Humidity problems for large tank

[SuperFudge]

I would love an HRV one day...

But i now have a little over 1000g of water and 2300w of halide in a small room and no humidity problems at all.
Even with some evaporative cooling in the summer.

That being said, i do turn over a huge amount of air in the room its in.
There is an 8" elicant inline on a dehumidistat, but i run it full time for the air movement.
Also pulling from the canopy is a 4" fantech inline fan and also vented outside.
There are 2-5" fresh air intake vents in the same room.

If good inlines are used there is next to no sound...both of these fans in unison still arent as loud as my bathroom fan.

I would guess a total of 1000 cfm is moving in the room at any given time in the summer, in the winter canopy heat is directed back into the room for heat recovery and then i rely soley on the dehumidistat for humidity removal.

I Agree with Doug, it is 100% dependant on your climate...but i think our average BC climate is ok for this scenario.


Marc.

[SuperFudge]

I probably should mention a downfall ive noticed.

The pull is so great in the room, (probably should have gone with 8-10" fresh air intakes) that it will pull through wall switches and plug outlets if the room doors are closed. while this isnt a problem, i didnt consider the plumbing for the sink....it pulls some nice smelling air from the drain on the fishroom sink...this is made worse for the fact every day i drain my skimmer in there.

Latley i open the fishroom window to let in more air and it does the trick....so it was soley becuase i didnt install large enouph fresh air intakes.

Marc.

[Doug]

Good points Marc. Achieving a balance between exaust & incoming is important, no matter which system is used.

And I totally agree on taking advantage of ones climate. If heating in winter is not such a large issue then using your system is fine. They all achieve the same thing in the end, as long as air is exchanged.

[ClubReef]

Now that I'm armed with humidity control..what other things should I concern myself with?

Is there anything you wish you would have done differently to your basement /fishroom?

I've asked the contractor to install 2 extra power circuits, a floor drain, a cold water line.

Thanks

[michika]

Storage space for dry goods, supplies, and equipment not in use. That was always the most frustrating part about our tanks. I also frequently was annoyed at having to schlep water from the basement to the first floor, but that was me being too lazy to buy a pump.

Things that I really loved, a drain in the sump in case there was a water outtage, to prevent flooding. I also loved that when we set up our 230g we arranged it so that we could do a water change just by opening valves and flipping switches. So easy, and it helped us to remain consistant with water changes etc.

[Delphinus]

If you're having a contractor do the plumbing anyhow, get a hot water line. Might as well - you'll wash your hands and stuff probably at the sink anyhow right? Also, RO/DI works better with warm water than it does with cold water. I don't know if this is true for everyone but in the winter my coldwater comes in at only a few degrees above freezing - well - maybe 8 to 10 degrees - that is, as they say, DANG cold and it does impact how much throughput you can get out out of your RO/DI.

If you're doing a whole room anyhow, I'd get way more than just 2 power circuits. I've considered putting a whole subpanel in the room but I haven't decided if I'll do that. But 2, you'll load those up in no time IMO. I'd go 4-6 or maybe even 8 or 10. What the heck, you don't have to use them if you don't need them but it will be nice to have them available "just in case."

[ClubReef]

The tank will be a room divider with 3 viewable sides so I won't have a dedicated room...a sink won't be installed either (my wife already told me no . I will have to use the sink in the washroom or the utility room.

I'll look into the hotwater line though...I might as well since the walls are bare and I might have a dedicated sink or wet bar built close to it in the future .

Do you think 3 circuits will handle all of the power requirements? I don't want to get too overboard because at the end of the day everything will add up (they charge $130 for each circuit). 3 circuits will be 45A of power. I can see my biggest power draw will be from the MH (3 X4.5A) +Chiller (9A) ~21A

[Doug]

Originally Posted by ClubReef

I've asked the contractor to install 2 extra power circuits, a floor drain, a cold water line.
Thanks

You have a good handle on it with those three. I like Tony,s hot water line. As a matter of fact, I put a laundry sink in my fishroom, with hot & cold running water. My wife appreciated me staying in there cleaning stuff and not running around the house with it.