Almost 5 Gallon a week evaporation!

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  1. Golden Rhino

    Golden Rhino Spaghetti Worm

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    That would depend on how much you run your AC. That lowers humidity inside and increases evaporation. My top-off drops to 1 quart every 2 days without AC.
     
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  3. MyBoyGus

    MyBoyGus Flamingo Tongue

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    I do about a gallon or more a day in my 90. Top off has been a pain in the butt. I will be setting up an ATO this weekend ;D.

    Running A/C does dry out the air, and I would think contribute to evaporation. Once A/C season is over, it may slow rate of evaporation.
     
  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    I probably top off just under a gallon a day, on a 65.
     
  5. MyBoyGus

    MyBoyGus Flamingo Tongue

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    Dang it Golden Rhino! You beat me to it. ;D That's what I get for trying to work and post.
     
  6. grubbsj

    grubbsj Gigas Clam

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    When the 75 g system with sump was up and running, we topped off 4-5 gallons a week. Now with the 120 g system up...it is connected to a 75g DI tank which is topped up nightly from the RO system...so, I don't rightly know how much I'm using...
     
  7. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    i here ya 12 to 15 gal. a week on my set up.
     
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  9. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    I refilll my 5 gallon Auto top off button 2 to 3 times a week on my 75, so that seems kinda low to me.
     
  10. Soggytoes

    Soggytoes Flamingo Tongue

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    depends on tank placement, how dry the air is in your house? forced hot air/ and a/c will dry the air out. Also equipment will vary some lights will burn off more water than others. Open top tanks pumps and surface agitation will all contribute to evaporation. So yes tanks with very similar conditions will loose more water to evaporation in a dry climate vs a wet climate but that's not the only contributing factor.
     
  11. Pickupman66

    Pickupman66 Tassled File Fish

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    Im somewhere around 10 gallons every 5 days or so with my 180. my 75 was a gallon a day.
     
  12. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    for my 90 , im 5 gals every 2 days.