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Cylinder Aquarium Volume Calculator

An aquarium volume calculator for a cylinder tank converts inner length, width, and water height to litres, US gallons, and UK gallons. Substrate litres use the footprint times gravel depth. Glass thickness is not subtracted; measure inside.

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How many litres is a cylinder aquarium?

Cylinder litres are π r² h / 1000 with length as diameter. A 50 cm diameter × 60 cm high cylinder is about 118 L.

Key Takeaways

  • Measure inside dimensions.
  • US gallon = litre / 3.785; UK gallon = litre / 4.546.
  • Substrate displaces water; fill height should be the water column.
  • Bowfront, cylinder, hexagon, and corner each have their own URL.

Water volume

286.3 L

US gallons75.6
UK gallons63
Water mass286.3 kg
Substrate38.2 L

Results can be wrong. This calculator is unofficial. Figures can be incomplete, rounded, or not updated. Use them at your own risk and check a tape, datasheet, ball band, or official chart before cutting, mixing, buying, or publishing. Measure inside the glass. Hexagon length is point-to-point; a flat-to-flat measure will mis-size the tank. Bowfront extra is an ellipse, not the real curve. Limits of liability are in the terms of service.

Frequently asked questions

Inner. Outer millimetres include glass thickness and overstate water.

Publisher notes · reviewed 29 October 2026

Cylinder volume is π r² h

Length is diameter. A 50 cm diameter × 60 cm height is about 118 L.

Surface area

Gas exchange is not computed. Volume only.

Worked examples

  • 50 × 60 cm cylinder

    ≈ 118 L.

Limits of this page

  • Tapered vases are not cylinders.

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