evaporation help

[juanveldez]

okay I'll be the first one to admit that it is really dry up here in the great white north. so heres the prob. I have a 55 gallon tank that is constantly losing water to evaporation. and I am not talking a little bit try like 5-10 gallons per week!!!!!!!! any ideas would be helpful

 

[William]

What type of lid do you have on it?

 

[juanveldez]

couldn't find the factory lid so I manufactured one out of a sheet of plexi glass... it works pretty good and is tight fitting around the filters and heater.

 

[semper fi]

got the same problem here in lower michigan. always filling tanks on a daily basis to keep the filters going. a lid does help. does the plexiglass fit over the top or down on the inside of the moulding? found that when i cut down the glass on the 180 to fit inside the moulding it did help some.

maggie