Modeling of a conical base tank

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Consider the following diagram of a empty tank being filled with a liquid

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Considering constant and equal denstity, it's total mass balance is

$$\frac{dV_1}{dt}=q_e-q_s$$

But I don't know how to model $V(h)$

I do know that below $h_0$

$$V=\frac{h \pi r^2}{3}$$

where

$$r(h)=\frac{R_t}{h_0} h$$

And that above $h_0$

$$V=h \pi R_t^2 + \frac{h \pi r^2}{3}$$

But how do I consider bot volumes in a single expresion of $V(h)$ considering their respective conditions of $h \le h_o$ and $h>h_0$ respectively?