kinda weird question???

[nathan_unsane]

as of now i'm getting over a gallon a day of evaporation...

will all the moisture being displaced into the air eventually take a toll on my A/C unit?

 

[webbstock]

As long as the evaporator coils don't freeze and the drains (in the A/C) stay open, it should be fine. I would be more concerned as to why you are losing ~2% of your tank volume per day.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

That amount of evaporation isn't bad and nearly expected on a tank that size depending on the environment the tank is in. FWIW, I lose about 2-2.5 gallons per day on my 29g tank. That's 6-8% per day

 

[sunfish11]

I don't think 1 gal is going to really be an issue, but then again I am not an AC expert. I lose up to 5 gals a day depending on time of year.

 

[tkeracer619]

Yes and no.

The AC will have to work extra hard to rid the house of the moisture.

They are designed for this, you live in florida, so I assume your AC is used to plenty of moisture.

My 150 gets ateast 2-3 gallons per day evap, I havent noticed any problems yet but I just replaced my ac and heater unit last year. I put a catnip plant out by the AC drain for the neighborhood cats.

Every couple of years you might want to go in and scrape the water drain/condensor thingy. You dont want it to freeze up on you from dirt buildup.

 

[nathan_unsane]

thanx everyone,

i just moved back in with the parents, and this is a concern of my dad's... being they just purchased a new unit and he doesn't want my hobby ruining his home...

but he's slowly catching the marine virus, i expect in a couple months he will build his own aquarium...

haha