Large tank in appartments?

[epidemic]

I am just looking for peoples experiacne with humidity/moisture issues living in an appartment. I am looking at a 100ish gallon tank, but I will be moving to an appt. in the next few months. I know I had some issues when I had my 75 gallon in an appartment. Water would condense on the windows, run down the wall and left mold all over the place. Any inpuit is welcomed.

[clownnut]

if you put a lid on the sump, and place the tank near where you can vent the air out(like bathroom fan)that will help a lot.
Li

[spsick]

I just bit the bullet and bought a new dehumidifier, as all the used ones around are questionable. 25 pint whirpool at lowe's for $140.up until then I had major humidity issues, we were getting headachesa from it it was so bad, as soon as we got the thing they stopped, it sucks to buy them cause you'd rather buy cool equipment, but its a necessity. btw i have about 110-120 gallons. there's my input

[Irenicus]

A dehumidifier is probably your best bet in an apartment coupled with keeping a schedule of opening windows.

[REEFSTOCK]

a small fan in the door or window is the best in an apartment, for you, if you don't pay for heat.

[zryder]

I really havent had a big issue with humidity in my place, and i have the 125 /w 55g sump, and another 45g in the bedroom. We usually kept the living room window open, most of the winter. It seemed to help a lot with the ph (combined with an air pump) and did a good job keeping humidity down. We havent needed a fan blowing air out, because the whole system is enclosed. air fans blowing in keeps things cool, and the humidity down.
i guess it will see how well that works in the summer, but im moving as well, to a townhouse with central air/heat with a real thermostat! i havent ever had that, so im excited.

[TekCat]

I have 90 + 30 sump in my apartment. I have no fans or anything like that. During winter I regularly opened windows. There were no humidity issues in winter, I suppose because outside air is very dry in cold months. I suspect that AC would have to keep up with the moisture in the summer months.
I am planning to add a few fans in the sump to keep it cool, I am hoping it wont make dramatic increase in room's humidity.

[storrisch]

I was running

3 55s, a 30hex, a 29, a 26bow, 4 20L, 6 10's, 5 5.5s

we purchased a dehumidifier and I pull about 3 gallons a week from it. No condensation issues on the windows or walls

[Tutmos]

Dehumidifier will also help with keeping the tank cool in hot months. The increased evaporation from a lower ambient humidity level will reduce the tank temp.

[storrisch]

we have ours placed by the patio door and it also adds nice airflow to the room when it turns on.

Here is a link to the one we have
http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=DEHUMIDIFIERS&cat=138&prod=615

We got a refurbished one from the appliance store next to Cub Foods in Apple Valley for super cheap.

[David Grigor]

Quality of windows and if using more modern gas filled or not will also make a big difference. When the windows are very effeicient you will get less condensation. So the age of the apartment is also going to be a large factor.

I never went larger the a 90 when I lived in apartments. When landlord would drop in for inspection or something, he never thought twice about that size. But had the tank been larger than 4', it could have been a different story.

[deathmatch782]

I had moisture issues with a 120 in an older apartment. Mold started growing and then bugging my allergies.

If I were to do it again, I would absolutely put a dehumidifier near the tank.

[epidemic]

Quality of windows and if using more modern gas filled or not will also make a big difference. When the windows are very effeicient you will get less condensation. So the age of the apartment is also going to be a large factor.

I never went larger the a 90 when I lived in apartments. When landlord would drop in for inspection or something, he never thought twice about that size. But had the tank been larger than 4', it could have been a different story.

Iam hoping to get away with a 120. We shall see...

[Soltaker]

I forget who it was, but someone in the club was forced to take his tank down by teh landlord. Humidy issues / mold I think. Good luck to you if you do set up a dacent size tank. :smile:

[epidemic]

that was paul(deathmatch) and he had the same size tank I am asking about.

[Soltaker]

that was paul(deathmatch) and he had the same size tank I am asking about.

Ah that's right. :biggthumpup:

[TekCat]

The other issue might be - can flooring handle 120G tank + sand/rocks + sump?

[John_Salmon]

I had a friend with a 120 on the second floor of an apartment. surprizingly he choose to put it on an interrior wall vs. exterior. I always thought that the exterior wall would have been suited better for the weight load. During his time with that tank he never really had problems with moisture that an open window wouldn't fix.

if you use a dehumidifier there is the additional power consumption to consider... it is in ecense a fidgerator..