Hello Phoenix

[dream54ing]

Its on when my sump fan is on (just a large fan over my sump to keep temp down). Wasn't on a schedule or controller since its usually on 24/7 during the summer. In your case, you might not need it on all the time. My room was in the garage, so it gets warm/humid faster than usual. your idea of a humility sensor will be beneficial for your built tho.

 

[dream54ing]

This is the only way I'd be able to do this sort of project, I'm trying to make it so that if we end up selling the house I can easily fill in the hole in the wall and convert it to a large closet space.

Our fish room was easily converted into a storage room after we moved out. Our tenants absolutely loves that room and said it was the greatest idea ever! but they didn't know it was a fish room before so great that you thought it though!

 

[kjonulak]

When my equipment room was built my hvac guy installed an inline blower to pull air out of the room. My electrician installed a Leviton humidistat switch I bought. You can set the humidity level for it to turn on. It also has a a setting for how long to run once it is turned on. You can also manually turn it on by pressing the large flat plate. I got it off of Amazon.

To waterproof the floor, we left it concrete and used the same material that was used on our garage floor to seal it. We also went up the wall slightly. I did have a floor drain installed. Looks like a mini sink in the floor. The garage floor sealer is also resistant to salt.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

When my equipment room was built my hvac guy installed an inline blower to pull air out of the room. My electrician installed a Leviton humidistat switch I bought. You can set the humidity level for it to turn on. It also has a a setting for how long to run once it is turned on. You can also manually turn it on by pressing the large flat plate. I got it off of Amazon.

To waterproof the floor, we left it concrete and used the same material that was used on our garage floor to seal it. We also went up the wall slightly. I did have a floor drain installed. Looks like a mini sink in the floor. The garage floor sealer is also resistant to salt.

That's the switch/sensor I was looking at... I didn't know if there was a better choice for salty environments or not. I definitely want to exhaust the room to the outside of the house and not push it into the house.

So far my research hasn't yielded too much information... the pro's seem to equal to the cons. In order to prevent mold, air movement seem to be what it boils down to.

I've walked into other fish rooms and even poorly ventilated fish stores and that musty smell is what I want to avoid. With that said, I'm going to err on the side of caution and at least do that as a minimum.

 

[kjonulak]

That's the switch/sensor I was looking at... I didn't know if there was a better choice for salty environments or not. I definitely want to exhaust the room to the outside of the house and not push it into the house.

So far my research hasn't yielded too much information... the pro's seem to equal to the cons. In order to prevent mold, air movement seem to be what it boils down to.

I've walked into other fish rooms and even poorly ventilated fish stores and that musty smell is what I want to avoid. With that said, I'm going to err on the side of caution and at least do that as a minimum.

That was my thought also. We were building a house, so I wanted to make sure the room is well ventilated. My equipment room is remote from my tanks, but I did put in a large in floor pit/sump. So the room will have 150+ gallons of water in it. I also have a window in the room and I open it whenever I can. Since I was building I also had the room fully insulated with the closed cell spray foam to keep the moisture from getting into the walls. My builder also used exterior grade drywall on the walls. To finish off the room I added ceramic tile 4' up on the walls. So any splashes will hit the tile vs the wallboard.

I do need to do a journal. My tanks are on order and should arrive in a month or so. I have a lot of things to do prior to having my tanks installed.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

If you want to follow along,
Here's my build thread!!!!