Waste evaporating

[Squiffy]

Water evaporating

Any way to stop or slow it down? Temp is 73°F. I'm losing a centimeter every 2-3 days. No leaks.

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[gilpi]

I'd love to evaporate the waste! I think you meant water evaporation.
Unless your system is totally sealed I don't think you can do much about it. Best you can do is put a tight cover, I don't bother, just top it of with fresh water.


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[Squiffy]

Lol yeah. Oops. Autocorrect kicks me in the butt again.

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[Laser]

Gilpi is right. I have found the more the tank is covered the slower it evaporates. On some of my hoods, especially those with jumper fish, I cut out a piece of cardboard to fit in around any filters and then wrap it in saran wrap. I then fill in the holes as best I can which keeps my fish from committing suicide. This also keeps the water from evaporating as quickly as it normally would.

 

[Squiffy]

Thank you! I'll have to try it!

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[MICEY]

if your losing 2-4 cm a week it should be no problem , just refill it when you do your weekly water change

 

[dalto]

What kind of filter are you using? 2-4cm per week is quite a bit.

Is your tank covered?

 

[Squiffy]

Yes covered and its a Tetra HOB 10 gallon filter.

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[calfishguy]

Could there be more evaporation since it's summer at the moment and perhaps it's not as humid outside?

 

[PNWaquarist]

My covered 29 gallon loses about a half inch a week at 77 F.