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Old 01-14-2012, 09:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Exclamation Losing water fast!

My aquarium is evaporating lighting speed. It's losing 1/10 of the water level every three days? Does anyone know what's going on? I thank you in advance
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Old 01-14-2012, 09:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Losing water fast!

Yea, its called evaporation. I lose 5 gallons every 3 days, yours sounds right on par. Heat and lighting play a big part in this.
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Default Re: Losing water fast!

also relative humidity in the room plays a big part the dryer the air the faster the evap
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