Squeeky
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Do you think a lid would help
Sump water evapourating fast
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MyR6Rocks
Aquarium Advice Activist
How fast? What size tank? I go through a gallon a day in my 90, but I have a manual top off to keep up w/ it
LandLocked
Aquarium Advice Regular
Sure your not just noticing the water loss due to the sump having whatever % less surface area then the display. If the sump surface area is half of the display surface then the water level in the sump will appear to drop twice as fast. Just a thought.
mr_X
Aquarium Advice Addict
You are better off dealing with lots of evaporation than a lack of gas exchange. I would not put a lid on it.
Grizz
Aquarium Advice Addict
+1 I lose about 4 gallons a day on my 180 ATO's are a Godsend
GoldfishJoey
Aquarium Advice Freak
I lose about a gallon a day on my 100 gallon. It's perfectly normal. Deff thinking about investing into a auto top off system! In the meantime I'm just filling by hand. So I feel your pain buddy!
IslandHopper
Aquarium Advice Activist
Yes a lid will help.
If your tank tends to run hot, you might NOT want to lid it though.
(The evaporation actually cools the water a bit.)
It would make a noticeable difference in evap rate, but not a HUGE difference (in my experience.) if you loose 5 gallons a week with it open, you'd probably still loose 4 gallons a week with it loosely lidded (and it needs to be loose fitting to allow the aforementioned gas exchange.)
If your tank tends to run hot, you might NOT want to lid it though.
(The evaporation actually cools the water a bit.)
It would make a noticeable difference in evap rate, but not a HUGE difference (in my experience.) if you loose 5 gallons a week with it open, you'd probably still loose 4 gallons a week with it loosely lidded (and it needs to be loose fitting to allow the aforementioned gas exchange.)
mr_X
Aquarium Advice Addict
Keep an eye on your ph.
