Tank room humidity / ventilation / cooling

[ReefPig]

Hello all,

Those of you with a dedicated tank room, such as a garage etc, how do you handle ventilation / humidity and cooling?

I’m planning a “hole through the wall” tank, where my tanks and sumps will be in my garage.

I was thinking simple extractor fans and a wall mounted air con. I’m not overly familiar with HVAC and all those things.

It’s quite a cool room, so chances of condensation is high.

Anyone any suggestions?

 

[19Mateo83]

Hello all,

Those of you with a dedicated tank room, such as a garage etc, how do you handle ventilation / humidity and cooling?

I’m planning a “hole through the wall” tank, where my tanks and sumps will be in my garage.

I was thinking simple extractor fans and a wall mounted air con. I’m not overly familiar with HVAC and all those things.

It’s quite a cool room, so chances of condensation is high.

Anyone any suggestions?

Look into ac infinity’s humidistat controlled ventilation products if they are available in the UK. They are excellently made products.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Hello all,

Those of you with a dedicated tank room, such as a garage etc, how do you handle ventilation / humidity and cooling?

I’m planning a “hole through the wall” tank, where my tanks and sumps will be in my garage.

I was thinking simple extractor fans and a wall mounted air con. I’m not overly familiar with HVAC and all those things.

It’s quite a cool room, so chances of condensation is high.

Anyone any suggestions?

When you say garage - you're not planning on driving cars in and out with an open sump there?

 

[ReefPig]

When you say garage - you're not planning on driving cars in and out with an open sump there?

Christ no haha. It’ll be a dedicated tank room.

 

[Bruttall]

I turn the FAN to on, on my Heat/AC system for most of the Day, sometimes I forget about it and leave it to run with FAN ON all week but usually turn to Auto when I get home in the evening. This keeps the air in my house in constant circulation while I am work and since I keep tank and tank room in the basement this was the simplest way to make sure I have a steady supply of fresh air downstairs.

 

[ReefPig]

I turn the FAN to on, on my Heat/AC system for most of the Day, sometimes I forget about it and leave it to run with FAN ON all week but usually turn to Auto when I get home in the evening. This keeps the air in my house in constant circulation while I am work and since I keep tank and tank room in the basement this was the simplest way to make sure I have a steady supply of fresh air downstairs.

Thanks very much. So you don’t have any extractor, just the recirculation with the AC fan?

Maybe I’m overthinking it all then.

 

[Bruttall]

Thanks very much. So you don’t have any extractor, just the recirculation with the AC fan?

Maybe I’m overthinking it all then.

Yeah. IMO and experience it doesn't take a lot of air flow, as long as you some.

 

[am3gross]

I have a 375 display in my living room with the holes in the wall to the garage for the filtration. My filtration is a total of about 400 gallons of water flowing in my garage ( 300 gallon sump, 50 gallon skimmer tank, 75 gallon frag tank, 75 gallon refugium). I have a window mount AC and a dehumidifier in there and that keeps everything at bay. The garage is also temp controlled by the house AC as well, but I don't think it really contributes that much to the space.

 

[salty joe]

IDK if this would be a good option for you but I use an Air King exhaust fan in my fish room. I control it with a thermostat but a humidistat could just as easily be used.