Qt in garage

Daddyrawg · 02/17/2019, 10:27 PM

Anyone see any issue with setting up my qt in garage? In so cal but right now its cold... cars won't ever be in garage.. I guess as long as i have heater should be ok right?

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ryeguyy84 · 02/17/2019, 10:29 PM

What's cold in so cal? As long as the heater is big enough to keep temps up you should be good. I've seen sumps in the garage here in NJ without issue. They were well insulated garages though

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Daddyrawg · 02/17/2019, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ryeguyy84

What's cold in so cal? As long as the heater is big enough to keep temps up you should be good. I've seen sumps in the garage here in NJ without issue. They were well insulated garages though

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Like 50 degrees at night

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Daddyrawg · 02/17/2019, 10:32 PM

Probably wont work in summer tho

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ryeguyy84 · 02/17/2019, 10:33 PM

Upsize the heater, it's probably warmer in the garage. Heat would be your only issue.

I wish we could hit 50 during the day

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ryeguyy84 · 02/17/2019, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Daddyrawg

Probably wont work in summer tho

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Yeah you would need a really big chiller lol

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laverda · 02/17/2019, 11:46 PM

My qt is in the garage. I have 2 sids of it very insulated it help keep the heat in the tank in the winter and the heat out in the summer. Been thinking of making a cover for it to help insulate it even more.

64Ivy · 02/18/2019, 06:26 AM

One possible issue might be the eventual rusting of any tools or other nearby metals that you store nearby.

mcgyvr · 02/18/2019, 09:06 AM

A garage is no different than any other room/structure (even more so when you aren't parking cars in there which won't matter even if you did)..
If it gets too cold you will need heat.. If it gets too hot you will need cooling..

Daddyrawg · 02/18/2019, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

A garage is no different than any other room/structure (even more so when you aren't parking cars in there which won't matter even if you did)..
If it gets too cold you will need heat.. If it gets too hot you will need cooling..

Cool

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Kriegad · 02/22/2019, 09:16 PM

I’d get an inkbird temp controller or something if your going to get an oversized heater to deal with colder ambient conditions. That’s just me because I had a bad heater experience recently.

reelredfish · 04/09/2019, 10:03 PM

I am having the same thought except I am in Texas. Fine right now but won’t be in a month or so. About the only area I have space to setup QT’s.

BluRocket3 · 04/10/2019, 09:07 AM

Might need a chiller, I have a couple tanks in the garage and have an over sized heater and chiller

reelredfish · 04/10/2019, 11:01 AM

Each tank would need a chiller I assume so you do not cross contaminate ? Have never used a chiller but have seen they are high $$

lapin · 04/10/2019, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by reelredfish

I am having the same thought except I am in Texas. Fine right now but won’t be in a month or so. About the only area I have space to setup QT’s.

Im in Austin. I do my QT in the garage, fall winter and spring. Come end of May, thru Sept. its a bit too hot. Fans wont keep the tank cool when its 75 at night and 95 in the day with humidity. That's where the utility room comes in.
Or its expensive, like my Nem.

scattered · 04/15/2019, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Daddyrawg

Probably wont work in summer tho

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Jump plumb a constant loop through the beer fridge LOL.

cvrle1 · 04/16/2019, 02:01 PM

Thanks for posting this OP, as I was having same sort of thought. Here during winter we get to 0C (32F) so I wasnt sure if it would be wise to even think of something like this. I was thinking about having QT and coral grow out tank in garage. QT wouldnt be too big of an issue cause i could get fish and keep qt running during warmer months (6 months at least), but grow out tank would have to be going 365, which could be an issue cold wise.

On the other hand this could be a good thing (for QT at least) as it would slow me down during late fall, winter and early spring. I wouldnt be really adding anything to the DT, so it would give it time to get all parameters right, and get everything happy

02/17/2019, 10:27 PM	#1
Daddyrawg Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 814	Qt in garage Anyone see any issue with setting up my qt in garage? In so cal but right now its cold... cars won't ever be in garage.. I guess as long as i have heater should be ok right? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

02/17/2019, 10:29 PM	#2
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	What's cold in so cal? As long as the heater is big enough to keep temps up you should be good. I've seen sumps in the garage here in NJ without issue. They were well insulated garages though Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

02/17/2019, 10:33 PM	#5
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Upsize the heater, it's probably warmer in the garage. Heat would be your only issue. I wish we could hit 50 during the day Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

02/17/2019, 11:46 PM	#7
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	My qt is in the garage. I have 2 sids of it very insulated it help keep the heat in the tank in the winter and the heat out in the summer. Been thinking of making a cover for it to help insulate it even more. __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube

02/18/2019, 06:26 AM	#8
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	One possible issue might be the eventual rusting of any tools or other nearby metals that you store nearby. __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

02/17/2019, 10:32 PM	#4
Daddyrawg Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 814	Probably wont work in summer tho Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

02/18/2019, 09:06 AM	#9
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	A garage is no different than any other room/structure (even more so when you aren't parking cars in there which won't matter even if you did).. If it gets too cold you will need heat.. If it gets too hot you will need cooling.. __________________ Who me?

02/22/2019, 09:16 PM	#11
Kriegad Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 51	I’d get an inkbird temp controller or something if your going to get an oversized heater to deal with colder ambient conditions. That’s just me because I had a bad heater experience recently.

04/09/2019, 10:03 PM	#12
reelredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: DFW,Area Posts: 798	I am having the same thought except I am in Texas. Fine right now but won’t be in a month or so. About the only area I have space to setup QT’s.

04/10/2019, 09:07 AM	#13
BluRocket3 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 91724 Posts: 78	Might need a chiller, I have a couple tanks in the garage and have an over sized heater and chiller

04/10/2019, 11:01 AM	#14
reelredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: DFW,Area Posts: 798	Each tank would need a chiller I assume so you do not cross contaminate ? Have never used a chiller but have seen they are high $$

04/16/2019, 02:01 PM	#17
cvrle1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Surrey, BC Posts: 454	Thanks for posting this OP, as I was having same sort of thought. Here during winter we get to 0C (32F) so I wasnt sure if it would be wise to even think of something like this. I was thinking about having QT and coral grow out tank in garage. QT wouldnt be too big of an issue cause i could get fish and keep qt running during warmer months (6 months at least), but grow out tank would have to be going 365, which could be an issue cold wise. On the other hand this could be a good thing (for QT at least) as it would slow me down during late fall, winter and early spring. I wouldnt be really adding anything to the DT, so it would give it time to get all parameters right, and get everything happy