Measuring volume in brute 55 gallon

[docforestal]

Hi all, I may be in the minority not thinking ahead,but I thought it would be a good idea to know my volume in the 55 gallon barrel at various times
Did some unfailing refilling using 5 gallon buckets and a long pvc now marked measured in height from the bottom , rough numbers so don’t sue me if I’m off by a margin
Also, my days of calculus calculating volume on an irregular shaped object are 35 yrs ago, so I did it the hard/easy way depending on your perspective

5 gallon. 2 3/4”
10 gal. 5 3/4”
15 gal. 9”
20 gal. 11 3/4”
25 gal. 14 3/4”
30 gal. 17 1/4” or an 1/8th more
35 gal. 19 3/4”
40 gal. 22 3/4”
45 gal. 25 1/4”
50 gal. 28”

I also foun

Per Origami on waas.org
These measurements are for a 44-gallon Brute, not a 32-gallon size. I'm including them as a reference for others if they want to do something similar.

9-7/8" = 15 gallons
13-1/4" = 20 gallons
16-5/8" = 25 gallons
19-3/4" = 30 gallons
23-1/4 = 35 gallons
26-1/4" = 40 gallons

From menglish on wamas.org

5" ~5 gallons
9 3/4" ~10 gallons
13 1/2" ~15 gallons
17 1/4" ~20 gallons
21 1/2" ~25 gallons.

Happy Reefing

 

[collins.jason.k]

Thanks so much for this. I just started using 2 44gal Brutes since I have a much larger tank now and was just yesterday thinking how nice it would be to know this. Game Changer!

 

[docforestal]

I switched from 32 to a 50 but makes a difference rather than guesstimating

 

[Musicrocx09]

I switched from 32 to a 50 but makes a difference rather than guesstimating

Did you ever happen to have the measurements for the 32 gallon?

 

[Harpo]

Any chance someone has done this for a 55 gallon drum?

 

[docforestal]

@Musicrocx09
Hi , yes i partially did (must have got distracted and never finished, shoot - sorry for incomplete)
let me get out the stick and measure - have 55 on one side and 32 on the other
5gallon 4 1/4
10 gallon 8 3/4
15 gallon 12 1/2"

 

[zoomonster]

The simple math free version is to use two brutes. I use two 44g brutes, one to mix and one to drain each to the same level (about 3" from top). Actually, three since one is my RODI container. One bag of Reef Crystals and I end up with 35ppt water.