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JuanGutz

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So the tank is not showing ammonia and there was some algae on the rocks when they were added. Thinking it may be time for some pee to see if it registers on the ammonia badge.

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Make sure you drink lots of water Haha. Need a lot of piss for that tank.
 

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So the tank is not showing ammonia and there was some algae on the rocks when they were added. Thinking it may be time for some pee to see if it registers on the ammonia badge.

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have you done the math of the gallonage you will need?!? I think the Denver zoo has a few elephants....
 

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be sure to have Tess film it for verification purposes
 

Andrew_bram

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So definitely having humidity problems in the basement. Idea or suggestions welcome. Covering tanks isn't really an option as it would limit to much gas exchange I believe.

Here is what I tried

350 cfm fan exhausting out with open and closed window in basement.

Portable air conditioner/ dehumidifier. This seems to almost make it worse as it dehumidify tank evaps same amount.

Next possible step is to seal of fish room with plastic barrier so that I have smaller space to ventilate/ dehumidify.

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jda123

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We happen to be in an usually humid period for Colorado. My gauge says 86% right now, so exchanging it would do no good.

In a few days, when the humidity is back into the 20s, open that basement window and run the attic fan for a few hours and that will probably solve everything.

Other than that, a dedicated dehumidifier should work.
 

Dr.DiSilicate

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It has been very humid,even for this time of year. Get a de humidifier for the basement. Empty the bucket daily for the time being.


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Andrew_bram

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What are things looking like now?
Going through the normal stages. Diatoms are gone. Algae out break currently. Added 4 green chromis, snails, and 20 pounds of garf grunge. Was a little worried about how alive the rock I had actually was and have always loved the diversity I have gotten out of the grunge.

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from what I have read, you should be fine covering the DT, since you use a sump and a skimmer. The extreme oxygenation that occurs in a skimmer alone should be more than enough for your DT + the agitation of filter sock drain + chaeto ball spin...
never heard of GARF until you mentioned it, you use normal or the "plus?"
how many pounds of sand did you end up putting in?
 

Andrew_bram

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from what I have read, you should be fine covering the DT, since you use a sump and a skimmer. The extreme oxygenation that occurs in a skimmer alone should be more than enough for your DT + the agitation of filter sock drain + chaeto ball spin...
never heard of GARF until you mentioned it, you use normal or the "plus?"
how many pounds of sand did you end up putting in?
I got 10 of normal and 10 of plus. I have always ended up with lots of little sponges pods and brittle stars within couple weeks.of coarse I sound like an advertisement bit hey I have always liked the stuff. I have no idea how much sand I added I have about 1.5-2 inches on the bottom

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TheRealChrisBrown

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I was looking into a dehumidifier for my basement, and stumbled on a thread on the national forums that said the rate of evaporation increased dramatically in the tank so ATO’s were working overtime. I don’t know if it is a bad thing, but if the dehumidifier just causes the tank to evaporate more are you really gaining anything? I really don’t know enough about it though.
 

Andrew_bram

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It is ridiculously humid outside right now I agree that is part of the problem. Ran dehumidifier yesterday and didnt help much but it could be just one of those things. I have lid for tank but it's the wide open sump that is big part of the problem.

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jda123

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Humidity is in the 30s for the next few hours... get that attic fan on... 30s has got to be better than whatever the basement is.
 

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I have lid for tank but it's the wide open sump that is big part of the problem.

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thoughts on covering sump or parts of it? With the same trough I presume I will be dealing with the same issue...
 

jda123

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The less that you evap, the less that you cool. Could be good, could be bad. I don't do anything with my 600 gallons (two tanks) and in the winter, the humidity is good and in the summer the humidity is an afterthought on our normal 20% humidity days. I would keep the basement nice and ventilated with an intake to your AC from down there (and a few vents) or use an attic fan and leave some windows open in the basement.
 
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