Humidity problems

[mt59102]

I am setting up a 180 gallon system in a 250 sq ft room that is sealed from the rest of the house. The room is all glass with no very little direct sun light. I am worried about humidity during the winter months here in Montana. Does anyone have any good ideas foe this? Also the room will have it own heating and cooling system.

[sassafrass]

If you can vent the tank with a bath exhuast fan through ducting or dryer hose to the intake for the heater the moisture will be removed by the heater /AC itself problem solved,otherwise you have a problem.
Lee

[mt59102]

will a dehumidifier work?

[R.W.]

i have a dehumidifier in the room with my tank. Works pretty well.

[Hop]

I doubt a dehumidifier is going to keep up with all that glass and the moisture available for condensation. I would think that it would still coat the windows in that small room, but I will admit that I have little experience in this particular situation.

I had major issues with my 450, so when I built my 300 in wall, I elected to seal the head-space above the tank (a canopy of sorts) off from the rest of the house and vent and induct fresh air from outside over the tank. Last winter I had zero problems finally;)

[rjsilvers]

A dehumidifier is expensive to run... You might as well just run an A/C unit.

The dehumidifier is just like an A/C except it heats the air after it passes over the coils using even more electricity...

Some way to vent it to the outside with a fan would be best.

[z00mie]

my dehumidifier heats my intire basement, and is a pain in the summer. I would go with a venting fan

[mt59102]

has anyone tried a air exchanger?

[Aquarist007]

I have my 120 gal in a similar situation. I leave the door to the room open esp in the summer and use one of those cheap stand up rotating fans--just put it on the floor at the far end of the room and it keeps the circulation up.