Dehumidifier in the fish room??? Does it help???

[doubledragon]

Would it help by putting a dehumidifier in the fish room? It's kinda humid down there.
I was thinking of leaving it run 24/7, and have it plumbed to the drain.

 

[Citrinellus]

I have one in my "fish basement", there is a noticeable difference and takes away some of the fish smell. I usually just throw the water collected back into one of the tanks.

 

[msjinkzd]

i use one and have it plumbed to my sewer drain. It makes a huge difference. I no longer have that damp fishroom smell down there.

 

[gomezladdams]

Absolutely,I have one in my fishroom.Just cover all the tanks and it will work great.

 

[doubledragon]

Absolutely,I have one in my fishroom.Just cover all the tanks and it will work great.

I'm guessing the non covered tank's will evaporate much faster after I add the dehumidifier. Is that what your saying?

 

[msjinkzd]

yes

 

[doubledragon]

i use one and have it plumbed to my sewer drain. It makes a huge difference. I no longer have that damp fishroom smell down there.

I take it they are ok to run 24/7 without getting to hot or overheating.
I will definitally plumb it to the drain. Or else it would probably need dumped a couple times a day. LOL.

 

[Oddball]

Mine runs on timed delays. 2 hours on to 4 hours off. Works just fine for me.

 

[SimonL]

I have one too, just keep in mind the power consumption of the unit is quite high when run 24/7...mine equals all my 14 tanks' filters combined (366 watts I think).

 

[Toby_H]

Dehumidifiers commonly create quite a bit of heat. I was able to heat my garage fishroom in the winter months with nothing but two dehumidifiers and pumps in the water...