Thoughts on sumps in a closet.

[markl]

Im thinking of turning a small closet into a sump room. the closet is in my finshed basement and would have a 100g to 150g rubbermaid sump , and a small frag tank. and all my equipment. Im worried about mold an humidity problems. The door can stay open most of the time and there is no sheetrock just wood. The closet is aprox 6ftLx4ftwx7fth . Anything elsle I can do or paint over the wood to help with mold.I was going to do it in the room but it would be nicer in the closet out of the way.

 

[ralph atl]

just ventilate it, it will be fine.

 

[joshl]

i have my 75 gallon tank,sump and all my equipment in a 5x10 closet thur the wall in to my living room and i havent had any problems

 

[wbrown]

moisture resistant sheetrock would be my first choice to cover the woodwork.
Get the biggest-baddest fart-fan you can, and route to the outside.
this is appropriate for the size room; http://www.ventilationdirect.com/catalog/fancatalog.asp?catid=124">http://www.ventilationdirect.com/catalog/fancatalog.asp?catid=124</a>
You can go larger, but 400cfm is the minimum I'd suggest. You won't be dealing with 'just' moisture, but heat from lighting, pumps, etc. so bigger may be better.
If your house is sealed tightly, you may want to add a make-up air vent as well to do a thorough exchange. a 4" to 8" duct leading into the room from outside on an opposite corner/wall with insect screening should do fine.

 

[weaglereefer]

wbrown;439536 wrote: moisture resistant sheetrock would be my first choice to cover the woodwork.
Get the biggest-baddest fart-fan you can, and route to the outside.
this is appropriate for the size room; http://www.ventilationdirect.com/catalog/fancatalog.asp?catid=124">http://www.ventilationdirect.com/catalog/fancatalog.asp?catid=124</a>
You can go larger, but 400cfm is the minimum I'd suggest. You won't be dealing with 'just' moisture, but heat from lighting, pumps, etc. so bigger may be better.
If your house is sealed tightly, you may want to add a make-up air vent as well to do a thorough exchange. a 4" to 8" duct leading into the room from outside on an opposite corner/wall with insect screening should do fine.[/QUOTE]


How do exhaust fans hold up to the salt?

 

[wbrown]

au01st;439680 wrote: How do exhaust fans hold up to the salt?

If there's enough separation between sumps/tanks and fan, salt should not be a critical issue. (ie: fan in ceiling, sump/tank at 4ft top height)
However the company I linked provides exhaust fans and hoods for restaurants as well, and can be configured in Stainless steel for corrosion resistance.

 

[mvm]

sailfish has his sump in his pantry....