HELP!! Too much moisture in my house!!

[Lampshade]

I bought a large portable AC on craigslist for cheaper than a de-humidifer. Make sure it has a dehumidifier function or else it's just pumping the humdity into the hot out hose. If it has a dehumidifer function you can run it with the hoses off for winter, and hoses out the window in the summer for AC. Works great... except that tank takes 12 amps, AC takes 11.... 23A is more than my 15A breaker haha. HRV is the uber way to do it, if you have room and funds, go for that. Mine was the cheap fix that's going to hopefully keep my fish room cold this summer aswell.

[RezReef]

there is a bag that u can buy @ home hardware that attracts moisture from the air...u put it in a bowl and it takes some of the humidity out the air...i forget the name of it

[RezReef]

Damp Rid??? google it...i think this is the one...or something simular...

[rayjay]

For significant amounts, the HRV is the most economical way to go, especially for newer, tighter, heavier insulated homes.
Desiccant bags will only handle very mild humidity problems IME.
With using a dehumidifier, I found that it helped, but not enough, even though it was the biggest dehumidifier I could buy.

[AquaticFinatic]

I had this problem this year and was looking at the hrv route but decided that it's only for a few months that this is a problem. Pick yourself up a dehumidifier from crappy tire they are always on sale right now and put it next to the tank and it will solve most of your problems. When I first started I was emptying every day but after about three weeks it's every other day. Cheapest fix for what you need. Hope this helps.

[Seamazter]

Ive run a dehumidifier for 2 years after my 180 gallon tank raised the humidity to like 70%
now i get it to about 25% but now i get alot of static electricity and dust and it does heat my place up quite abit, its way better then keeping a window open.

Keins advice would be best im sure as he lives in a house and is a guru legend here on canreef, however as u already have mold, you may want to get an expert to ascertain whether its active or growing elsewhere.

[SmallFry]

The HRV is no doubt the more expensive solution, however, in addition to managing the moisture problem it also brings fresh air into the house while minimizing heat loss. That also goes for the summer when you've got the air conditioning on and it's hot outside too...