ReefRoom ‘A’ Build Continued

So let do a quick update. Since you have noticed that there was less of me on Fragd.it, I have been really busy with full on revonation with the Landry/Reefroom. I couldn’t just do the Reefroom alone, because it tied into the laundry.. plus my wife would have divorced me. We don’t want that now.

So what have I done since the last post? How about, framing, tiling, insulating, drywalling, taping, mudding, sanding, ducting… all for the love of corals and fish.

I am not going to bore you with studding, insulating, and drywalling.. as that can be googled on your own time. What I want to talk about it something that every reefer should consider if they are building a reefroom. Air control.

While having your aquariums in the basement is a great idea, it is not so much when you don’t recirculate the air inside it. Basements are known to hold temperatures, and moisture.. something many forget when we move our evaporating tanks underground. Moisture yields mold, and we don’t want mold in our houses.

So what do you need to move the air out? A simple vent system with a dehumidistat. A dehumidistat will tell the ventilator to turn on or off when it reaches a certain humidity level. This way it will limit to what you set it at.

I have my setup with one primary and one secondary fans. Both will be on dehumidistats, one for mid range humidity and the other as backup. If one cannot keep up with the set level, the other will turn on and aid in moving humid air out of the house. Quick and simple.
I used Home Depot’s simple 20$ dryer duct/vent comb kits to attach the vent system together.. My ventilation fans? This is the primary one: NuTone-Broan QTRN110C Bathroom Fan, 1 sone, 110CFM

And the secondary one: NuTone – Broan 695C, 5.5 sones, 70CFM

If you have any questions on how to set it up.. please ask me in the comments or email me at vlad@fragd.it

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