Question that may be hard to answer but I wanted to get peoples thoughts. I have a 55 gallon FOWLR tank and for the last 2 years or so I had been using a 2 bulb T5HO Current llight. 2 54watt bulbs. a White and a blue actinic. I had the light on for 6-7 hours a day and then would turn it off. It helped minimize some of the algae growth and all. During this time I would have to add waterr/top off every 2-3 days. Probably a little less in the summer when the house was not as dry.
A couple of weeks ago I bought a great Aquaticlife light. This one is 4 54 watt bulbs that are on a time. The bright lights are on for 9 hours or so during the day and then the bright light dims for an hour in the morning and evening and then the lunar lights are on at night.
Over the last week or so, as it has gotten a bit dryer I have noticed a huge change in the amount of evaporation. In that if I dont put water in every day, I have trouble in that the water level drops in the tank and the sump so that it starts to sputter. This has caused some problems with the tank in that I have to turn off the return pump and try to balance the levels of water in the sump and tank. (not sure if any of this makes sense other, than the enormous increase in the evaporation of water in the tank)
It reached a point where the increase in how much water that I was having to add compared to previously almost made me consider that I had a leak of some sort. after leaving the pumps off for a bit there is no leak.
I guess my question is: From my change in lights. doubling the size and having a nonstop light, (2X's the daytime output, dimmers and Lunar
A couple of weeks ago I bought a great Aquaticlife light. This one is 4 54 watt bulbs that are on a time. The bright lights are on for 9 hours or so during the day and then the bright light dims for an hour in the morning and evening and then the lunar lights are on at night.
Over the last week or so, as it has gotten a bit dryer I have noticed a huge change in the amount of evaporation. In that if I dont put water in every day, I have trouble in that the water level drops in the tank and the sump so that it starts to sputter. This has caused some problems with the tank in that I have to turn off the return pump and try to balance the levels of water in the sump and tank. (not sure if any of this makes sense other, than the enormous increase in the evaporation of water in the tank)
It reached a point where the increase in how much water that I was having to add compared to previously almost made me consider that I had a leak of some sort. after leaving the pumps off for a bit there is no leak.
I guess my question is: From my change in lights. doubling the size and having a nonstop light, (2X's the daytime output, dimmers and Lunar