Quote Originally Posted by DreadedHermie
Dunno if you can weigh the res, but H20 is ~8.3 lbs/gal. Or:

I stuck a BBQ skewer thru a wine cork and made a "bobber." Drilled a small hole in the top of the res cover for the skewer to stick out and put marks on the skewer at .5 gal intervals. (A Wee Zard invention.) :thumbsup:
I like that idea for sure. My tote is fairly big having space for 10 net pots. I think it will hold at least 35 gallons but I have no way of knowing. It was the largest one wal-mart was selling.
Prodaytrader Reviewed by Prodaytrader on . How do I measure water for Nut's As I am filling my hydro res for the first time it occurs to me that I have no idea how much water is in the tank. This is important I think to myself. So the only thing I could come up with is to use a smaller tote and measure the contents by what the label says is the volume of the tote. I hope those numbers are volume and not area. I have a much closer water station but not one with a filter on it. I will remedy that soon enough, but out of curiosity, what's a good way to measure my Rating: 5