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6 minutes ago, Travis442 said:

What’s the temperature in the room, temp of the water? Is there a lot of surface movement? All of these things contribute to water evaporation.

Also does your tank have a lid?

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On 12/29/2021 at 10:45 AM, CosmicFog said:

Why is my water evaporating so fast, It’s hard to keep up with it

Room temperature, humidity in the air, lid on tank.  All variables in how fast your water evaporates.  Evap rate can vary throughout the year because of these variables fluctuating.

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Get an ATO and never worry about it again - in some locations with a topless tank it's basically a requirement.

 

You can see evaporation from just a cup or less per day in a typical nano if humidity is high and its covered all the way up to several gallons per day if you have extremely low humidity and no lid. Evaporation rate will have no effect on your tank so long as you keep up with it.

 

We had a flood from a burst pipe and with the drying equipment I was going through almost 3 gallons per day on just a 20g tank, so it's possible to get really high!

 

 

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