How much water does your tank evaporate each week

[biecacka]

How much water does your tank evaporate each week and how large is your tank? Do you take any precautionary measures to limit the evaporation amount?

I go through about 30 gallons a week on a 240 gallon tank. Feel like that is a lot, but in my past set up, I didn’t monitor it as closely as I do now. My Rodi used to run to my ato non stop refilling it. After I moved, I had space for a small fish room so I switched from a 5 gallon bucket to to 32 gallon brute can. I let it run out before I refill. Which is also WAY better for your RoDi cartridges!

 

[NanoSteam]

Right around 5 gallons a week for my RSR 250. Glad i ditched the 2.5 gallon red sea ATO included.

 

[PeterC99]

I use about 1.5g/day on my 90g in the winter and about 1g /day in the summer.

 

[ryshark]

How much water does your tank evaporate each week and how large is your tank? Do you take any precautionary measures to limit the evaporation amount?

I go through about 30 gallons a week on a 240 gallon tank. Feel like that is a lot, but in my past set up, I didn’t monitor it as closely as I do now. My Rodi used to run to my ato non stop refilling it. After I moved, I had space for a small fish room so I switched from a 5 gallon bucket to to 32 gallon brute can. I let it run out before I refill. Which is also WAY better for your RoDi cartridges!

For me it is about 5-8 gallons per week on a 120-gallon. 7-8 in the summer when I am running a fan across the top when the temp rises.

 

[jassermd]

Roughly 30g/week with my 280gDT + 40b.
I have my RODI in the garage and pump it to a 15g ATO container. Fill it about 2x-3x/week.

 

[3429810]

I go through about a litre per day on my evo 13.5 now that the lid is off and probably about 4-5 gallons a week on my 65 gallon tank. I feel like my evap has doubled since the house has been closed and furnace on.

 

[biecacka]

Yeah. Something is odd with the amount I evaporate in a 240 gallon tank. It is a cube so there is a large open area and the sump is a stock tank which also has a large surface area. The tank is in the basement where it is cooler but who knows….

corey

 

[biecacka]

@jassermd, I’m glad I am not the only one with numbers like that! Lol. But with he house closed up and furnace on it increases. At least in Ohio.
where do you live ?


corey

 

[3429810]

Yeah. Something is odd with the amount I evaporate in a 240 gallon tank. It is a cube so there is a large open area and the sump is a stock tank which also has a large surface area. The tank is in the basement where it is cooler but who knows….

corey

Do you have a dehumidifier in the basement? I had to put a glass top on my qt because it was evaporating probably 0.5 gallons or more per day. Turned it off and the evap went down a ton.

 

[biecacka]

I do not. havent had the need for one I have thought about a top for the tank but then I would have to wipe the water from it daily so it doesn’t impact par or grow algae


orey

 

[albano]

5g a day and 2g a day for my 500 and 200g DTs.

 

[workhz]

Would be simpler to have just asked for a percentage

 

[G Santana]

Roughly 7- 9 gallons a week depending on month/heat on my 130 gallon

 

[Grumblez]

In the summer when my house was around 74 my Reefer 250 went through 5+ gallons a week. In the winter now with an average temp of 63 in the house it's only 2 or 3 gallons a week max.

 

[Idech]

I would say a little less than 1 gallon a day for my 85 gallons in winter. I haven’t done summer yet.

 

[biecacka]

sorry. Didn’t think that through. Never setup a poll before and I just thought if I have a 10 gallon container and use it weekly then I use 10 gallons instead of calculating a percentage.
here you go…I use about 13.3333% of my tanks volume each week via evaporation. Or 1 32 gallon brute can that I fill weekly.

corey

 

[jassermd]

@jassermd, I’m glad I am not the only one with numbers like that! Lol. But with he house closed up and furnace on it increases. At least in Ohio.
where do you live ?


corey

Dallas.
Agree, I go through more evaporation in winter than summer... weird.
Used to live in Columbus. OSU grad x 2!

 

[Coralsdaily]

How much water does your tank evaporate each week and how large is your tank? Do you take any precautionary measures to limit the evaporation amount?

I go through about 30 gallons a week on a 240 gallon tank. Feel like that is a lot, but in my past set up, I didn’t monitor it as closely as I do now. My Rodi used to run to my ato non stop refilling it. After I moved, I had space for a small fish room so I switched from a 5 gallon bucket to to 32 gallon brute can. I let it run out before I refill. Which is also WAY better for your RoDi cartridges!

Sounds about right for your water volume. I have two tanks plumbed together 80 frag and a 50 innovative plus a 40G sump total about 150 gallon and I fill my 15g auto once a week. I also have a 180 with 40 g sump but for some reason that one I can top off 15g ago every other week, the latter is kept about 1-2 degrees cooler than the former though 78 vs 76, somImthink temp really plays a role

 

[biecacka]

Dallas.
Agree, I go through more evaporation in winter than summer... weird.
Used to live in Columbus. OSU grad x 2!

O-H!

med school?


corey

 

[Tim340]

around 40gallons a week on 350gallons display and 150gallons sump.