pillowfish
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I'm probably around the 5g per week mark, I really need to get the new tank on a stand and finally fill her up, not having ATO is driving me nuts!
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Evaporation from tank has been crazy the last month
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tigerslacrosse4
Reef Addict
oh so hard to carry that half liter of water up that flight of stairs. I lose about 2 SOLO cups a day on my nano.
I'm up to a pint on the 3 gal. Keeping up with it is getting tough!
shrkbait
Non-member
So has anyone gone to any creative lengths to stop the evaporation? I having been topping off a 5G jug every week on my 72. Covered 46 and 26 have been fine, but the big(ger) open-air guy is another story.
Anyone cover their tanks overnight to try to lock everything in? Wrap a sump in a garbage bag? Anything to make this madness stop?? The water loss itself is not of too much concern, but it quickly affects the height of water in the return and a mass of bubbles start blowing into the tank.
Anyone cover their tanks overnight to try to lock everything in? Wrap a sump in a garbage bag? Anything to make this madness stop?? The water loss itself is not of too much concern, but it quickly affects the height of water in the return and a mass of bubbles start blowing into the tank.
I keep my 70 gallon Rubbermaid sump covered with just pink Styrofoam insulation(mostly for heating purposes).The 20L refugium has a glass top,but not tight.
I wouldn't cover everything tight.Gas exchange is very important in keeping the tank aerated and the PH normal.
Sportsmann
Non-member
-3-4 gallons a day in the 110. I have hard water in the well so the poland spring comany has been getting rich off me....
you might look into an RODI, it would pay for itself fast and I bet the water would be cleaner
Frank
MikeyDew07
Non-member
i said the same thing a couple days ago i am lossing about 5 gallons every two days when i was lossing about 5 a week before
I'm at about 5g a week.I would not use poland springs water. If you test it it has a good amount of nitrates in it.
paulthomas
Punk
With the behemoth boiler in the same room, I'm losing about 1.5 gallons/day in my 40 gallon rimless...
frag tank.
frag tank.
Joel A
Started over.
Jeesh Paul, even after all of the water evaporated out of your display?
