Fishroom Ceiling

nickjj

nickjj

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Do most of you enclose your fishrooms ceilings in drywall?
I was at Lowes today and they have a 2x2 ceiling tile that has a coating that combats mold and mildew from moisture.
It has Climaplus performance from the USG website "CLIMAPLUSâ"žÂ¢ 15-Year System warranty to withstand conditions up to 104 ºF (40 ºC)/90% relative humidity without visible sag when used with USG's DONN® Brand Suspension Systems. CLIMAPLUS Superior Performance products feature a USG-patented antimicrobial treatment that provides broadspectrum control for mold/mildew, fungi, yeast, algae, and bacteria over the warranty period."

My fishroom is in the basement and I will be putting in and exhaust fan. I'd like to be able to get to above the ceiling if needed without having to rip holes in the drywall. What kinda humidity levels do you get in your room? Would you use these ceiling panels?
 
I put up 4'x8'x2" blueboard styrofoam up on my ceiling and used silicone in between the sheets....it works very well for insulating and humidity.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11933594#post11933594 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nickjj
Did you paint the styrofoam?
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yep! Oil-based primer and paint.
 
Mine is sheet rock covered with FRP.. I used trim on all the joints and siliconed all the cracks I did the same to all the walls.. Very waterproof and looks pretty good... FRP is the same stuff used in commercial kitchens and bathrooms..
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I was wondering the same thing myself. I currently have a drop ceiling in the room that I am building as my fish room. With a 240 gallon tank, 150 gallon sump, and a 30 gallon refugium, plus all of the RO water storage I know that a humidity problem is inevitable. I used the "green board" mold resistant drywall for the walls, but I am undecided about the ceilings. I would really like to maintain access, since most of my plumbing and electric passes over this room before branching off to the rest of the house.
 
frp= fiberglass reinforced plastic. It is mainly used to line the walls of kitchens in restaurants. Very easy to install, you just glue it to the wall with frp glue. It should be available at home depot and lowes.
 
Nice thread. I'm in the same boat. I want to sheet rock it but would be nice to have access to mess w/ my exhaust fan or ports if needed.

While we are at it what do you guys use to vent your tank room w/?

I looked at using frp (didn't know that is what it was called) but thought about just straight green board, mudded, and painted.

Lunchbucket
 
I am glade that this thread has come up. I am in the same situation. I dont want to lose axcess to all my plumbing and electric above. I have thought about using drop ceiling but still undecided. As far a vent goes. I have been using bathroom exhaust fans for the last 3 yrs with no problem.
 
jlaudiofreak - I thought about just doing that. Since I have such a small room I thought about using one 100+ CFM bathroom vent w/ light. Can't hurt after all that is what they are made for. plus only costs me like 100-150bucks @ Lowes.

I'm in a different situation. The ceieling above my tank room will contain nothing important but the fan venting

Lunchbucket
 
Lunchbucket
I think you will be happy with the that fan. I am running to for my system , one to vent the hood straight outside and one to vent my fish room outside.
 
I had an Idea while I was on my thinking chair for the ceiling. Why not run your grid and instead of buying ceiling tile why not just get the mold resistent you know paperless sheetrock and cut it to fit your 12"x12" squares in the grid or how ever big you make them.. Then all you would have to do is paint it what ever color you want. Would be a hell of alot cheaper then special ordering in ceiling tile
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11980310#post11980310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jlaudiofreak
Lunchbucket
I think you will be happy with the that fan. I am running to for my system , one to vent the hood straight outside and one to vent my fish room outside.
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EXACTLY what I was thinking. My hoods have a 4" hole on them and I want to vent them. It came to me buy two cheap fans of 70-100cfms and one for the hoods and one for the room.

Maybe run the hoods when the lights are on and the room 24/7??

I'm going to Lowes tomorrow to buy sheet rock so I'll pick up two then.

Still not sure what do use for a hole to get fresh air in. I have one of those dryer vent things but it has a flap that opens out...bust off the flap and leave it open 24/7?

Lunchbucket
 
lunchbucket
where are you trying to bring fresh air in from inside or outside. I wouldnt suggest bringing air from the outside do to pollen is the spring. .If you do it from the house have two vents. One up high and one down low. that way you can switch them out so when it is summer time you bring air in from up high to help keep the room cool and in the winter time bring it in from the bottom to help keep the room warm.
 
You could just use greenboard and paint it if you want. It would be cheaper.. I just wanted my room as moisture proof as I could get it.. The floor is Epoxy the walls and ceiling are all covered with FRP and Pvc Trim. I even siliconed every crack I could find.. I was really worried about moisture. Heck I wouldn't give a second thought to spraying my walls down with a water hose as long as I avoided the outlets lol..

As far as vents fans go.. If you look in my picture above at the two round vents on the ceiling.. One is a Exhaust and the other is a Fresh Air intake.. I use two Fantech Inline fans for this.. I think they are rated at 270
CFM? They have all different ones.. I have them connected to a 5 dollar thermostat so they cut on and off when the room gets to hot

You will have to bring fresh air in if you exhaust air out.. Doesnt matter if you have a air intake or not, it will just get sucked in from every crack in the house.. I made sure to bring fresh air in because I didnt' want air from my house to be sucked into my Equipment room.
 
BTW if you have a gas hot water heater or central unit that has a vent on it you will want to make sure you have some kind of make up air for your exhaust fans.. If you exhaust air out with out make up air it can make your vents work in reverse.. Insted of venting they will be pulling air in.
 
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