losing too much water

[tboy]

hi
I have a 58g tank and 2(110w PFO) and a 250w MH. My PFO run about 13 hours a day and my MH been reduce down to 3 hour a day. They a little close to water surface about 3 inch above the water. Everday now the water seem to evaporate more and more. Before is only a gallon a day, now is about 1.5 or 2 gallon a day. My temperture seem fine. I couldn't think of what cause it to be like that. :help:

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Tboy
I couldn't think of what cause it to be like that. :help:
The relative humidity of the air in the room is a major factor for evaporation.

 

[freaky's reef]

Move your lights up 8" above tang and get some glass tops to slow evaporation. Put some fans in to keep your heat down.

 

[reefkprz]

move the halides up another 5 inches, thatll make a world of difference, at 3 inches your practically boiling the water out of your tank.

 

[worshrag]

i put a humidifier in my living room and that seemed to help a lot with evap. especially in the winter.

 

[renogaw]

heh, my evaporation was so bad that i had ice crystals forming on my old slider metal frame.