fish tank volume

Question
QUESTION: i have an octagon fish tank and am trying to figgure how many gallons it is.
the tank is 24inches high
the sides are 10inces long
and the length is 18inches
i am converting to salt water please help


ANSWER: Hello shinky,

I also need some more information to determine the volume...

Please let me know the following:

Lenght = 18
sides, (width) = 10
Height = 24
Diameter = ???

lenght of front panel = ??
length of side panel = ??

(not sure if the panels are the same or not, so please let me know

thanks

bill



---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: the sides are 18in apart
the are 10in long and go
2gether in a hexagon shape
that is 24in high
all the sides are 10in
by 24in and there are 6 of
them they are all the same size

Answer
Hello,

I still didnt get the info i need, so I estimated a few things, and came up with approx 18 gallons

here is the link I used to calculate it

http://www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/faqs/volume.html

I will let you try and and then if you could let me kno wif we matched or not, and if not, where i screwed up... hehehe


good luck


bill