Evapuration

[Cutiewitbooty]

My evapuration is insane for such a small tank. I only have a 25 gal tank (aprx 40gal with sump) and i loose about 1/2 everyday. I don't have a fan or anything and my water is about 79 at the highest. Any ideas why i evapurate so much water I have had a larger tank and never had this problem before. It just sucks when i forget about it for a couple days lol

 

[whiteshark]

Half as in 20 gal??? I would check for a leak somewhere.

 

[Blown 346]

During the winter you wil see more evaporation than in the summer since the it is alot dryer. Without evaporation your tank would overheat, evaporation is a good thing.
I get almost 3 gallons a day of evaporation off my 90 each day, but Im sure tha halides have a part in that too.

 

[Swanwillow]

1/2 of what? gallon, inch?

I loose about 3/4 of a gallon every ohter day on my horse tank... its winter, and the humidity is SO DARN LOW!!!!

check your salinity though: when I thought I had only evap, I discovered a slow leak on the bottom corner of my tank... it was leaking slow enough to get the carpet damp, but not wet... the wood was wet, but not wet enough to show.

 

[whiteshark]

I probably lose like 2 gal a day. Thats with no lid on the tank and MH lighting. If you mean 1/2 of a gallon, thats not bad.

 

[smleee]

You pretty much have a 65g tank. I have a 60g with 20g sump and use about 1/2-3/4g a day. I'd say you're about par.

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[Cutiewitbooty]

sorry i ment 1/2 gallon a day lol I loose anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 gallon a day on about 40gal system. I think it might have to do with the open top and the halides, but i didn't expect that much lol I forgot about it fot about 3 days and my return pump was out of the water a little lol Guess i just hav to keep an eye one it. Seems to be a little more than avrage, but alright, thanks!!

 

[TippyToeX]

LOL I have a 29g and a larger sump and have 2 gallons evap. or so a day.

Time for you to invest in a good auto top-off.

 

[PatMayo]

Sounds about right Amber. I have a 90 with 30 gal sump. It has glass tops on it and I still evaporate 3/4 gallon per day.

Regards,

Pat

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

125g, 40g sump -- 2.5gallons/day

Dang Tippy cut some of that surface flow! :fun4:

 

[asfullax]

My specs:

120 gallons in the tank
40 gallons in two sumps
and my evaporation with 2 250 MH, is around 4-5 gallons per day.

Everybody is right, yours sounds about par. I use a 30 gallon auto topoff tank which lasts about 6-7 days depending on the outside temp, heater, ac, etc... plus, even if something goes wrong, its only 30 gallons max. you might be able to get away with a 5-10 gallon topoff.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

this is pretty interesting how much our tanks evaporate. I never relized it, but i have never had halides or an open top or really even a sump. wow