Open Top Tanks

[fish_master]

Dose anyone else with an open top tank have problems with moisture i get thick layers of condensation on the window in the morning and room is starting to smell damp

 

[Tolak]

Besides the inevitable jumper, covers are needed to keep evaporation to a minimum. Humidity, and the subsequent mold that follows is always a problem in fishrooms, since many tanks are packed into a smaller area. Here's a link for making a cheap cover; http/www.gcca.net/howto/tank_covers.htm

I don't bother with the hinge deal, I just cut the diffuser panel to the size needed. A tightly sealed 29-gallon tank loses about 1/4" weekly due to evaporation; an uncovered tank loses nearly 2".

Mold is a health problem; I installed a bathroom fan & timer in my fishroom to vent out the humidity a few times daily. Condensation will eventually lead to mold.

 

[InaneCathode]

Besides the inevitable jumper, covers are needed to keep evaporation to a minimum. Humidity, and the subsequent mold that follows is always a problem in fishrooms, since many tanks are packed into a smaller area. Here's a link for making a cheap cover; http/www.gcca.net/howto/tank_covers.htm

I don't bother with the hinge deal, I just cut the diffuser panel to the size needed. A tightly sealed 29-gallon tank loses about 1/4" weekly due to evaporation; an uncovered tank loses nearly 2".

Mold is a health problem; I installed a bathroom fan & timer in my fishroom to vent out the humidity a few times daily. Condensation will eventually lead to mold.

You... have a room for your fish?

Does it really get this bad ?

 

[fish_master]

yea it dose and my fish room is my bedroom so its not to good

 

[voo]

I have two tanks in my bedroom, one of which is an open-top tank. They're both underneath the windowsill. I have the window open through the night a little bit, and occasionally during the day. It's never smelt of damp though.

For the open-top tank i have a condensation tray that i leave on it overnight. During the day i take it off as it reduces the amount of light reaching the plants.

 

[Tolak]

Besides the inevitable jumper, covers are needed to keep evaporation to a minimum. Humidity, and the subsequent mold that follows is always a problem in fishrooms, since many tanks are packed into a smaller area. Here's a link for making a cheap cover; http/www.gcca.net/howto/tank_covers.htm

I don't bother with the hinge deal, I just cut the diffuser panel to the size needed. A tightly sealed 29-gallon tank loses about 1/4" weekly due to evaporation; an uncovered tank loses nearly 2".

Mold is a health problem; I installed a bathroom fan & timer in my fishroom to vent out the humidity a few times daily. Condensation will eventually lead to mold.

You... have a room for your fish?

Does it really get this bad ?

It gets this bad. When I built the room it roughed out to 8'x16'. I have 16 tanks in there, everything but the 65 & 72 in my profile.