Tank Calculators & Conversions
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Re: Tank Calculators & Conversions
For most of my set-ups I do actual working measured volumes at first filling, write that down and keep it. Some set-ups have little substrate or rorkwork, others have so much of both that I have to add sump(s) for needed volume. Phones are not me - I am moderate/severely visually handicapped and most phones are useless without better vision than I have. Most of you would be horrified if you watched me reading on-line or with my CCTV enlarger/color changer. As many books as possible I listen to rather than reading.
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Huge +1 to this, too many people think an x size tank holds x amount of water, it actually holds about t lol. I know what I meanRTR wrote:Especially if you add the prominent warning that tank nominal sizes have no relationship to reality - other than that the reality is always smaller, sometimes a lot smaller.
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Quite a few folks use approximately 70% of nominal volume as a possible working volume. I do have some tanks that fit into that approximation, but when you have a FOWLR set-up, I am unlikely to have even a 50% of nominal volume display. Heavy rock-work such as Rift lake tanks can have the same effect. That is part of why all of my tanks are set with measured initial working volumes. I am willing to do extra work up-front to avoid issues later.
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the 70% I use as a guide for FW tanks. SW is a totally different beast and needs to be measured accordingly. A perfect example would be deep sand beds vs shallow, then -30% or more for live rock. So yes the actual holding volume of water what the label states and the actual living space is reduced greatly.
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It is amazing how many folks never think about what their tanks' working volumes really are.
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Re: Tank Calculators & Conversions
Agreed, approximations are a good guideline but nothing comes close to knowing exactly what your tank holds once decor etc is in.
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