LHotelUmbraQua
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I’m curious how people set the dimensions of a custom tank to get to their desired gallons.
If I knew I wanted a minimum of, say, 5 gallons, or 1,155 cubic in. a perfect cube of 10.5" L and W and H, and intended to add 2" of substrate and leave 1.5" of space from water level to brim, I would make the interior height 14".
As the dimensions would be for the interior (where I keep my water), I’d add glass thickness to determine total dimensions.
So 0.25" in glass would make the exterior height 14.25", and exterior L and W 11.5". (Just examples.)
How do others go about it?
Thank.
If I knew I wanted a minimum of, say, 5 gallons, or 1,155 cubic in. a perfect cube of 10.5" L and W and H, and intended to add 2" of substrate and leave 1.5" of space from water level to brim, I would make the interior height 14".
As the dimensions would be for the interior (where I keep my water), I’d add glass thickness to determine total dimensions.
So 0.25" in glass would make the exterior height 14.25", and exterior L and W 11.5". (Just examples.)
How do others go about it?
Thank.