resonable evaporation

intermision · 05/31/2009, 08:53 PM

If I have a open top 20h with a 250mh over it is it resonable to have 6 cups of water evaporate in a 24h period. I can't find any leaks, but it has me a bit paranoid.

Salamander · 05/31/2009, 09:09 PM

Sounds fine to me. Gives you the opportunity to add more kalk for top off.

I evaporate 2.5g+ per day on my 120.

intermision · 05/31/2009, 09:36 PM

Thanks, That helps out my paranoia.

VacavilleFC3S · 05/31/2009, 11:01 PM

yup 6 cups sounds just about right to me, my 20H evaporated about 2 pints a day. my 90g evaporates about a gallon

D-Rod · 05/31/2009, 11:07 PM

Yep...what ^^^they said.
I also crack the window in my office otherwise it gets a little humid in there.

Alaskan Reefer · 06/01/2009, 01:10 PM

2-3 gallons per day out of my 125g, depending on the season / humidity. Don't sweat it, as Salamander said, look at it as a good opportunity to use kalk.

1DeR9_3Hy · 06/01/2009, 01:12 PM

1-2 cups out of a closed top 10 gallon, and 1/2 gallon out of my 50 per day. No worries

05/31/2009, 08:53 PM	#1
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	resonable evaporation If I have a open top 20h with a 250mh over it is it resonable to have 6 cups of water evaporate in a 24h period. I can't find any leaks, but it has me a bit paranoid. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

05/31/2009, 09:09 PM	#2
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Sounds fine to me. Gives you the opportunity to add more kalk for top off. I evaporate 2.5g+ per day on my 120. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

05/31/2009, 09:36 PM	#3
intermision Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 190	Thanks, That helps out my paranoia. __________________ "Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive."

05/31/2009, 11:07 PM	#5
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	Yep...what ^^^they said. I also crack the window in my office otherwise it gets a little humid in there. __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

06/01/2009, 01:10 PM	#6
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	2-3 gallons per day out of my 125g, depending on the season / humidity. Don't sweat it, as Salamander said, look at it as a good opportunity to use kalk. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

05/31/2009, 11:01 PM	#4
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	yup 6 cups sounds just about right to me, my 20H evaporated about 2 pints a day. my 90g evaporates about a gallon

06/01/2009, 01:12 PM	#7
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	1-2 cups out of a closed top 10 gallon, and 1/2 gallon out of my 50 per day. No worries __________________ I hope it never catches on, I like having the oldest tank on here and I don't have to worry about calcification, bio pellets, Vodka dosing, DSBs, Chaetomorpha (I don't even know what that is) Carbonite hardness and all of these other things many people worry about. If I had to think about all of that stuff I would get a stroke. My test kit came in a wooden box and the directions say to keep in a cool chariott. I throw some food in the tank, wave hello to the fish and go out with my wife and have a nice glass of merlot with dinner. Have a great day but most of all, have fun. -PaulB Current Tank Info: 27 Gallon DAS softy/fish reef