I’d like to plumb my current tank into the basement, I’ve had a basement sump before and loved every aspect of it. I wish I had taken more time and done it on the current setup but I didn’t realize I could make it into the basement from where the tank was (actually still a little unsure if it possible).
Current tank sits in the living room, which was converted to a garage, no access to basement through floor. The wall behind the tank is the chimney which is made up of masonry block and then, studs and drywall (no access there). Around the corner from my tank is a little cubby where my current equipment cabinet sits. Through the molding on the bottom if I were to cut holes I would be in the basement (Didn’t realize this until some work was being done in the basement, silly me). I’ll show a picture of what I mean.
My current house was built in the 60’s by a mason, loooooved concrete and was fearful of wars and bombings apparently, because he built some sort of “Bomb Shelter” it’s about 150 sqft room that’s 1 foot thick concrete all four walls, ceiling and floor. We currently use it for storage and totes (basically all her crap). I was thinking about turning this room into my fish room, sump and all of our wildest dreams. However, I’m concerned about moisture. We do have a dehumidifier down there with a pump, but it’s in the main basement area (very old, will upgrade). My initial thought would be to add an exhaust fan to that room using an existing 12 inch diameter hole to pull out air from the fish room, into the main basement area and let the dehumidifier do its thing.
Anyone see any issues with that idea?
Current tank sits in the living room, which was converted to a garage, no access to basement through floor. The wall behind the tank is the chimney which is made up of masonry block and then, studs and drywall (no access there). Around the corner from my tank is a little cubby where my current equipment cabinet sits. Through the molding on the bottom if I were to cut holes I would be in the basement (Didn’t realize this until some work was being done in the basement, silly me). I’ll show a picture of what I mean.
My current house was built in the 60’s by a mason, loooooved concrete and was fearful of wars and bombings apparently, because he built some sort of “Bomb Shelter” it’s about 150 sqft room that’s 1 foot thick concrete all four walls, ceiling and floor. We currently use it for storage and totes (basically all her crap). I was thinking about turning this room into my fish room, sump and all of our wildest dreams. However, I’m concerned about moisture. We do have a dehumidifier down there with a pump, but it’s in the main basement area (very old, will upgrade). My initial thought would be to add an exhaust fan to that room using an existing 12 inch diameter hole to pull out air from the fish room, into the main basement area and let the dehumidifier do its thing.
Anyone see any issues with that idea?
