jlramir5

Hey guys, I am trying to put in my order for Amazonia and Amazonia powder top layer...

But I cant figure out how many bags I need for a 60-P (roughly 17 gallon tank).

Any suggestions?

Zapins

Assuming your ADA 60-P (17.4g) has these dimensions of 24'' long, 12'' long, and 14'' tall, and you want a minimum of 2 inches deep here is the maths:

Volume of space substrate will take up:
24" long x 12" wide x 2 inches deep = 576 cubic inches

Cubic inches to metric:
576 cubic inches = 9438.9 cubic cm

Volume in cm to liters of liquid water:
1 cubic cm = 1 mL and there are 1000 mL in 1 liter, so

9.4389 Liters of substrate needed for 2 inches, or if you round, 9.4 liters.

If you want 2.5 inches you need 11.8 liters, round up to 12 liters.

So either a 9 L bag of substrate or a 9L and a 3 L will get you all set.

Hope this helps.

lilobee

Love the math here! Thanks for sharing.

zchauvin

You sat there and thought up and typed all that crap for what?? How about, get a bag or two and one bag powder and pour how much you need!! Lol

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