Re: NFC: Aquariums

[jake levi <jlevi_us at yahoo_com>]

cubic feet X 7.4805 = gallons.
jake

--- Larry Needham <LBN at satx_rr.com> wrote:
> First...does anyone know how aquarium volume is
> actually determined?  The
> tank I'm working on, outside dimensions (72"L x 30"H
> x 18"D) yield a 168 ~
> 170 gallon aquarium.  The inside dimensions (71" x
> 28" x 17") give ~145
> gallons.  That almost 25 gallons of glass if you not
> compensating for the 1
> 1/2" the bottom is raised.
> 
> I HAD planned on making my ~150 (inside dimensions)
> a ~200 Gallon tank by
> making it 6 inches larger front to back by replacing
> the end pieces and
> bottom.  This was going to run about $200 so I said
> screw it...and I even
> looked into thinner glass for the bottom.  So
> anyway, I found some great
> info tonight.  I talked to a guy tonight at a
> commercial plastics plant on
> the phone, he said they sell 4' x 8' sheets of
> Plexiglas 3/4" thick for
> $250!  You could make a brand new 240 Gallon tank 8
> foot long tank for $500
> with plenty of spare material to reinforce the top. 
> He said the 1/2" is
> much cheaper but I'd imagine a tank over 6 foot
> would be pushing the
> limitations of 1/2" plexi.  More to come on that :)
> 
> Now, before I get to excited I'll have to see how
> much work/money the fusing
> process will entail.
> 
> Happy Holidays,
> Larry
> 


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