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NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	this is a technical question. i have a 46 gallon bow front tank and, though its not exactly a common tank, ive noticed that some people do have them. im wondering if anyone has figured out the exact surface area of one yet. not big deal really, it would just save me the trouble of breaking out the ole' calculator *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	It doesn't matter. If you want to calculate the number of fish you can keep in that tank you're going overboard and doing unnecessary calculations. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	fair enough. cut me some slack though, im still a newbie. *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	I could tell you a pretty close estimate of the surface area if I broke out some calculus skillz Waste of time though
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	i stand corrected then. i can see my desire for technical information is pointless *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
mr_rugburn Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-May-2003	measure L x W like you would any normal tank. then, get the distance of the bow out from where the imaginary flat front would be and multiply that by the length of the tank. divide that by two and add it to the top number you'll roughly have you area. but, like the others say, i wouldn't worry about getting an exact number. if you're still in a fiz over it, check the manufacturer's website and see if they happen to have the area.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	lets do a bit of geometry...... take then tank and imagine it as a rectangle and a sigment of a circle. now it's quite easily seen that you can find out the SA of the rectangle by multiplying the length by the width now imagine the sigment of the circle is within another rectangle. find the SA of that rectangle and multiply by 2/3. add those number together should give you a roughly answer
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
techjak Fish Master Posts: 1515 Kudos: 2354 Votes: 4 Registered: 09-May-2003	lets do a bit of geometry...... take then tank and imagine it as a rectangle and a sigment of a circle. now it's quite easily seen that you can find out the SA of the rectangle by multiplying the length by the width now imagine the sigment of the circle is within another rectangle. find the SA of that rectangle and multiply by 2/3. add those number together should give you a roughly answer So for your 46 gallon tank (and mine) you have a 36" long tank and the side is 12" so 3612=432" The Bow is a segment of a circle 36" long and 4" wide so 364=144 144 * 2/3 (or .66)=95.04". Therefore, total surface area is approximately 432+95.04=527.04 square inches.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	thanks a lot everybody i think that carried on more than i had planned, but i appreciate the effort. i know that "fish per inch/ fish per gallon" stuff is at best a rough guide, but i was just curious. thanks again! *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	I was going to try some math crunch on my diamond shaped 90 gal corner tank but then thought, NAH ! The Amazon Nut...
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