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I loose about 5 gallons every 3 days.....but I have a PC lighting with no top, so the water is exposed to the open air. Plus it gets cold here at night in the winter, so my heater is working overtime to try to keep the temp at 80.
Wow, that is more than I would have thought. We just had a very hot week here between Christmas and New Year and my sg really jumped. I was topping off but obviously nowhere near enough. I'll know better now
you should get the SG where you want it and then put a mark on the tank (a piece of tape is good) and just top off to that level. You won't have to check the SG as often that way.
Just curious but why do you keep your house so hot? Hope your tank isn’t over 82.
I think gas heat is a bigger contributor than electric heat when it comes to evaporation. I add one gal a day or a little bit less on average for my 55 gal.
I was losing 2-3 gals per day in my 120, but then decided to turn off my cooling fans in the hood due to the colder house temps in the winter. I'm no losing about a gallon per day.
wow, that is really crazy how much everyone is losing.....I have a 55 main (open top with PC lighting) and a 20 gal sump (fully enclosed), and I only lose about a quart a day...
I lose 1g every 3days in my 65 (well covered, no fans, pc lighting) and about 6g a day in my 350g system that has lots of surface area, lots of MH glowing over it, and lots of splash in the sump. It really depends on your environment.