Containers and capacity

2,500 litre tank

An oil tank stores heating oil or other liquid fuels for domestic or industrial use.

How big is it?

2.5 m³ in capacity

Also 660.4 US gal

Volume · example

Scale illustration of 2,500 litre tank, calibrated to its volume measurement.
The marked volume represents 2.5 m³.

A little perspective

About 1.67 times the volume of 1,500 litre hot tub.

1,500 litre hot tub: A hot tub is a tub filled with heated water for relaxation or hydrotherapy.

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These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
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2,500 litre tank

Defined 2,500 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

1,500 litre hot tub

Defined 1,500 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

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Why we use 2.5 m³

For comparison, this page uses volume. This is labelled example: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value.

Defined 2,500 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.

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Recorded properties

2,500 litre tank dimensions and measurements

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