May 8, 200719 yr comment_161642 Can anyone tell me how to work out tank dimensions on a hex tank. For stocking purposes Report
May 8, 200719 yr comment_161673 just work it out based on if the hex was a square base then subtract the corners Report
May 8, 200719 yr comment_161674 Volume of a hexagon is approx side length (squared) x 2.6 x height. So if your tank is 20cm per side and 60cm deep 20 x 20 x 2.6 x 60 = 62400 cc = 62.4 litres (aprox) But remember that taller tanks will generally hold less fish because they have less surface area than a long shallow tank. Anyway that will give you a good estimate to work from anyway. Cheers Ian Report
May 9, 200719 yr Author comment_161728 Thanks guys. According to my calculations, I would be pushing to house even one fish. I may just make a fishless nano garden out of it. It's just under 2g us. Report
May 9, 200719 yr comment_161729 2g thats about.......... ........................................ .................................................. 8 L i think you may be able to get away with a few small fish Report
May 9, 200719 yr comment_161730 Start with an empty tank and full it up with a 10 bucket. Count the number of buckets it took to fill. Report
May 9, 200719 yr comment_161733 i was thinking maybe a group of guppies (3) and maybe a betta that might work but you will need do do a few extra water changes Report
May 9, 200719 yr comment_161759 Use it as a Guppy breeding tank. Just drop in 2 nice guppies, they will be OK in that size tank. WHEN they drop fry (they will) take the adults out. Once the fry have outgrown the tank they will be big enough to handle a community tank, and the adults will be ready to spawn again. Repeat untill you are over run with guppies :roll: Cheers Ian Report
May 9, 200719 yr Author comment_161765 Jayci said: Start with an empty tank and full it up with a 10 bucket. Count the number of buckets it took to fill. I don't use buckets to fill my tanks, they tend to be to messy. Not only that it would appear I didn't make myself very clear in my post. The tank was set up about a month ago, now cycled and ready for inhabitants. It's got some florapol under an inch of substrate. Even though I've not put any plants in yet I don't really want to undo everything. A good idea just the same, I filled it with a one litre jug and wrote down how many litres went into it, but I can't find the peace of paper I wrote it on. (silly me). Markoshark suggested: tiny tank to house baby fishies would be cool This sounds ok, but would it really be ideal for juviniles? Or a few neons Personally I think it's to small for a schoal of neon's, and I already have some in a 10g with some glowlights. Wilson said: was thinking maybe a group of guppies (3) and maybe a betta that might work but you will need do do a few extra water changes The tank does have a filtration unit, extra water changes won't be a problem, will test the water perameters every or second day if need be. Guppies and a betta, mmmm, would they be compatible in a small environment? Would this work with a male betta? Or should I choice between one or the other. Or should I put my mygiver skills to work and have it running off a bigger tank therefore making the surface volume larger. Report
May 9, 200719 yr Author comment_161775 Snookie said: what about wcmm ? Just exactly what is wcmm? All this feed back is awsome and really appreciated. Report
May 9, 200719 yr comment_161780 WCMM are great they can live in cold water or up to about 25 the get to about 4 cm and like being in groups (much like neons) Report
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