On (25 Jul 96) Adrian Worley Rambled On  To All...
 AW> Hi All,
 AW> I've noticed that North American hobbyists always seem to refer to the
 AW> size of their tanks by volume rather than dimensions as we do over
 AW> here. Could someone remind me what a "gallon" is over there, ISTR that
 AW> it is different from a "gallon" over here. It would make it a bit
 AW> easier for me to visualise the tank/tanks we are all talking about!
  You have a point, but it is not that simple, theres  for example
  20 Gal Highs, and 20 gal  longs, refering to
  a tank thats higher then long and so actually has less surface
  (water/air), then a 20 gal Long thats less high and much longer.
  Don't have a Gallon to liter  formula handy,
  but simply converting gallons to liters is  useless
  w/o indeed knowing tanks dimensions.
  People talk of a 20 gal tank,  even here  we have to wonder
  is it a high?  a long? a what? ;-)
  It can even be a octagon type.
 
 
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