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05/11/2025

My-Axolotl.co.za – Aquarium Calculator (now built for phones)

Build your tank on your phone before you build it in glass.

What’s new on mobile

One-thumb controls, big inputs, smooth scrolling

Inline 3D preview right above your numbers

Fast shape tabs (rectangles, cubes, cylinders, corner/quarter, hex, oct, right-triangle, L-shape coming)

mm/cm toggle, SA-friendly metrics 🇿🇦

Results you actually need: liters, water weight, substrate/displacement, glass-thickness guide, heater & filter suggestions

Keeps a safe top-clearance so you don’t overfill

Why you’ll like it

Designed for real hobbyists, not just perfect boxes

Great for planning stands, floors, transport, and “will this fit here?” moments

Works beautifully on small screens — no pinching or guessing

👉 Open on your phone: https://my-axolotl.co.za/tools/aquarium-calculator-v2

(Go to Tools → Aquarium Calculator — mobile view loads automatically.)

Tag a fishkeeper who’s still “estimating” their tank volume 😅

30/10/2025

Added some 3D functionality 🐟🧠

🚀 My-Axolotl.co.za – Aquarium 3D Calculator
Build your tank on-screen before you build it in glass.

What it does:
You enter your tank size (cm or mm)
It shows you the tank in 3D (incl. L-shapes, cylinders, weird corners)
It calculates liters, water weight, substrate/displacement, glass thickness, heater and filter specification recommendations.
It keeps a safety gap at the top so you don’t overfill

Perfect for planning stands, floors, transport and “will this fit here?” moments

Why it’s cool:
Works for South African metric ❤️🇿🇦
Designed for real hobbyists, not just rectangles

👉 Try it here: https://my-axolotl.co.za/index.php?r=custom_pages%2Fview&id=13

Tag a fishkeeper who still “guesses” their tank volume 😅

(Note: Still under development, so some features and translations not 100% yet)

19/10/2025

New: Aquarium Volume & Glass Calculator (SA, metric) 🇿🇦
A lekker little tool to sanity-check your tank before you buy glass or gear.

🔗 Use it - FREE : https://my-axolotl.co.za/index.php?r=custom_pages%2Fview&id=13

What it does:

Centimetres or millimetres (quick toggle).

Many tank shapes: rectangular, cube, cylinder, half-cylinder, corner (quarter-round), elliptical, regular hexagon, regular octagon, L-shaped, and corner prism.

Top-up gap control for safe fill height.

Substrate & décor displacement (subtracts gravel/sand depth and a % for rocks/wood).

Instant results:
• Water volume (litres)
• Water weight (kilograms)
• Bottom pressure (kPa + psi)
• Filled water height
• Filter flow guide (4–6× per hour)
• Heater wattage ballpark
• Structural advisory for flat panes: longest clear span + glass thickness range

Live preview and a simple “How we calculate” section with the maths.

Notes

Curved/bowed or laminated fronts use different rules—chat to your builder for thickness.

This is a planning advisory, not an engineering spec.

🔗 Try it here: https://my-axolotl.co.za/index.php?r=custom_pages%2Fview&id=13

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