~450 gallon reef setup

[cale262]

About $2000 depending on the amount of duct work required...

[staceyd72]

Great update, should be a quiet room. The HRV is that way to go for your fish room, it's pricey but well worth it. If you connect it to your furnace(forced air) the furnace fan has/should be run continuously for proper air circulation,(this is what I was told) different models may have different requirements though; this may be an added electrical cost.

Another option would would be to install an exhaust fan in the fish room, the Elicent inline fans work great and move a lot of air for the money.

[DAVE]

Thanks Stacey.

I do have the fish room exhausted outside (just a simple dryer vent in a window with a fan/duct work). You can see the hole in the back of the room in the first "drywall/mudding pic".

I will be doing some research on the HRV unit. I believe I should be able to make it work with the existing duct work, but I will have to bring someone in to take a look.

For the time being I will try the dehumidifier/direct exhaust first and if I can't keep my humidity down then I will need to go with a unit more appropriate.

Anyone have any suggestions for a good dehumidifier? (minimum 70 pints), that is energy efficient and dependable (I would imagine it will be running more often the not).

Thanks guys/gals

[AquaticFinatic]

Originally Posted by Hydrologist

Thanks Stacey.

I do have the fish room exhausted outside (just a simple dryer vent in a window with a fan/duct work). You can see the hole in the back of the room in the first "drywall/mudding pic".

I will be doing some research on the HRV unit. I believe I should be able to make it work with the existing duct work, but I will have to bring someone in to take a look.

For the time being I will try the dehumidifier/direct exhaust first and if I can't keep my humidity down then I will need to go with a unit more appropriate.

Anyone have any suggestions for a good dehumidifier? (minimum 70 pints), that is energy efficient and dependable (I would imagine it will be running more often the not).

Thanks guys/gals

You should look at an hrv rather than a dehumidifier as they do cost a fair bit more to run than the hrv. I have tried the dehumid route and I'm going hrv as it will pay for itself quicker. Nice build by the way

[DAVE]

What do you guys recommend I put on the floor between my 180 (steel stand) and the laminate wood?

I have the dri-core sub floor underneath

Thanks

[DAVE]

Time for another update (sorry about the photo quality)





Bar Tank




Front shot of the room (projector screen)

[bryceschutte]

Basement is looking amazing! 2 tanks at once = either stupid or brilliant

On a side note, is that where your projector is staying? Seems really low.