How big is my small fish tank?

[Shadowfax]

) Hi, I really have no idea how many gallons/litres my tanks holds, it is 40 inches tall and 40 inches wide, but also hexagonal, so it would loose a little due to the shape, what would educated guess be?

Also I have 4 Mollies in the tank (inch in size each), how many fish should I have in there? I want to add 2 more very small fish can I and which ones?

Thanks inadvance

Andy

 

[K-Holed]

If its 40x40 then your capacity would be around 180 gal (US)

 

[Shadowfax]

Thank's, it's about the size of a large bucket, just called the shop they said it was 5 gallons/20 litres - eh?

What would your guess be in UK Gallons and litres?

How many fish could that hold?

 

[Slyspy]

A tank measuring 40 inches by 40 inches would not be a mere 5 gallon affair. Either you have got your units of measurement wrong or they are thinking of the wrong tank. Did it not have a box or spec sheet? There are plenty of websites that do imp/dec/US conversions. Google it.

 

[The-Wolf]

http/boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

use the drop down box and change to hexagonal

 

[K-Holed]

http/boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

That's the one I used to come up with the 180 gallons. Are you sure it's not 40cm?

 

[fraservet]

if it's the size of a bucket, then it will be 40cm not inches!

If so, then it's too small to keep mollies in, never mind adding anything else.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Shadowfax

These are dimensions of All Glass's hexagon aquariums. Perhaps you will see one similar to yours. This is a US manufacturer and the measurements are in inches and US gallons:


10 Gallon Hexagon 14x12x18
20 Gallon Hexagon 18x16x20
35 Gallon Hexagon 23x20x24
60 Gallon Hexagon 27x24x28

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