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Old 12-06-2008, 05:19 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by chris127 View Post

so if 9L is about 20lbs... and 6L is about 13lbs.... do you think i can cover it with 6L? i'll probably end up getting another 3L to be safe...
Well, it depends on the depth of substrate you want. If you wanted an average of 3" of substrate, you'd need 18"X10.5"X3" = 567 cubic inches = 9.3L

With an average of 2", it would take right around 6L
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