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Rectangular Aquarium Volume Calculator

An aquarium volume calculator for a rectangular 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 rectangular aquarium?

A rectangular 90 × 45 × 45 cm tank is 182.3 L (48.2 US gal). Water weight is about 182 kg plus glass and stand.

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

182.3 L

US gallons48.1
UK gallons40.1
Water mass182.3 kg
Substrate24.3 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

Litres are inner cubic centimetres over 1000

A 90×45×45 cm rectangle is 182.3 L. US gallons divide by 3.785. Measure inside; glass thickness is not subtracted. Substrate is footprint × depth.

Stocking

This is geometry, not a livestock rule. Filter flow and species care are separate.

Worked examples

  • 90×45×45 cm

    182.3 L, about 48.2 US gal, 40.1 UK gal.

Limits of this page

  • Bows, cylinders, hexagons, and corners have their own URLs.
  • Decor displaces water.

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