DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS ISSUE???

Natureboy95 · Jul 19, 2020

Has anyone had this issue???? Redsea states the tank is 3ft long it is about half of inch short, was taking measurements to have a clear lid made and decide it was best to measure and good thing I did, there is no one at Redsea to contact and email reply shows error. The stand also fall short to the size!

JustDewwit · Jul 19, 2020

Hmm Interesting ,Following

Natureboy95 · Jul 19, 2020

The other issue was that I ordered a controller board from BRS which was a great buy and beacause of the half inch difference I had to mount on the side wall instead of back will also have to make a small stand to dosing containers because of the 1/2 difference just creating awareness

WVNed · Jul 19, 2020

Actually it says they are 90 cm/36 inches
but 90 cm is 35.4 inches which seems to be what your tank measures,

Natureboy95 · Jul 19, 2020

Thanks I took notice and the measurements on their site shows 90cm/36 inches and it a small difference but that is 1.44 cm, 35.5 should be listed, but you are correct. So in reality they should change one of them. They should either state 91.44cm/36 or 90/35.5 not trying to make a big deal but just awareness when ordering custom lids or having to actullay measuring before have having to return a customized item.

Haydn · Jul 19, 2020

I think this a problem that any company has if they are selling their products internationally- In the UK we like Europe are metric (but we have never really accepted that) the US uses imperial measurement. Water volume is similar, Europe, etc. use litres (and according to the spell check on here it should be 'liters') the US/UK gallon is different.

I'm afraid it means producers always round sizes on their advertising.

EagleEye121 · Jul 19, 2020

Good on you for bringing this to our attention. should be clearly stated on the website but totally understand rounding it for simplicity’s sake.

Biglew11 · Jul 19, 2020

I work in machine shop and convert between metric and s.a.e. all the time. We have to round dimension often, but almost 1/2 an inch is ridiculous.

Natureboy95 · Jul 19, 2020

Biglew11 said:
I work in machine shop and convert between metric and s.a.e. all the time. We have to round dimension often, but almost 1/2 an inch is ridiculous.

I agree, and like was stated when going by their measurements, or should I say trusting the listing measurements and ordering special orders items can be costly and timely, awareness, hopefully I will hear back from Redsea, will see.

paintman · Jul 19, 2020

I always seem to have this same issue when I buy 2x4's

DSEKULA · Jul 19, 2020

paintman said:
I always seem to have this same issue when I buy 2x4's

Lol 2by4s are 1_1/2" by 3_1/2" not sure why we keep calling them 2by4s it's not the real dimensions.

K7BMG · Jul 19, 2020

Yes I have to agree with this.

I have always had a problem with the listed fluid volumes when it comes to aquariums.

They love to avertize 100 150 180 200 and its all BS.
The reality is its actually more like 85 130 140 and 185.
Now there using EXTREMELY inaccurate sump volumes to promote even more BS.

I understand that they manufacture tanks out of dimensional glass, and to use every inch of that glass with little to no waste they can't be prefectly at this or that dimention. But yes they could be truthful on the dimentions and volumes.

Why not call it a 90 gallon tank and when measured it holds 91.

DSEKULA · Jul 19, 2020

I'd recommend always check dimensions when trying to fit something etc. There are too many points where things get rounded or like you noticed the conversion is a bit off. Most tanks are built for a specific dimension or volume and the other side (dimension or volume) gets rounded. For example you may buy a tank that's supposed to hold 20gallons but if it was built using the metric system and was done in liters it's likey 100L which would be 26.4gallons. similarly I've seen a standard 4' tank of the same dimension sold as a 45gal, 50gal, and 55gal by different manufacturers obviously this can't all be correct. Anyway my point is yes, the tank is smaller than advertised, but you should get in the habit of measuring for these things as the rounding practice is common.

K7BMG · Jul 19, 2020

TJDSEKULA said:
Lol 2by4s are 1_1/2" by 3_1/2" not sure why we keep calling them 2by4s it's not the real dimensions.

I dont know the year it changed but lumber originally was cut at 2 inches by 4 inches.
I have worked on very old homes that have real 2X4 constrution.

If you think the 2x4 stuff is bad see if you can buy a sheet of 1/2, 3/4, or 1 inch Plywood today. All plywood is in fractions now.

DSEKULA · Jul 19, 2020

K7BMG said:
I dont know the year it changed but lumber originally was cut at 2 inches by 4 inches.
I have worked on very old homes that have real 2X4 constrution.

If you think the 2x4 stuff is bad see if you can buy a sheet of 1/2, 3/4, or 1 inch Plywood today. All plywood is in fractions now.

Lolol I'm aware I work with these materials both professionally and as a hobby. It's a really bad industry standard for sure. As a fun side note, my house is 200yr old+ I haven't found any true dimension boards bc everything is hand custom cut and the supports are auctual whole trees debarked and treated.. I'll never got anything "standard" in this house, everything is custom measured.

K7BMG · Jul 19, 2020

TJDSEKULA said:
Lolol I'm aware I work with these materials both professionally and as a hobby. It's a really bad industry standard for sure. As a fun side note, my house is 200yr old+ I haven't found any true dimension boards bc everything is hand custom cut and the supports are auctual whole trees debarked and treated.. I'll never got anything "standard" in this house, everything is custom measured.

Thats way cool.

DSEKULA · Jul 19, 2020

K7BMG said:
Thats way cool.

It is ...
Untill you want to replace a door

ccombs · Jul 19, 2020

This is kind of like buying TVs. Many times they are rated by class size. So if you are buying a 65" Class TV, you could find 3 different models anywhere from 64.5-65.5 etc.

Plus, I believe they are headquartered outside of the United States, and countries that use metric almost always round when converting to imperial. However, their technical drawings should specify specifics.

Either way, good info to know. However, this is not abnormal with products.

Natureboy95 · Jul 19, 2020

TJDSEKULA said:
Lol 2by4s are 1_1/2" by 3_1/2" not sure why we keep calling them 2by4s it's not the real dimensions.

K7BMG said:
Yes I have to agree with this.

I have always had a problem with the listed fluid volumes when it comes to aquariums.

They love to avertize 100 150 180 200 and its all crap.
The reality is its actually more like 85 130 140 and 185.
Now there using EXTREMELY inaccurate sump volumes to promote even more crap.

I understand that they manufacture tanks out of dimensional glass, and to use every inch of that glass with little to no waste they can't be prefectly at this or that dimention. But yes they could be truthful on the dimentions and volumes.

Why not call it a 90 gallon tank and when measured it holds 91.

100% with you!!!