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Tank Setup Calculator

This calculator takes the dimensions, amount of rock, amount of sand, and weight of stand and equipment, and provides the actual water volume of the system, the weight of the water, total weight of the system, and the lbs per square foot the system will result in. Default values can be provided for amount of rock (based on tank volume), amount of sand (based on 4" Sand bed of small grain sand), weight of tank, hood and equipment.
Length of Tank (inches):
Width of Tank (inches):
Height of Tank (inches):
Lbs of Rock (Enter a '~' for estimated value):
Lbs of Sand (Enter a '~' for estimated value):
Weight of Stand / hood, include equipment in/on stand (Enter a '~' for estimated value):
Actual Water Volume (Gal): 132.772094778
Weight of Water (lbs): 1088.73117718
Total Weight (lbs): 1781.51528719
Lbs / Sq foot (For comparision, a 4 shelf bookshelf full of hardback books is approx. 95 lbs/sqft): 148.459607266




Disclamer: SaltyZoo does not take any responsibility for the use or misuse of this tool. It is your responsibility to always be aware of and understand the effects of making changes to your water chemistry.
For questions or comments regarding this tool, please email me

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