A tour of my basement fish room!

Looks great! You have a nice setup.

On a side note: Who is the artist in your "Vapour1ze 93 Cube SPS LPS Mixed Reef - Teaser Video #1" video.......I liked the song.....
 
Nicely done,

I'm in the middle of setting up my fish room now- definitely got some ideas.
Hope the StarPolyps are doing well.

Thanks,
JIM
 
Great job Luke! That looks like a lot of time to put all that together! I'm sure you will make good use of that frag tank.
 
Beautiful fish room. Quick question, do you have any issues with condensation or moisture in your basement. My room will be a similar size if not smaller and I'm worried about ruining walls and the floor above the basement.
 
Proverbs356 said:
Beautiful fish room. Quick question, do you have any issues with condensation or moisture in your basement. My room will be a similar size if not smaller and I'm worried about ruining walls and the floor above the basement.
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No issues at this time... I don't notice humidity or anything. My fish room is in the same room as the furnace, and is a fairly large room. I'm wondering if it gets sucked out by the furnace and acts as a humidifier for my home?

But anyway, in all seriousness. So far, I can't tell you. I am coming up on the summer months so I'll be able to tell you.

I need a dehumidifier for my basement already so I'm sure it doesn't help the scenario much.

Cheers
 
Proverbs356 said:
Beautiful fish room. Quick question, do you have any issues with condensation or moisture in your basement. My room will be a similar size if not smaller and I'm worried about ruining walls and the floor above the basement.
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I highly recommend using something, whether it's a dehumidifier, or, an exhaust fan. Exhaust fan for me, is the best route (dehumidifier is too expensive to run, exhaust also removes smell too). I have a broan 110 cfm typical home center exhaust fan vented to the exterior, on a switch so I can turn it off on really extreme hot or cold days manually.

right nest to my (3) bank marine battery charger for my battery back-up.

I have seen first hand (not my house) the damage that years of salt creep and humidity does to basements. It won't happen right away, but over the years, it becomes very clear after the damage sets in. Mold grows in cool areas/low air flow, (corners or under/inside boxes) and sheet metal duct work for the furnace show the signs pretty evident. I have canopy's for both my tanks, to limit the evaporation from the top of the tanks (and to try to keep the heat in). And, an exhaust fan that vents from both sumps to the exterior. I use a Y to connect both sumps for humidity/smell removal with one fan for both tanks.

I have small, limited damage. The damage in the pic below is from 6 months of treating anemone's in this 10 gallon tank on a shelf. Just from being close to the tank, no splashing that I noticed or recall. The result of salt on metal.

You can see the marks that salt leaves on metal. Salt eats metal and concrete. While you won't notice it eating your foundation, it will add humidity to the house, and you may find mold growing where it shouldn't.
 
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