felixc Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I am thinking of turning my over-sized double garage partially into a fish room and still be able to park one car. My plan is to run 4 x 180g and a few 90g. The garaged has a double retracting door and is insulated and heat by tow portable electric heaters 4800w each. My concern is the winter months with the snow and cold temperature that can cause moisture to precipitate in the garage. I am curious how much a problem moisture can present and if running two portable heaters is adequate? Anyone with experience housing multiple large tanks in a garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Run a dehumidifier hooked up to a drain, or set it up high enough to drain into one of the tanks. That should take care of the humidity problem. I have one in my fish room with RH set for 35%, and it doesn't run continuously in the winter.... barely runs at all in the summer I'm moving my fish room to the garage this fall, and that's my plan in there; however, I won't be using the overhead door at all during the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 9600 watts = 5-7 dollars per day Might be cheaper to run a gas line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixc Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Yikes! Maybe 9600 watts is overkill, I'll look at other options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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