Tanks near a furnace

[trebor69]

My current situation is a small house with 15 tanks scattered all about the house. Basically there are multiple tanks in every room of the house except the bathroom haha

I will be moving to a house with a basement. It is an older house so the basement is showing some age but I would like to place most of my tanks down there and just have a display tank or two in the main living space.

I keep mostly warm water fish....discus...angels...and several types of plecos. I am concerned about the temp in the basement since it is not heated and is not divided. It is basically one big space except for a 12x15' room which contains the furnace. (forced air gas)

I would like to put tanks in the furnace room to help contain a little heat. It is also where I have the best access to power.

Anyone ever done something like this? Any foreseeable problems having a bunch of tank in the same small room with a furnace. Either for the tanks or the furnace? I can maybe see big problems with evaporation causing tank problems or the humid air causing an early demise of the furnace?

 

[sikoko]

are the two rooms connected? if so then leave the door open and over time it will heat the basement

 

[Pharaoh]

This is exactly how my fish room is setup. I built it around the furnace. It works well. There is only one issue. If you let the humidity get too high in the fish room/furnace room, you'll smell the fish tanks in the rest of the house.

P.S. The wife wasn't happy about the smell. LOL

 

[msjinkzd]

just get a dehumidifier if needed for teh smell.

 

[Pharaoh]

just get a dehumidifier if needed for teh smell.

I meant to say that. Mine is broken. I have to buy a new one before she kicks me out!

 

[bob965]

If the ductwork in the basement is accessible, it wouldn't be too hard to install a vent.