Controling humidity in a fish tank room

Anybody thinking of a air exchanger ventilation system depending where your living it could be good. Living in Canada here. ;D

 

How about running a Dehumidifier.

 

Dehumidifier.I live in Colorado which is arid, but I started growing mold under the stairs where my sump was at. Dehumidifier worked great.

 

This is for the cold weather people

Ok this is a solution for the cold weather people, the temperature drop outside makes your room so warm that your the only guys in the world using yours ice scrapers indoors, instead of on your cars. I know i had to do it and never mind trying to open the window its jamed with one inch of new ice forming every day, compliment of your Reef tank and sump. So this is the thing for you. An air exchanger system Its available at any hardware stores At my place $ 499.00 their's other models too.



A1500 - Whole-House Air Exchanger - The Affordable Solution by Venmar

Air Exchanger - Total Air Flow: 185 CFM, Rate 30 or 55 CFM (120V, 140W)
Excess Humidity Control
Maximum ventilation area of 2000 SQ FT (Combined with a bathroom fan)

SPECIFICATIONS
Assembled Depth (In Inches) 24 In.
Assembled Height (In Inches) 33
Assembled Weight (In LBS) 31 Lbs.
Assembled Width (In Inches) 19
Country of Origin Canada
CSA Certified Yes
Item Depth 25.5 In.
Item Height 34.5 In.
Item Weight 33 Lbs.
Item Width 20 In.



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amongst other benefits I'm sure. Is this a brand name? lol

 

What is this humidity you guys speak of ?? I did see a post on here about a vent fan that turns on automatically when the humidity get to high.

 

Its all about location location location, your in Nevada i presume your fine. I'm in Canada and in northern USA its a colder climate and that why we have snow which comes from humidity, and when are tanks evaporates a mist of 78-80 oF in the air and it hits the cold windows in the winter the mist become water again causing the window to ice up and become so thick that it can break and twist the frame. When spring comes damages can be in the hundreds of dollard for each windows thats thousands for the house. so yes we are preocupied with it. One tank can evaporate a lot specially if the air in the house is dry and suck up your tank. We need ways to prevent that. In the south you have an advantage, the sun and dry wind, we don't have that. You need chillers we don't always.

 

Ya are humidity averages 8 to 12%. One nice thing is fans over the tank work great for cooling. All forms of evaporative cooling work great here. Most houses run swamp coolers vs AC.

 

Average here is 48% to 62% normal throughout the year. Add your tank to it......now you know why.

Right now very comfortable at 33% humidity 78 oF .