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dabandit 12-15-2008 06:21 PM

Garage tank question
 
Ok here goes a stupid question. I have an un heated garage,it gets as cold as outside and heating it is not an option. Do you think a buttload of tank heaters would keep a 300g tank in the liveable range? Keep in mind last night it was -6 in there.
I would assume the answer would be no but I figured I'd ask because alot of people do keep tanks in the garage. It will be lit by 3 250w halides 6'' above tank by the way

Parker 12-15-2008 06:27 PM

I don't see why is couldn't be done, might cost a fair bit in electricity though. You could always see if you can find a large cheap container and see if you could maintain a chosen temperature.

dabandit 12-15-2008 06:33 PM

Good idea thanks. Im more concerned about getting my monster tank than I am with hydro bills lol, my wife wont let me keep it inside:(

ElGuappo 12-15-2008 06:36 PM

What about finding a used furnace to heat the garage?????

Parker 12-15-2008 06:46 PM

Just thinking out loud, would you continue to use the garage as a garage or would you dedicate the garage to the tank?. I might be concered with fumes from the car or various other chemicals in garages, saw dust from the mitre saw etc..

dabandit 12-15-2008 07:07 PM

my truck doesnt fit in my garage,and I have a seperate work shop. Basically thats where I smoke and keep my ride on and dirtbikes none of which get started in there. I cant heat the garage because its open through the soffit for ventalation on the deck above it. If I was to close off the ceiling it would rot out my deck. Trying to heat it would be far too impractical. I think I may build a little room in there that doesnt go all the way to the ceiling if I absolutelly must. I was just curious if anyone had ever attempted a basically outside tank on aquarium heaters alone.

Jay180reef 12-15-2008 07:36 PM

In Calgary it was -31 outside last night and I keep all my sumps in the garage! I surrounded it all with styrofoam insulation and poly to keep the cold out. I've got a garage heater but a small space heater would be fine for you.

StirCrazy 12-15-2008 11:11 PM

I did that for a while in Victoria, if you are realy worried about the cold you can do thing like wrap 3 sides of the tank with styrofoam to help lower heat loss, but it would be best to try a big container of water with a couple heaters, then wrap the container in styrofoam and see if it gets hotter.

Steve

hillegom 12-15-2008 11:17 PM

I am doing that as well, I have two 10 gal tanks in the unheated garage with 1" stryofoam on most of the 3 sides. Temperature is stable in this cold weather we are haveing.

Tom R 12-15-2008 11:51 PM

The bigger problem is in the summer HEAT. In the winter you can heat the tank and insulate the sides. In the summer you will definitly require a chiller.

Tom R


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