I have a basement fishroom that hasnt been used in about 8 years,since I 'gave up' fishkeeping 
.The room is about 7'x13' has 36 outlets.Since I set up the oscar tank a year ago, its been nagging at me.All those empty tanks sitting there.So Ive been checking and resealing all the tanks,gonna get the room running again!
The first step is repairing the sheetrock walls.Mildew and damp ruined the lower part of the walls(when there was fish in there).The upper part and ceiling are ok.The plan is to sheetrock over the lower damaged part of the walls(the mildew is long gone and the room is very dry)spackle seams,then caulk the wall/floor joint to keep any moisture in the room.The room has a corner drain,I dont know where it goes to but Ive poured 100 gal down it at once no prob,with a dehumidifyer that will drain into it.And plan on covering tanks and sumps as much as possible.
Now the part I want some input on I know there are better mildew resistant paints now than when I built the fishroom.Anybody with a fishroom use these kinds of wall paint have any recommendations?I remember it was a constant battle wih mildew.The room has one window, but winters here are long and cold the basement is only semi heated so there are long periods with not a lot of air circulation hence the mildew problems.Any suggestions on keeping mildew from eating the walls would be greatly appreciated.
.The room is about 7'x13' has 36 outlets.Since I set up the oscar tank a year ago, its been nagging at me.All those empty tanks sitting there.So Ive been checking and resealing all the tanks,gonna get the room running again!The first step is repairing the sheetrock walls.Mildew and damp ruined the lower part of the walls(when there was fish in there).The upper part and ceiling are ok.The plan is to sheetrock over the lower damaged part of the walls(the mildew is long gone and the room is very dry)spackle seams,then caulk the wall/floor joint to keep any moisture in the room.The room has a corner drain,I dont know where it goes to but Ive poured 100 gal down it at once no prob,with a dehumidifyer that will drain into it.And plan on covering tanks and sumps as much as possible.
Now the part I want some input on I know there are better mildew resistant paints now than when I built the fishroom.Anybody with a fishroom use these kinds of wall paint have any recommendations?I remember it was a constant battle wih mildew.The room has one window, but winters here are long and cold the basement is only semi heated so there are long periods with not a lot of air circulation hence the mildew problems.Any suggestions on keeping mildew from eating the walls would be greatly appreciated.
