Garage tank question

[dabandit]

p.s summer heat doesnt worry me I have a chiller in mind

[sphelps]

I don't see an issue keeping the temp warm, why insulate and heat a garage when you can insulate and heat a small box. An extra heater just to be safe for sure but if you use and acrylic sump and insulate a container around it you'll have no issues. Plus -6!! That's summer weather, you guys don't even know what cold is.

I second an over heating issue though, most garages I've been in get pretty hot in the summer, so oversize the chiller just to be safe. It won't cost more on electricity as the duty cycle will be reduced.

[dabandit]

Lol I was born and raised in Regina I have a pretty good idea of what cold is lol -6 is the temp in the garage by the way it was -10 in there this morning,im not sure if everyone is picking up on that. Thanks for all the opinions,keep em coming if you have them

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I think Lance in Powell River is using an old freezer as the holding container for his outdoor sump & it keeps the temp steady.

If your garage is uninsulated & there's no way to keep it from getting that cold in the winter, how much time are you actually going to be spending sitting or standing in your freezing cold garage looking at your monster tank? We had a friend, Jesse, who had a beautiful 90g sps tank but once he moved it into his garage, he rarely spent any time enjoying the tank & ended up shutting it down iwthin months of the move outside.

Something to think about.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I think Lance in Powell River is using an old freezer as the holding container for his outdoor sump & it keeps the temp steady.

Does he plug it in in the summer?

[dabandit]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I think Lance in Powell River is using an old freezer as the holding container for his outdoor sump & it keeps the temp steady.

If your garage is uninsulated & there's no way to keep it from getting that cold in the winter, how much time are you actually going to be spending sitting or standing in your freezing cold garage looking at your monster tank? We had a friend, Jesse, who had a beautiful 90g sps tank but once he moved it into his garage, he rarely spent any time enjoying the tank & ended up shutting it down iwthin months of the move outside.

Something to think about.

Good idea with the freezer. As for the cold I'm from saskatchewan -10 isnt that bad,I dont smoke inside so I'm out there about every hour lol
I've been sweet talking the misses she's going to let me keep a 120 inside...since she doesnt know how big one is i'm going to sneak in a 200lol

[Lance]

[quote=SeaHorse_Fanatic;369363]I think Lance in Powell River is using an old freezer as the holding container for his outdoor sump & it keeps the temp steady.


Not a freezer Anthony, just a well-insulated plywood box. Works real well, never had any heating, cooling issues.