I have a tank and I want to calculate exactly how many gallons it is. Is there a way to tell based on length/width/height? If so, what's the formula?
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Anyone know how to calculate gallons?
payley
Jan 06, 2004 08:36 PM
Replies (5)
iturnrocks
Jan 06, 2004 11:00 PM
1 gallon equals .13368 cubic feet, so a tank that is 2x1x3.5 would be 52.3635 gallons
LxWxH /.13368
or the reverse 1 cubic foot = 7.4805 gallons
LxWXH X7.4805
231 cubic inches per gallon, so a tank 22"x18"x48" would be 82.285714 gallons
LxWxH /231
or the reverse
.004329 gallons = 1 cubic inch
LXWXH X.004329
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payley
Jan 07, 2004 02:39 AM
awesome, thanks!
deejay17
Jan 07, 2004 08:13 AM
n/m
iturnrocks
Jan 07, 2004 02:02 PM
im not, but im good at the internet where I searched for gallons to cubic feet conversion chart.
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GrizzlyAdams
Jan 07, 2004 10:42 AM
Convert all of the tank measurements to feet. Then multiply all of the measurements together to obtain the volume of the tank in cubic feet.
Example: 2.5 x 1.1 x 1.5 = 4.125 cubic feet
Multiply this result by 7.4805 to obtain gallons
