurements, I know my 36gal is not 42gal.
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