Oops - always check you calculations!

Druid · 03/09/2009, 07:58 AM

I was just playing with the calculators on the RC home page and plugged in my tank dimensions....wait, 39G....I thought I had a 30G? Tried again, same answer. Remeasured tank- same answer. Somewhere, somehow I've under estimated the size of my tank and actually have a 39G and not a 30G!

I had always thought other 29/30G tanks look a little smaller than mine but I thought I was just imagining it!

(Tank is 40" x 12.5" x 18" if anyone wants to check my calculations!)

Capt_Cully · 03/09/2009, 08:19 AM

saves you an upgrade

shuguley · 03/09/2009, 08:20 AM

LOL, a free 9 gallon upgrade, time to add another small fish or two.

Druid · 03/09/2009, 08:22 AM

Lol, true - an upgrade I didn't pay for, now that's a bonus! Maybe I could fit in that shrimp/goby pair I've been coveting *and* another little wrasse....eventually.

spleify · 03/09/2009, 10:01 AM

yep its 38.961038 gallons, that looks like a 39 gallon tanks to me.

Druid · 03/09/2009, 10:36 AM

I don't trust my maths skills anymore!

03/09/2009, 07:58 AM	#1
Druid Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 95	Oops - always check you calculations! I was just playing with the calculators on the RC home page and plugged in my tank dimensions....wait, 39G....I thought I had a 30G? Tried again, same answer. Remeasured tank- same answer. Somewhere, somehow I've under estimated the size of my tank and actually have a 39G and not a 30G! I had always thought other 29/30G tanks look a little smaller than mine but I thought I was just imagining it! (Tank is 40" x 12.5" x 18" if anyone wants to check my calculations!)

03/09/2009, 08:19 AM	#2
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	saves you an upgrade __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

03/09/2009, 08:20 AM	#3
shuguley Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Smiths Station, AL Posts: 536	LOL, a free 9 gallon upgrade, time to add another small fish or two. __________________ 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Midas Blenny, Spotted Mandarin, Pistol Shrimp, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, Large CUC Corals: Xenia, Candy Cane, Zoas, Frogspawn, Brain, Bubble, Shrooms, Sun Current Tank Info: 55G Reef w/ 15G sump/fuge w/chaeto, Phosban Reactor w/GFO, AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer, 2 Koralia 3s, Nova Extreme T5HO 216W, 85lbs LR, 60lbs LS

03/09/2009, 10:01 AM	#5
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	yep its 38.961038 gallons, that looks like a 39 gallon tanks to me. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

03/09/2009, 08:22 AM	#4
Druid Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 95	Lol, true - an upgrade I didn't pay for, now that's a bonus! Maybe I could fit in that shrimp/goby pair I've been coveting and another little wrasse....eventually.

03/09/2009, 10:36 AM	#6
Druid Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 95	I don't trust my maths skills anymore!