The weights are an estimate because the amount of rock, planting, and thickness of glass are assumed figures.įor planting and rocks, anything other than fish is shown so that you can see what we have assumed. It is important to plan your tank allowing for the space it will occupy, ensuring plenty of room for access and cleaning around the tank, the stand, and all the equipment.īelow is an estimate of aquarium weights comparing empty to full, saltwater, or freshwater. There are other types of tanks such as bow front tanks, hexagon, and round tanks as well as bespoke made-to-measure shapes. These are ‘Theoretical Volumes’ Aquarium Dimensions: Sizes Under 100 GallonsĪquarium Dimensions: Sizes Over 100 Gallons The following table provides typical fish tank dimensions for the most commonly available unless you buy a custom made.Īll measurements are for the INSIDE of the tank. But allowing for the water to be lower than the very top rim, some plants and decorations in the tank the actual realistic volume is more likely to be 2.25 Gallons.
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For example, a small 2.5 Gallon tank 12 x 6 x 8 holds 2.5 Gallons when completely full to the top. How high you fill the water and what you place in the tank will decrease the amount of water volume to a more realistic lower quantity. As such this is a far more accurate measurement to use. Realistic volumeĪllows for decor displacement and that the tank won’t be filled to the very top edge. This is the size that the manufacturer will often state. This is the absolute volume when an otherwise empty tank is filled to the very top edge with water. How much water will the fish tank really hold? Theoretical volume For example, a small aquarium may have glass that is 1/8 of an inch, whereas a larger tank may need glass 3 /4 of an inch thick.įor the actual tank size use our aquarium calculator here. Remember the overall outside size of the tank will be bigger allowing for the glass thickness.
If you have the aquarium size already, maybe buying online, the following will help you check the water size in US gallons or liters.
Always better to measure and check before leaving the store. You know that sometimes items are returned to a store, put into the wrong box, and then resold. Measure inside the glass or acrylic so that you are not allowing for the thickness of the walls when you are working out how much water it will hold… Remember the inside of the tank is the water volume – not the outside. You should always measure the tank size, do not just follow the label on the box or the store marketing information. 4.1 How Much Does a Gallon of Water Weigh? Aquarium Dimensions: Take Inside Measurements.3.2 Aquarium Dimensions: Sizes Over 100 Gallons.3.1 Aquarium Dimensions: Sizes Under 100 Gallons.2 How much water will the fish tank really hold?.1.1 Typical Store and Online Fish Tank Sizes.1 Aquarium Dimensions: Take Inside Measurements.
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