leaving town for a week

jimbo78 · 06/09/2007, 06:52 AM

i'm going to be going on a cruise and dont have anyone to watch my tank, i only have a cuc and LR with some star polyps on it . my question is should i lower the SG to like 1.18 or .19 before i go because of the evaporation that will take place over the week? it a 10g tank that has been running for about 5 weeks.

dragon_slayer · 06/09/2007, 07:17 AM

keep the lights and any fan you might have off for the week it won't hurt anything and should reduce the evaporation rate considerably.

kc

yakfishin · 06/09/2007, 07:26 AM

If you still have time to set one up before leaving, you could just use a simple drip doser to feed water into your aquarium at the same rate that it evaporates. I use a 5 gallon kent marine aquadoser to replace topoff water for my aquarium. I have a 215G so I need to refill it about twice a week. It's very simple to use and so far mine has been foolproof. I believe they make a 2 gallon version and it could also be made as a DIY project.

dragon_slayer · 06/09/2007, 07:29 AM

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Originally posted by yakfishin
..........I use a 5 gallon kent marine aquadoser to replace topoff water for my aquarium. I have a 215G so I need to refill it about twice a week..............

you have hardly any evaporation

my 180g evaporates 6g a day during the summer and over 4 in the winter.

kc

yakfishin · 06/09/2007, 07:49 AM

My tank is in a basement that remains cool with high humidity, so I don't need to run any fans on my water- just a couple in the lighting fixture itself. I also only have power compact lighting because the only corals I keep are mushrooms, zoo's and polyps. Probably my main reason for little water evap is that I do keep a glass cover on my aquarium to keep a goldentailed moray contained. I had a local glass shop drill about a dozen holes in the top so air can circulate through- expensive to have the holes drilled, but it works.

msn711 · 06/09/2007, 09:11 AM

IME, the sg will raise slow enough that everything will be fine. Just make sure to slowly bring it back down when you get back.

Shagsbeard · 06/09/2007, 10:39 AM

Your SG won't drop with an auto top off. It's really handy, and pretty easy to add one.

06/09/2007, 06:52 AM	#1
jimbo78 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: miami Posts: 3,099	leaving town for a week i'm going to be going on a cruise and dont have anyone to watch my tank, i only have a cuc and LR with some star polyps on it . my question is should i lower the SG to like 1.18 or .19 before i go because of the evaporation that will take place over the week? it a 10g tank that has been running for about 5 weeks.

06/09/2007, 09:11 AM	#6
msn711 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 974	IME, the sg will raise slow enough that everything will be fine. Just make sure to slowly bring it back down when you get back. __________________ Shay Current Tank Info: 120 Deep Blue Pro

06/09/2007, 07:17 AM	#2
dragon_slayer Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: South East Alabama Posts: 7,853	keep the lights and any fan you might have off for the week it won't hurt anything and should reduce the evaporation rate considerably. kc

06/09/2007, 07:26 AM	#3
yakfishin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 696	If you still have time to set one up before leaving, you could just use a simple drip doser to feed water into your aquarium at the same rate that it evaporates. I use a 5 gallon kent marine aquadoser to replace topoff water for my aquarium. I have a 215G so I need to refill it about twice a week. It's very simple to use and so far mine has been foolproof. I believe they make a 2 gallon version and it could also be made as a DIY project.

06/09/2007, 07:49 AM	#5
yakfishin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 696	My tank is in a basement that remains cool with high humidity, so I don't need to run any fans on my water- just a couple in the lighting fixture itself. I also only have power compact lighting because the only corals I keep are mushrooms, zoo's and polyps. Probably my main reason for little water evap is that I do keep a glass cover on my aquarium to keep a goldentailed moray contained. I had a local glass shop drill about a dozen holes in the top so air can circulate through- expensive to have the holes drilled, but it works.

06/09/2007, 10:39 AM	#7
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	Your SG won't drop with an auto top off. It's really handy, and pretty easy to add one.