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Muffy asked in PetsFish · 2 decades ago

How often should I add water to my fish tank. The water evaporates about 1.5 gal a week.?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    your tank should be covered to prevent evaporation and the water temperature 65-68 degrees. always allow the water to stand so the chlorine evaporates or use a product to eliminated the chlorine before you dump it into the tank.

    and make sure the water you are adding is near the water in the tank

  • 2 decades ago

    It sounds like you aren't doing proper water changes, which is vital to fish health. If you don't debris will build up and you will have an ammonia spike, which can kill the fish. What you must do is get a siphon hose (a hose that you shove into the gravel) and siphon out the gravel so that you get all the loose debris out. With the debris will come water. Keep getting it out until you've taken out a third of the water. Then replace the water at the closest temperature as possible, and make sure you dechlorinate! If you are doing water changes properly, you shouldn't have to worry about the water evaporating. Do one water change per week, if it is evaporating that fast. If you have the tank in direct sunlight, it will evaporate faster, and algae will build up quite rapidly. Good luck

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • 2 decades ago

    Ideally, you should use RO/DI water to replace water that has evaporated from the tank, more so for saltwater tanks. Add water as needed.

    Topping off your tank doesn't replace regular water changes. Depending on your fish load and filter capacity, you should be doing at the very least, 10% water change every 2 weeks.

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    add what is missing once a week. make sure you put in the proper chemical to help the PH value of the water. Try moving the fish tank to another section of the room. where it is located may be the cause of the water evaporation.

  • 2 decades ago

    What size tank do have that you are losing 1 1/2 gals per week due to evaporation. You had better check for a leaking tank

  • 2 decades ago

    Add water at anytime. Test and treat once a week. And partial water change every six months. Thats the recomendation I would give.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    I always add once a week. I set the water out the night before to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

  • 2 decades ago

    the best way is to buy a 5 to 8 gallon bucket and full it with water and keep it until you need to use it. add water as needed

  • 2 decades ago

    Add water as needed.

    Replacement water does not get counted as "water change" water ... you still have to do your regular maintance for you tanks health.

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