Originally Posted by davidstcldfl
I currently use 2 barrels split up and connected by some abs and as far as i can tell there is no moisture around the GB nor the floor around the area. the only reason i can think of so much water loss is that one of the tanks sits in the sun, but even then , my water temps are around 60-65(not sure exactly how much water temp effects evaporation). when i add the water i simply fill up a home depot bucket straight from my tap and the ph of that sits around 8.3. also, doesnt the chlorine effect fish more than plants?