Condensation leaking issue
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Warm air can hold more moisture than cold air. When the warm, moist air comes into contact with cool air or a cool surface, the warm moist air cools and loses some capacity to hold as much water and as a result there is condensation.
If you want to reduce condensation you have three main options:
1) reduce the amount of moist air in the tank that leaves (in short, increase the area blocking the exit by adding a top or by making the top better sealed.)
2) reduce the temperature of the water in the tank, thus reducing the capacity of the air in the tank to hold water and thus reducing the amount of water transported out of the tank.
3) increase the temperature and humidity of the air around the tank (i.e., the room) which will reduce the rate at which warm moist air in the tank chills and causes condensation, especially near the tank.
Of course any one of these, or a combination of these could help, so one can pick and choose.
If you want to reduce condensation you have three main options:
1) reduce the amount of moist air in the tank that leaves (in short, increase the area blocking the exit by adding a top or by making the top better sealed.)
2) reduce the temperature of the water in the tank, thus reducing the capacity of the air in the tank to hold water and thus reducing the amount of water transported out of the tank.
3) increase the temperature and humidity of the air around the tank (i.e., the room) which will reduce the rate at which warm moist air in the tank chills and causes condensation, especially near the tank.
Of course any one of these, or a combination of these could help, so one can pick and choose.
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Easiest way is to get rid of the hood! It will evaporate but no more issues. I took my lids off my big tank for this purpose I kept getting build up of algae and hard water and my light wouldn't penetrate properly so took it all off. It stays at 80 without the tops anyways. Just need to top off 5 gallons a week with my 240 total volume.
Thanks for your replies guys. It's a saltwater tank so I'm gonna think carefully what I should do
Or u can find where the condensation builds up and attach a fishing line there that leads the water droplets back into the tank.
Now
That is hell of an idea.. so far I put the temp down slightly and that's helped slightly too