Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Is it just me, or are tanks evaporating especially fast lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 whenever we get dry westerlies I can lose an inch per day in the ponds and sump, even more than on a hot summers day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I actually thought I had a leak in one tank...... just because of the speed of drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Crazy evaporation at my place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john22 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Mines crazy to but not al tanks have lids so gota sort that out motavates me for water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 i lose approx 6 litres a day from my sump. had me chasing a leak for days after i set up this system !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floppingflamingos Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Our sump always evaporates at a stupid rate. I only know its time for a water change when the sump pump starts to run dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Tried using corflute as a lid on the sump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Tried using corflute as a lid on the sump? I just discovered corflute as a lid the other day when I was using it to cover a 2fter that evaporated half it's water every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasher Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 All my tanks all have lids but one - my largest. And in the past 4 days I've lost about the equivalent of a water change due to evaporation. I had to remove 20% today and replace it with 40%! On a semi related note, I normally put in about a tablespoon of salt in each 40L change. With the amount I'm losing due to evaporation, I did not add any salt today, on the premise that when the water evaporates, the salt remains. If I continued adding salt each top up, it would result ultimately in a saltwater tank: fresh water only evaporates, the salt does not. Thoughts...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Now that you mention it yeah, not so much on the tanks as they are all well lidded but the ponds are shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 All my tanks have lids and the sumps are covered with stryo (as lids) but my marine tank goes through 20L of water every few days because it has no lids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja_In_Galoshes Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Come to think about it yeah I have to. More so the tanks inside than the ones in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I did read that you lose more water to evaporation in winter than you do in summer. I have lids on one setup not so bad. The other system has lids on tanks but not on a 4 ft sump and holy the water goes out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Trap the humid air seems to be the go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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