Excess moisture in fish room

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by jason604

Oh man dumping the water tray everyday seems like adding more choir to the already huge list from my tank.

Lol. Guess you're tied to something more permanent then. Have fun with drilling and wiring

[monocus]

i just open a window-problem solved

[jason604]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Lol. Guess you're tied to something more permanent then. Have fun with drilling and wiring

I do enjoy small one time projects lol

Originally Posted by monocus

i just open a window-problem solved

No windows in my fish room. It's in the middle of my house.

[whatcaneyedo]

My 220gal system is in a 7'x8' room. I'm using a 110cfm bathroom exhaust fan (draws about 1 amp) on a dehumidistat. I also have a 4" hole in the exterior wall to draw fresh (typically cool) outdoor air inside. The humidity in there usually sits around 45% with little to no impact on the rest of the house.

Dehumidifiers produce a lot of heat, require a lot of electricity (our old one drew 3 amps and couldn't keep up) and are typically much noisier than exhaust fans.

[Scythanith]

Put a palm tree and a lawn chair in there.... paradise

[reefwars]

I still say just bash a random huge hole in the ceiling , think about it......

it fixes your issue and allows a steady swap of stale for fresh air, no need to worry about static pressure and all that fancy jazz

It costs nothing at all iin fact you'll gain a piece or tow of 2x4', small piece of drywall some insulation , screws and even a shingle or two from the demo.......that's a plus in my books.

It hasn't got to be pretty if you don't have a saw just bash a hole down with your foot it's in your fish room so doesn't need to be pretty .

Come winter temps will stay low and chiller runs less and come summer heaters will run less

Your carbon footprint will be small and more money for corals wi all the power savings

No need for mechanical failures works 24/7 flawlessly



If you create a sheet and weigh the pros vs cons you'll find this is the way to go by far , you should take my work for it I have a lot of posts so it has to be true



Really the only other better alternative is to cut two holes in your roof

[Scythanith]

I'm really starting to get behind this idea! Denny for president!

Originally Posted by reefwars

I still say just bash a random huge hole in the ceiling , think about it......

it fixes your issue and allows a steady swap of stale for fresh air, no need to worry about static pressure and all that fancy jazz

It costs nothing at all iin fact you'll gain a piece or tow of 2x4', small piece of drywall some insulation , screws and even a shingle or two from the demo.......that's a plus in my books.

It hasn't got to be pretty if you don't have a saw just bash a hole down with your foot it's in your fish room so doesn't need to be pretty .

Come winter temps will stay low and chiller runs less and come summer heaters will run less

Your carbon footprint will be small and more money for corals wi all the power savings

No need for mechanical failures works 24/7 flawlessly



If you create a sheet and weigh the pros vs cons you'll find this is the way to go by far , you should take my work for it I have a lot of posts so it has to be true



Really the only other better alternative is to cut two holes in your roof

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by reefwars

I still say just bash a random huge hole in the ceiling , think about it......

it fixes your issue and allows a steady swap of stale for fresh air, no need to worry about static pressure and all that fancy jazz

It costs nothing at all iin fact you'll gain a piece or tow of 2x4', small piece of drywall some insulation , screws and even a shingle or two from the demo.......that's a plus in my books.

It hasn't got to be pretty if you don't have a saw just bash a hole down with your foot it's in your fish room so doesn't need to be pretty .

Come winter temps will stay low and chiller runs less and come summer heaters will run less

Your carbon footprint will be small and more money for corals wi all the power savings

No need for mechanical failures works 24/7 flawlessly

This is what I did, works great