I have my reef tank in my basement as well partly for the temperature stability. I have dual 250w MH and dual 96w PCs on it and my temperature stays at 79 -80 all the time. I have a duct from the light hood venting outside the upper cabinet to get rid of the hot air from the lights, and also a fan venting out of the cabinet side to control humidity and heat. I also have a fan running on the lower cabinet for the same reason. I have a Mag 9.5 pump running in my sump for a return, which also adds heat to the water, and my dual 300w heaters still need to run to keep the temperature stable.
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I retired and got a fixed income but it's broke.
Ed
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50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.
130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium.
10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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