Regular Member PaNdeM0niuM Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 please help thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 i used cylinder volume to calculate. pi x (rxr) x h pi=approx 3.14 r= 1/2 the distance between facing sides h=height u'll get more or less the volume for ur tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PaNdeM0niuM Posted September 3, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 thank-u !!!! it worked out to be 10 gallons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 cool. just to be sure, what's the dimensions of ur tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PaNdeM0niuM Posted September 3, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 ok each of the 8 sides is 15cm the distance from each opposite side is 37.5 (so radius = 18.75) the Height of the tank is 35 cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 oh yeah radius is 1/2 the diameter yup confirmed, 10 gallon alright (38 litre-ish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PaNdeM0niuM Posted September 3, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 try this -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- go0gle rocks! Determine the area of the octagon in square inches or centimeters... http://microgeometry.netfirms.com/content/octagon.html Multiply by the height in inches or centimeters Go here to convert cubic inches to gallons http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member d_golem Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 heheh internet is a wonderful thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member PaNdeM0niuM Posted September 3, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 what filter do u recommend for this tank?? its 10 gallon i was thinking an aquaclear mini ?? is there any good internal filters?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Tazz Knight Posted September 3, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted September 3, 2005 that seems small...you might be able to get a little undergravel filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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