moisture, humidty, dehumidifier?

[Subsea]

It's healthy rather then dry air. A lot less sinus related problems in the winter

Scott, or should we just say James, James Bond. I like my substrate stirred not shaken. Very cute. Good stuff.

Your points on the humidifier are valid about removing moisture and adding heat in a cold enviroment. I use a humidifier in my CPAP machine when I sleep. It adds moisture to dry air. With the many tanks in my home and their associated heat, I use my central AC unit during winters in the Texas Hill Country.
Patrick

 

[criticalencore]

40 gallons per week is a lot of condensate. You have a big systems. What climate do you live in?
Patrick

It's a 550g tank but roughly 850g total volume. All of the tanks are open top too which doesn't help. I live near the beach in Wilmington NC. It's humid outside here most of the time anyways but last night it go down into the 40s which will drop my tank 3 degrees easily even with 4 400w heaters going which is why I shut the window in the room last night. This morning when I cracked it back open the window was covered in condensation and you could feel the humidity in the air.

 

[Aquarist007]

Scott, or should we just say James, James Bond. I like my substrate stirred not shaken. Very cute. Good stuff.

Your points on the humidifier are valid about removing moisture and adding heat in a cold enviroment. I use a humidifier in my CPAP machine when I sleep. It adds moisture to dry air. With the many tanks in my home and their associated heat, I use my central AC unit during winters in the Texas Hill Country.
Patrick

Tks Patrick. . It's nice I made you laugh. How cold does it get in Texas ?

 

[Subsea]

South Texas does not have Winter it has cold fronts. During the winter, maybe a dozen times below 30 degrees. Last winter was the oldest in 50 years with one spell down to
12 degrees. Two winters ago, I picked cherry tomatoes from my north porch on
Dec 7.
Patrick

 

[kelrn98]

didn't read through the entire thread....but I use a dehumidifier constantly. I empty a bucket full of water every 2 days. it works well. love it.