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question regarding evaporation occuring within tank

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by caronsd, Aug 6, 2008.

  1. caronsd

    caronsd Thread Starter New Member

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    Water lvl drop

    Is it normal for your water level to drop almost 1/4" in a day? I have no leaks or anything, but I do have a relatively open top with a fountain filter.
     
    caronsd, Aug 6, 2008
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  2. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    Yeah, that's normal. Even with my tank being mostly covered I get evaporation. On my large ciclid tank that has two Aqua Clear 110's I get a lot more because it's open about 2" along the whole back of the tank.
     
    Anthony, Aug 6, 2008
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  3. YellowCichlid

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    Yep perfectly normal. Of course the amount will depend on how open the tank is and how dry the air in your house is
     
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    caronsd Thread Starter New Member

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    Oh okay good, I spent all night looking for leaks last night lol. So basically i have a fish tank and a humidifier. Sweet! lol
     
    caronsd, Aug 6, 2008
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  5. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    LoL yeah, it's a 2 in one. :)

    Just wait until you switch over to heat for the winter. You'll have to put water in the tank at least every other day.
     
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    also depends on the temp of your house the Ac heat how close it is to a door or a window amount of sunlight if any and the Big factor is.........
    How much your fish drink in a day :)
     
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    definately normal, lighting wattage and room temp also plays a factor in evaporation. I use glass canopies over my aquariums to reduce the rate of evaporation in my tanks.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Aug 31, 2008
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    once i started not running my airpumps non stop my evaporation went down alot. Still have it just not alot.
     
    combatdat, Oct 16, 2009
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    You would think there would be more evaporation with the air on all yhe time

    Rick
     
    cooltow1, Oct 16, 2009
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    never mind I read it wrong
     
    cooltow1, Oct 16, 2009
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