Cheap ways to lower humidity?

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Thalan

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Ive run into quite the humidity problem. In my small room I have a 10, a 65, and a 75 and horrible circulation. The room is always noticeably warmer than the rest of the house unless both doors leading to it are left open all the time which isnt an option right now.
Id hate to drop a bunch of money on a dehumidifier as this setup is far from permanent and the tanks will eventually be in seperate rooms with better circulation. So, any ideas on what I can do short term?
 
can´t think of any cheap method except running a computer fan out a window but you don´t say whether you have a window in the room.

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I do actually have a small window but its not accessible right now. Theres a book shelf in front of it.
 
What do you have covering the tanks? Tight-fitting glass tops will cut down on the amount of humidity coming from the tanks.
 
Thalan;3673719; said:
I do actually have a small window but its not accessible right now. Theres a book shelf in front of it.

if not window, you can possibly use flexible ducts and a fan and blow it out around the bookcase
 
I used to have this issue in the early days, when all my fish and reptile tanks were in my room...one cold Feb. day my Dad, nestled in robe, brought me a cup of tea in the morning, as upon opening the door was hit with a wave of air about 20 degrees and 30% more humid than the rest of the house, and me drenched in sweat wearing only boxer shorts...after that I was encouraged to move some tanks into the rest of the basement lol.
 
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