sump/evap

[ping29]

so i have a 90 gallon and was woundering how much make up water does everyone go threw in a week. just hooked up a sump and it seems like it is going o so fast 4 litters every day maybe i bit more is this alot or ?sump is small 15 gallons just enought room for shimmer uv and heater

 

[Anonymous]

My 58G evaporates 1.5-2 gallons a day

 

[Unarce]

Year-round, I average .5-1 gallon per day on a 110g.

 

[mr_X]

i get 3 gallons per day (125 display, 40 gallon sump) both topless, and 2 400 watt halides cooking the water.

 

[trido]

I lose 2-3 gallons (or 8-12 litres) a day on my 120 with 25 sump and 30 fuge. I have 2-250 MH and 3- 110 VHOs.

 

[dnorton1978]

I loose about 2 gallons per day on my 125 gallon. It has a 40 gallon fuge/sump. Lighting consist of all VHO 770 watts.

 

[CG1]

I drop about 2 gallons per day on my 180 with a 55 gallon sump and 40 gallon fuge (but the fuge is new - just weeks old). I run Three 250 Watt MH's and four 96 watt PC's. Glass lids on the tank - sump and fuge topless in my basement.

I set up a float to replace evap automatically from a gravity fed 30 gallon reserve of RO.

My 90 gallon is topless and drops about 1 gallon per day - year round.

 

[ping29]

ANY GOOD LINKS OR PICS OF SOMETHING I CAN ADD TO MY SUMP FOR WATER I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD AND TIME IS NOT TO BE WASTED SO I AM TOLD THANKS FOR ALL THE INPUTE

 

[CG1]

I use the Kent float - with airline tubing on a gravity feed

http://www.fishsupply.com/szvkm-00140.html

real simple (but don;t use Kalk - I tried it for a few months, great delivery but it clogs withing 60 days)

 

[iseeweed]

I use a coralife float valve. I used to have it on gravity feed until a snail somehow got into my return and got stuck in the ball valve. The sump level kept dropping because of the restiction in the return and the gravity feed kept feeding overflowing the tank! For a little extra safety, I now have a small electric pump in a 10 gallon trash can. A timer turns on the pump once a day for a half hour. The float valve is still connected and will still meter the sump level(the temp and relative humidity will always effect your evaporation rate)
The only drawback is the sump gets all the water in about 15-20 minutes, but it does not effect the temp at all(about a half gallon of fresh water in a 45 gallon system) The corals sometimes seem to open up when they get the fresh water?? It may simulate a rain event??

 

[LA-Lawman]

about 1 gallon a day with a 180g with lids on. 3 250w mh and 2 -160w vho

 

[mr_X]

lids are the key to evaporation.