Excess moisture in fish room

[jason604]

Just wondering what people with fish rooms do for all the excess moisture. As of right now all I did is installing a 30" vent above my door for the room but it seems to do absolutely nth. I have to leave my room door open buts it's quite noisy and light coming out of the room which I don't want. My fish room use to be a laundry room along time ago so the dryers air vent passage way is still there. I could install one of those washroom fans to it but that would be so noisy and it would be running 24/7 and I don't wanna waste more electricity than I already have. Was thinking about buying this small n neatly lookin dehumidifier

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B00RZVH...s=dehumidifier

What u guys think is it too small? Or u guys have a better solution for eliminating excess moisture?

[WarDog]

Just get a lower decibel bathroom fan. They don't draw a lot of power and you could even put it on a timer.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Just get a lower decibel bathroom fan. They don't draw a lot of power and you could even put it on a timer.

With all the extra light in the room can is it possible for some kind of way to rig it up to a small solar panel that can be placed under my LEDs?

[reefwars]

Can't you just cut a hole in the roof? That's what most people do

[jason604]

Originally Posted by reefwars

Can't you just cut a hole in the roof? That's what most people do

Lol!

[mark]

When I build mine put in a small bathroom fan over the sump. Was also going to put in a dehumidistat so would only run when required but never got to it (moisture not a problem).

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

my fish room is totally insulated from the rest of the house.Drilled 2 holes opposite sides of the wall going directly outside.One draws fresh air and the other draws out the humid air, both fans are running of a dehumidistat for that room.

[hillegom]

As far as bathroom fans go, the squirrel cage fans are very quiet

[daplatapus]

HRV (heat recovery ventilator). Sucks air out and preheats the fresh air coming in through a heat exchanger. No negative pressure situations which can be potentially dangerous in homes with gas fired appliances such as furnaces, hot water tank and fireplaces.
exhaust fans sucking air out of the room and pulling fresh air in is a similar setup, you just don't get the advantage of preheating that air, so in certain area's/circumstances, supplemental heating may be required.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

HRV (heat recovery ventilator). Sucks air out and preheats the fresh air coming in through a heat exchanger. No negative pressure situations which can be potentially dangerous in homes with gas fired appliances such as furnaces, hot water tank and fireplaces.
exhaust fans sucking air out of the room and pulling fresh air in is a similar setup, you just don't get the advantage of preheating that air, so in certain area's/circumstances, supplemental heating may be required.

Sounds expensive lol. I think ima go with a dehumidistat and a quiet bathroom fan