heatting

[rickytsui]

ok my 180g is in the garage is there any better way to heat up the tank? i already have 4 heater in there 2 500 watt and 2 250 watt and still cant keep up

 

[DrGonzo]

You might want to weather proof the garage in order to keep in as much heat as possible. That would include weather stripping any doors and windows.

 

[rickytsui]

You might want to weather proof the garage in order to keep in as much heat as possible. That would include weather stripping any doors and windows.

how do i weather proof the garage door >??

 

[johnny roastbeef]

wrap the tank in Styrofoam sheets, even if you just do it on 3 sides.

 

[DrGonzo]

how do i weather proof the garage door >??

You can put rubber weather strips along the edges. It'll look something like this:

Home Depot carries it.

 

[Imbarrie]

If it's a panelled aluminum door can you get the foam insulation and cut into shapes that will fit in the panels?
Some of this has a liner you could paint so it wouldn't look too bad



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[xvinny631x]

Might be better off heating the garage???? Tell the wife its going in the living room!! lol

 

[dubs]

if ur heat system in ur house is hot water u can in install a heat unit they make these for garage that run on hot and it have blower on it might cost do this but in the long run it cheaper than those 4 heater ur useing right now also that weather strip drgonzo recomend works

 

[bad coffee]

Move the tank inside. it's the only economic way. other than that you'll pay $$$ to just heat your tank.

4" of stryo might help, but you're going to need the top open for lights. Heat rises, so the heat is gonna go straight out the top.

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[pecan2phat]

I keep 3 out of my 4 tanks in the basement within a fish room and even though it's colder down there, I almost constantly need to keep an exhaust fan on due to the moisture created by the tanks which keeps the room temperature in the 60's. If I don't keep the humidity level around 40%, I will see condensation on certain walls and mold will form over time.
I would think that if Ricky insulated his garage that this will also happen over time.

 

[jerl77]

move the tank

 

[rickytsui]

ok i got some weather strips and i fill in where ever i feel the wind coming in and also seal all around the garage door let see if this will make any diff

 

[rickytsui]

move the tank

i wish i can i live in a old house and i had a 120 on the first flood and one of the wood beam was bending so my dad said put your tank in the garage =(

 

[jerl77]

damm you have a basement it can go in?

 

[rickytsui]

no room in the basement

 

[SevTT]

Move the tank inside. it's the only economic way. other than that you'll pay $$$ to just heat your tank.

Depending on the size of the area, it might also be worth it to make the fish-tank area a separate, small, insulated room.

4" of stryo might help, but you're going to need the top open for lights. Heat rises, so the heat is gonna go straight out the top.

Even 1" of styrofoam insulation would significantly reduce the heat loss from the system. Also, yes, the convection heating due to contact with warm air rises. However, all of that radiative heating that's directed into the tank goes into it, and most of it gets absorbed by, well, anything dark-colored in the tank.

 

[DrGonzo]

Depending on the size of the area, it might also be worth it to make the fish-tank area a separate, small, insulated room.

That sounds like a project I would do, but thats because I'm a DIY junkie.

 

[jrobbins]

I would try wrapping the sump and all non-visible panes of the main tank in insulation sheets (the mylar looking stuff). that will probably help a lot.

 

[Klewis]

You should post a pic of the tank and the garage for ideas. Personally I would build a room around the tank.