Calculating water volume

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  1. meagan1823

    meagan1823 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I thought I rememberd seeing sticky on how to calculate water volume by the l x w x h of your aquaruim but cant find it
    anyone know the formula.
     
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  2. Matt Rogers

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  3. NU-2reef

    NU-2reef Montipora Digitata

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    lol i think you just typed the formula out. length x width = area so area x height gives volume
     
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    Nice catch. :) :lol:
     
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  5. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    LxWxH and there is 231 cubic inches in a gallon so LxWxH= V/231
     
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    LxHxW in inches divided by 231
     
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  7. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Stated above, L" x W" x H" divided by 232, or conversely multiplied by .0043. Don't include the glass--just the water.
     
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  8. NU-2reef

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    holy was that english. jk. thats way over my head for sure. do you have a formula giving the diplacement of water due to live rock and substrate?
     
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    A cubic foot of solid matter is approximately 7.5 gallons of water. Read more here.
     
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