best way to decrease evap?

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  1. 1fishyguy

    1fishyguy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    adding about 2 to 3 gallons every week easily ... any suggestions?
     
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  2. Mobalized

    Mobalized Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I evap about 5 gallons in a week. Evaporation indicates gas exchange as far as I know which is a good thing. You can cut down on it but glass covers on the tank and stuff, but you will also be decreasing dissolved oxygen in the tank most likely also.
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Ato..
     
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  4. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    Yeah, short of a whole house humidifier, anything you do to decrease evaporation will decrease gas exchange, which can be problematic.... An ATO, storage containers for extra RO/DI and a high gpd RO/DI unit, so you can make water quickly, is about the best you can do.
     
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  5. 1fishyguy

    1fishyguy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    yes ro di is next on my list.. i hate making trips to the lfs every week!
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Walmart, get the RO/DI bottled water .85 cents/gallon until you get the RO/DI unit.

    I loose just as much if not more water.
     
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  7. 2in10

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    Keep the house temperature closer to the tank temp. Lower temps cause greater evaporation.
     
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  8. mikejrice

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    Or keep the tank temperature closer to the house temperature. I lowered mine to 74 for this reason and evaporation is cut in half.
     
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    When I upgraded to LED my evap (5 gallons every 3 days) dropped down to 2.5 gallons every 1.5 weeks.
     
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  10. kwinter1

    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    what do you keep in your tank?
     
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