FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	What size is my tank?
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	thats why US gallons are larger than UK gallons (there numbers)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
chrism Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 109 Votes: 19 Registered: 14-Jul-2004	its like that in the UK too Toirtis, its a nightmare! petrol is in liters... unless ur talking abobut miles to the gallon lol weights are in Kgs... unless ur talking about somebody's weight then its in stones and pounds lol milk we get in liters... unless its from the milkman then its in pints lol and height or measurements can be in anything you want?! I'm 5 foot and 15cm I mean where is the logic!!?!?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	In Aus we use litres for pretty much everything. milk, drinks, petrol, ice cream etc. we use cm for height and kilos for weight
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	After reading this thread, my head hurts Try living in Canada, where we swap about metric and imperial measurements daily...we buy our milk, pop, and petrol by the litre, but measure our height and weight in inches and pounds....go figure.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
akithra Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 18 Votes: 11 Registered: 04-Dec-2004	After reading this thread, my head hurts and I question if a "gallon" really exists or not. Maybe my tank doesn't hold any gallons at all; just 50...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Oh whatever, I'll just say its a 50 gallon.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
chrism Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 109 Votes: 19 Registered: 14-Jul-2004	pints are for milk! litres are for bottles of coke! hehe i use us gallons when on the net, but also like to give litres too just in case... and sometimes i even give dimensions too lol
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	thats funny toirtis, I use gallons. Litres are for milk, not much else LOL Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	50 UK gallons = 227.25 Litres 50 US gallons = 189.25 Litres There fore UK gallons are greater/larger than US gallons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Personally... I use albanian gallons... Which are the exact measurement of a thimble produced in 1932 by a company that no longer (and may never have) existed for the purpose of sewing napkins for the first denny's in biloxi mississippi. Last edited by john.stone at 16-Dec-2004 03:30
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	A Canadian Gallon ... No such thing...we use litres.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	A Canadian Gallon is actually larger than a US gallon by something like .3 of a litre! big difference woopdee doo. 1 canadian gallon= 4.3 Litres, 1 US gallon = 4.0 litres, and I have no idea about the UK gallon Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	I used the calculator thing here, and I got this: Litres: 223 US Gallons: 58.92 UK Gallons: 49.06 So what should I go by if I'm Canadian? Thanks, -Meg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Yes, all US gallons here...at those measurements, the tank is (more accurately) 223L/49.1UKG/58.91USG...which is usually rounded-up to be called a 60 gallon tank, but actually holds more like 55 gallons, once you factor in glass thickness, water level (typically an inch from the ultimate aquarium top), etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	Just a question How does measuring in US gallons makes you tank larger than it was before? Also If it was overstocked in Uk gallons it would still be overstocked in US gallons. UK gallons are larger than US gallons; so 50UK gallons is more than 50US gallons. Last edited by PJ at 15-Dec-2004 23:22
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Really? Yippie...I have a 58 gallon now! Phew...now that tank isn't overstocked. LoL
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	We use US gallons here.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	I guess I'll just go by either the UK gallon or the US gallon. Or could I kinda go imbetween? Anyways, I think I'll just call it a 50 gallon because that was what I was told it was when I got it. I don't want to post what is in my tank because everybody will start getting mad at me.]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004	Your tank is 212 litres. It is about 47 UK gallons. what is it stocked with? Good liuck! Labrakitty
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Length: 36" Width: 18" Height: 21"
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:58
Pages: 1, 2


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies