Modern Angl Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 height 34cm? I assume you meant inches, since 34cm is just over 13" high, very flat tank that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 At 6'X3' for the base glass... at the thickness you would need would cost a small fortune on its own... without the rest of the tank. If you "are" talking 34" (inches) high.. by six foot long by three foot wide... you are talking major weight, and could be looking at 15 to 20mm glass. Warren has a glass thickness calculator on the other site (click the twin fish at the top of the page) There are calculators for water volume listed in the Technical Section under "Useful Links" Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Bart687 said My dimensions are three foot length and two foot width with height very much like the two foot and a half From Craig So converting that to metric, and rounding off, it's 915mm long 610mm wide 760 mm high So multiply them out, that comes to 424 litres We were only working off the information that you gave the forum. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Ok Alan.. there was a mix up with the measurements.. and we now know that he is looking at having a tank six foot long ((1082mm) by three foot wide (front to back .. 90omm) by thirty four inches height (870mm) does 6 foot length sound english? .. (width) 3 (Foot) ( Height) 34 inches Can someone work out the litres.. gallons... weight... glass thickness.. etc Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 1,433 litres =1,433 kg 310 gallons = 3,100 lbs. I think that's right Bill. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 There you go Craig... Alan has the answer for you. Next thing to consider is... "Will the place you intend to put the tank support such a weight..."? Better check those joists Thanks Alan . Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 1,433 litres =1,433 kg 310 gallons = 3,100 lbs. I think that's right Bill. + the weight of the glass, stand, rock/gravel, hood, lights, filters/sumps. My 14000 litre tanks weighs an approximate of 2.5 ton excluding the weight of anyone standing in front of it Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 one '0' too many pies - although i think 'you wish' it were that big! dont forget 1,433 litres = 1,433kg with freshwater, saltwater = more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 With 34" height and 3ft front to back you will also have to think how you are going to clean it. Also, how are you going to light it? Over 18" depth and light doesn't get through the water too well so the plants will not get enough light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 With 34" height and 3ft front to back you will also have to think how you are going to clean it. Also, how are you going to light it? Over 18" depth and light doesn't get through the water too well so the plants will not get enough light so true, mine's 2 foot deep and high and even at those dimensions, it's a MISSION to get into! i would stick to 24" height (how long are your arms?!) you can always build a small platform or have a stepladder handy to reach across the depth (and depending on the length, you can always access a good majority of the tank from the sides) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 dont forget 1,433 litres = 1,433kg with freshwater, saltwater = more Only about 2.6% more. So 1433liters of saltwater would be about 37 kilos more. IMO it's close enough to not matter. Water is also a bit mroe tha 8 lbs per gallon, not 10. but for the weight of a tank 10 would be better to include the weight of substrate, rocks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Ira wrote: Water is also a bit mroe tha 8 lbs per gallon, not 10 You might find the US Gallon weighing 8lbs.. but I think that you will find that the Imperial Gallon does weigh 10lbs Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Then if you're using british gallons(I hate british gallons) it should have been 1 gallon of water=.7 stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Which is about 10 handfuls of gravel. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Only about 2.6% more. So 1433liters of saltwater would be about 37 kilos more. IMO it's close enough to not matter and that's where misjudgements can be made. oh, and the rock is only 40 kilo's more, not enough to bother adding that in. oh, and we wont count the sand/gravel either coz thats only about 15kg's... it all add's up and is a point that is worthwhile taking into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 .7 stone. hahahahahha. Yeah! And I brought a fish the other day for 16 thrupinse, 6 pense and 4 bob. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Sheeesh... Thank goodness we went metric .7 of a stone indeed Good one Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 So PIES - is your tank 14,000l or 1400l ?? Incidentally - that link doesnt seem to work for me? Says no website linked to that URL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Not sure if pies is reading the DIY stuff at the moment so will answer for him, sure he will correct me if I get it wrong. Upstairs tank about 1400l downstairs (refugium, sump, skimmer, plumbing (don't larf you'd be surprised how much water 20 odd meters od 40mm plumbing holds ), etc) about 1000l. The web site has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 20 odd meters od 40mm plumbing holds why would you factor this in? surely it's almost as bad as me adding weight of salt content to saltwater vs freshwater YES OF COURSE IT DOES ALL ADD UP. Take all these little things that you dont think about and add them all up - suddenly you have another 100kg. Oh, but its only another 10km/hr officer...? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 and that's where misjudgements can be made. oh, and the rock is only 40 kilo's more, not enough to bother adding that in. oh, and we wont count the sand/gravel either coz thats only about 15kg's... it all add's up and is a point that is worthwhile taking into consideration. doesn't the rocks sand/gravel etc displace the water by its mass so effectively would still be the same weight (as the water goes up by the weight added)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 rock is (generally) more dense than water therefore heavier, if you want to get into specifics... my point is you need to factor in everything - even if you over estimate a bit or add a percentage of the tank and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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