Vanishing water....

[Dylan]

I have quite the dilemma, i set up my 90G again for a new stocklist, and its an open top tank, i filled it up, and overnight 1/4 of the water was gone, i thought i was evaporation, so i refilled it and put a piece of glass on top, i come home from school, and about 1/5 is gone, but no water on the glass... so no evaporation... i was thinking it might be the driftwood i have, it was dried out, could it be absorbing the water as it becomes water logged?

 

[Caoboy]

I don't think a log can suck up 22 gallons, plus another 20ish....you sure you don't have a leak somewhere? that's a LOT of water to lose.

 

[Knowdafish]

1st time 25%? 2nd time 20%? If I read you correct......YOU HAVE A LEAK!

 

[Dylan]

POsitive, the carpet around it is very dry.... unless its a VERY slow leak, like a drop every 10 min, i dont think so... plus i think i would realize 22 gallons of water on my carpet.

 

[Knowdafish]

??? 22 gallons doesn't just evaporate in one day! Is somebody messing with the tank? Messing with you?

 

[Dylan]

Oh man, how weird! i just took a closer look.... my airline hose was somehow back siphoning and slowly puring out of the pump, i had it turned off because i didnt want to agitate the water to much, so it created a suction and sucked out the water...

 

[artemis1]

Ha! That's funny...

for me, probably not for you, lol.

 

[Peanut_Power]

Do you have a camel? !!!!

That is most odd. Have you checked the stand/wall behind the tank? Perhaps the sheetrock is absorbing it. . . or it is running elsewhere. Thats kind of funny though man. Hope it is not something serious.

 

[duke33]

I'm glad you found the problem.

 

[Dylan]

lol this sucks it messed up the pump -.-