Evaporation

[ChrisB]

I am just curiouse to see how much other peoples tanks evaporate a day. I think mine is at like almost a 1/2 gall a day.

 

[under10minutes]

120g tank. 1 gallon per day.

 

[Buck0land]

.75 gallons a day on my 75g

 

[E.intheC]

Evap will depend on relative humidity, temp (if fans blow across the surface of the water in order to help control temps), surface agitation, surface area of the water, and other factors. My 36 gallon evaps at least 1qrt per day; sometimes as much as 1/2 gallon.

 

[fishman1069]

My 125 evaps about a gal per day

 

[vio]

Evap will depend on relative humidity, temp (if fans blow across the surface of the water in order to help control temps), surface agitation, surface area of the water, and other factors. My 36 gallon evaps at least 1qrt per day; sometimes as much as 1/2 gallon.

+1," Evap will depend on relative humidity ",yes very true, i evap. 1 gal./day 150 gal Tank + 60 gal. sump, i run Air-O-Swiss 7135 Humidifier, still to dry 27%, if u keep 45%to 50% is good.
In my case, i got the tank on basement floor , to close to steam furnace, i may need one more humidifier.
Every tank is dif. depend on size and relative humidity in room.

 

[OGBadfish]

About a half gallon a day on my 37

 

[Clink51]

im looking at .3 to .5 gallons a day on mine

 

[STHILL]

93 cube - evap about 1 gallon a day...

 

[KathyC]

Evaporation also depends on surface agitation. It is important in the DT, but should be slower through the fuge/sump area.


120G - 10G/wk
45G cube- 1 g per day

 

[brand]

93 cube more than gallon a day. 1.2

 

[Waleedwale1]

29 gal biocube without lid, a gallon every other day.

 

[Will]

58 gal Oceanic with 20 gal sump....nearly
a gallon a day.