Humidity and indoor ponds, among other things

[gein]

For those of you with indoor ponds, does it affect the humidity a lot? My basement is noticeably more humid from my 210 gallon open-top tank. I am considering an indoor pond, but of course I'll have to wait until my sister moves out so I can use her bedroom as a fish room. :D

What do you use as underlayment beneath your indoor ponds, if anything?

I have a large outdoor pond, don't know how many gallons but it's pretty big - maybe between 5000 and 10000 gallons? I had feeder goldfish in there until I brought them inside for the winter, and my prawn ended up eating all of them. :P

[yourmylunch]

humidity is gonna be a problem seeing as you live in a cold area and will heat the pond in winter. there is nothing worse than waking up in a cold wet house. or the mold it can create. just try to run a dehumidifier in the room and close the door at night or when noone is home. i have only a few 55 in my living room and it gets humid here. i can emprty a gallon or more a day from the dehumidifier

as far as underlayment carpet pad is a good choice

[Gooda]

You could also invest in some water resistant pain, that might save you some money in the long run. it would be cheaper then replacing the drywall.

[rvrrays]

I keep a 450+ gallon ray pond in my basement in Michigan. It is heated to 82 degrees year round.

I placed foam sheeting under the pond to insulate from the cement floor.

I place a cover on the pond that stays on there unless I am there to enjoy the rays. I also run a dehumidifier 24 hours a day for about nine months of the year.

I have yet to have any mold or mildew. However, it does have a slight "pond" smell.

Colin

[gein]

Where can I find humidity resistant paint?

My sister is moving out in a few months. Yay, fish room!

[stotty]

Where can I find humidity resistant paint?

My sister is moving out in a few months. Yay, fish room!



http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductId=35

[Ethan14]

Definately put a cover on the pond as often as you can. This will GREATLY prevent the evaporation and humidity. Also a couple dehumidifiers would be nice.

[agnes]

Good idea!!!!

[Nic]

air exchanger would be better dehumidifiers would kill your electric bill water proof paint use killz it works real well the walls in the basement and the floor i would use drylok masonary paints they will seel them good

[rottbo]

during the dry winters i keep my dehumidifier off and it helps to warm my house i never have mold or condensation probs but i also keep a lid on them that helps water not to evaporate as much because if i didnt i would be replacing about 15 gallons a day

[TankBuster]

For paint in your house I would use oil base paint. Wrks for bathrooms. And for drywall use green board.

[MikeVance]

I like the idea of the air exchanger, Thanks!
The humidifiers run constant in my basement. :thumbsup:

[Caquetaia]

Definetly run the dehumidifier. If you have central air and heat it will help keep the room drier as this system pulls moisture from the air.

[zekni]

Or you could just move to the desert. :D I have a lot of water in the house.. and it's still dry in here. Then again, we really don't have houses with basements here though.

[stotty]

I’m building one at the moment and I have an extractor fan from a bath room that comes on with humidity (automatically), and a dehumidifier to go in there. Have heard some real horror storeys about rotting joists etc.

[guppy]

I will have too look into the airexchanger, it sounds worthwhile

[pheedbak]

Check out

http://www.healthyhouse.com/product_venmar.html

Its a bit pricey but it seems to solve a lot of problems associated with humidity from aquariums and indoor ponds. I have never used this system so I cannot verify any of this info.

Hope this helps

[rhinoman]

Or you could cover the pond with a greenhouse! Like this:

http://http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5066/solariumwithpondhv8.th.png (http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=solariumwithpondhv8.png)

At least I think this will work?

[vincer]

i built a wood and plexiglass cover