How fast does your water evaporate?

[Rhodes09]

I keep my 90g cichlid tank at roughly 80-82 degrees in the winter. for some reason the water evaporates so fast that 2-3 times a week im adding water to keep the 2 HOB filter's output noise down. is this normal?? does anyone else have this problem?

 

[cassharper]

Do you have tops on your tank? Even if you do, that much surface area, with that much surface agitation, at that temperature will evaporate quite fast.

 

[killerfish]

depends on how we'll coverd the tank is i have a tub sealed with the lid it came with and i don't notice any change in the water level all week then i do a water change

I have a 10 gallon thats coverd by a mesh screen men't for reptile cages and i lose about an inch of water every two days to evaporation

 

[packer43064]

depends on how we'll coverd the tank is i have a tub sealed with the lid it came with and i don't notice any change in the water level all week then i do a water change

I have a 10 gallon thats coverd by a mesh screen men't for reptile cages and i lose about an inch of water every two days to evaporation

My 55 is like this just with no top and loses 2 inches between water changes(every week).

 

[Wheat]

Usually in the winter when you start heating your house, evaporation increases in fish tanks because the air inside your house is drier. If you have hot-air heat, it can be especially dry.

 

[cichlid fiend]

THAT DEPENDS ON WAT U HAVE UR HEATER SET ON AND WAT UR ROOM TEMP IS

 

[Rhodes09]

the cover on my tank is ment for a 55g. so it only covers the front half. for the back half i have 2 glass cut-outs designed to fit the area. i agree with Wheat about the air being more dry in the winter since i do not have this problem in the summer time. i just wanted to find out if this was a common situation..