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The 125 garage tank: Name TBD

Blaise006 said:
I worry about not being around the tank getting too hot. The house could easily get up to 82 if The ac isn’t on.
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Lots of folks insulate the door- my tank is in the house, so I don’t use them for that reason- I have the gym set up in the garage. They work very well.

Here they are at Amazon. Home Depot was cheaper I think.

Owens Corning Garage Door Insulation Kit - Garage Door Insulation Panel Kit Double Door - Amazon.com

Owens Corning Garage Door Insulation Kit - Garage Door Insulation Panel Kit Double Door - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
 
Blaise006 said:
I worry about not being around the tank getting too hot. The house could easily get up to 82 if The ac isn’t on.
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I have multiple tanks in the garage where ambient air can get to 95-100 degrees in there because the sun beats down on it all afternoon. I only have fans on it and it doesn’t hit past 83F.


Post in thread 'Fans in light fixture?'
https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/fans-in-light-fixture.25897/post-378248

Fans will do more than you think. Give it a whirl after hooking it up to a temp controller (ranco or Inkbird) or an Apex.

Post in thread 'Heat and more heat'
https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/heat-and-more-heat.26713/post-391299
 
Mike Yasin said:
Lots of folks insulate the door- my tank is in the house, so I don’t use them for that reason- I have the gym set up in the garage. They work very well.

Here they are at Amazon. Home Depot was cheaper I think.

Owens Corning Garage Door Insulation Kit - Garage Door Insulation Panel Kit Double Door - Amazon.com

Owens Corning Garage Door Insulation Kit - Garage Door Insulation Panel Kit Double Door - Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
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Yup. I’m one of those that did that. Makes a big difference for me.
 
RandyC said:
I have multiple tanks in the garage where ambient air can get to 95-100 degrees in there because the sun beats down on it all afternoon. I only have fans on it and it doesn’t hit past 83F.


Post in thread 'Fans in light fixture?'
https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/fans-in-light-fixture.25897/post-378248

Fans will do more than you think. Give it a whirl after hooking it up to a temp controller (ranco or Inkbird) or an Apex.

Post in thread 'Heat and more heat'
https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/heat-and-more-heat.26713/post-391299
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Thanks Randy, I’ll give this a shot!
 
RandyC said:
Yup. I’m one of those that did that. Makes a big difference for me.
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Does your garage have decent ventilation?

I’m worried about humidity in the garage. Currently it fluctuates between 46% and 58%.

It it starts averaging higher I really might need to consider other options for the tank cause I don’t want to risk mold.
 
Blaise006 said:
Does your garage have decent ventilation?

I’m worried about humidity in the garage. Currently it fluctuates between 46% and 58%.

It it starts averaging higher I really might need to consider other options for the tank cause I don’t want to risk mold.
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its not horrible, but it’s not awesome. I have been planning to install an exhaust fan with a humidistat so it turns on automatically for a while, but haven’t done so yet. I do open the garage at night sometimes when it feels muggy in there.
 
I was thinking about a frag tank. If its in the house it needs to have a small footprint. if its in the garage it can be bigger. Interested on boq this turns out and what is needed to keep the temp in control.
 
Not my best effort at aquascaping but it will do. I think it is finally done. Fish come out of QT in 2 weeks.
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