Size of aquarium

Enigma · 12-09-2001, 08:13 PM

While at the "Rainforest Cafe" I saw several of the fish in Jim's screen saver in person for the first time. I was shocked at how big they actually were in real life.

How large of a monitor would you need for the fish in the aquarium to be life size?

Jav400 · 12-09-2001, 09:18 PM

The fish represented here are juveniles, so that comes into play. But, if I recall correctly I think Jim said somewhere that this tank was representational of a 200 gallon tank. If thats the case those are about 6 feet wide.

Jim Sachs · 12-09-2001, 10:38 PM

The fish are all juveniles. I have seen very small examples of most of these species - in some cases only an inch long with full adult coloration. The average fish in this tank is meant to be about 3 or 4 inches long.

Louis · 12-10-2001, 09:13 AM

If there is a choice of 1/2 current size,
Regal Tang.... will be more lovely, is that right ?
Would you add this feature in the coming releases, JIM ??

David · 12-14-2001, 11:40 PM

I have often wondered about the size of the screensaver aquarium. Jim said that it is about 200 gallons with juvenile fish about 3 to 4 inches. So I decided to try and calculate it.

On my 17 inch monitor the fish average about 1 inch long, so 1 inch = about 3 ½ inches in real life. My monitor’s viewable area is 12.7 x 9.7 inches. Multiplying by 3.5 gives a view size of about 44.5 x 34 inches in real life. I estimate there are 5 inches of extra space on either side where 4 inch fish turn around with a bit of room to spare. In addition, I will add an extra 1 ½ inch on the top for air space and ½ inch on the bottom for more gravel. This makes internal dimensions of about 54.5 inches wide x 36 inches high. Add an inch on the two sides and bottom for glass and trim and we get external dimensions of something like 56.5” wide x 37” high.

I checked Oceanic’s web site, a premium aquarium manufacturer. Their standard 200 gallon tanks are 84.5 wide x 24.75 high x 24.5 inches deep overall. Proportions of aquariums differ. Some people prefer lower and deeper aquariums with lots of surface area to absorb oxygen. Others prefer a taller aquarium with a shallow depth providing a more showy aquarium.

The screensaver aquarium’s overall width to height ratio is 1.53 to 1. That’s different from the 3.41 to 1 ratio of Oceanic’s standard aquarium.

If we take a third off the length of Oceanic’s aquarium and add it to the height, we get 56.3 wide x 37.1 high x 24.5 inches deep, which is almost exactly the size I calculated above.

Estimation of the fish length was approximate, but I think the overall size of the screensaver aquarium is about 56.5 wide x 37 high x 24.5 inches deep. The viewable area would be something like 44.5 wide x 34 inches high.

David

Jim Sachs · 12-15-2001, 12:02 AM

Somebody's got WAY too much free time

Lightfeather · 12-15-2001, 04:03 PM

Wow. That was amazing. *boggles at the concept*

12-09-2001, 08:13 PM	#1
Enigma Registered Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 435	Size of aquarium While at the "Rainforest Cafe" I saw several of the fish in Jim's screen saver in person for the first time. I was shocked at how big they actually were in real life. How large of a monitor would you need for the fish in the aquarium to be life size?

12-09-2001, 09:18 PM	#2
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	The fish represented here are juveniles, so that comes into play. But, if I recall correctly I think Jim said somewhere that this tank was representational of a 200 gallon tank. If thats the case those are about 6 feet wide. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

12-09-2001, 10:38 PM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	The fish are all juveniles. I have seen very small examples of most of these species - in some cases only an inch long with full adult coloration. The average fish in this tank is meant to be about 3 or 4 inches long. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-10-2001, 09:13 AM	#4
Louis Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 35	No choice of 1/2 current size ?? If there is a choice of 1/2 current size, Regal Tang.... will be more lovely, is that right ? Would you add this feature in the coming releases, JIM ??

12-15-2001, 12:02 AM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Somebody's got WAY too much free time Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-14-2001, 11:40 PM	#5
David Registered Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12	I have often wondered about the size of the screensaver aquarium. Jim said that it is about 200 gallons with juvenile fish about 3 to 4 inches. So I decided to try and calculate it. On my 17 inch monitor the fish average about 1 inch long, so 1 inch = about 3 ½ inches in real life. My monitor’s viewable area is 12.7 x 9.7 inches. Multiplying by 3.5 gives a view size of about 44.5 x 34 inches in real life. I estimate there are 5 inches of extra space on either side where 4 inch fish turn around with a bit of room to spare. In addition, I will add an extra 1 ½ inch on the top for air space and ½ inch on the bottom for more gravel. This makes internal dimensions of about 54.5 inches wide x 36 inches high. Add an inch on the two sides and bottom for glass and trim and we get external dimensions of something like 56.5” wide x 37” high. I checked Oceanic’s web site, a premium aquarium manufacturer. Their standard 200 gallon tanks are 84.5 wide x 24.75 high x 24.5 inches deep overall. Proportions of aquariums differ. Some people prefer lower and deeper aquariums with lots of surface area to absorb oxygen. Others prefer a taller aquarium with a shallow depth providing a more showy aquarium. The screensaver aquarium’s overall width to height ratio is 1.53 to 1. That’s different from the 3.41 to 1 ratio of Oceanic’s standard aquarium. If we take a third off the length of Oceanic’s aquarium and add it to the height, we get 56.3 wide x 37.1 high x 24.5 inches deep, which is almost exactly the size I calculated above. Estimation of the fish length was approximate, but I think the overall size of the screensaver aquarium is about 56.5 wide x 37 high x 24.5 inches deep. The viewable area would be something like 44.5 wide x 34 inches high. David

12-15-2001, 04:03 PM	#7
Lightfeather Occupation: Nerd Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California Posts: 314	Wow. That was amazing. boggles at the concept Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.