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johnnyvega252

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I currently have my aquarium in my garage / game room. Im wondering have you guys ever had issues with water evaporation destroying electronics like TV's and Game Consoles? If so what have you done to prevent this.

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Unless the tank is directly below an item so water vapour can then condensate in the device you shouldn't have an issue.
The only other time it could be a problem is if the room has poor ventilation and the tank turns it into a steam room.

 

My new system is a 3x2x2 and it's open topped, I'm loosing between 1/2 - 1 litre in 12 hours depending on room temperature (I'm loosing less now its warmed up over here in the UK). The tank is in the middle of my front room 4 feet from my TV with no issues. Apart from some salt splash on the splash guards of my DIY LED arrays the arrays and the wiring are showing no signs of moisture issues and they're hung 5 inches off the top of the water.


I suppose prevention if your really worried would be as simple as getting your hands on some of those silica gel packets you get in shoe boxes and leaving them on or near vents on you TV and consoles to trap damp before it enters the devices. I had some mini rechargeable dehumidifiers at one point too, they're little plastic boxes filled with the silica crystals and they change colour once they're saturated, you then plug the unit into the mains which heats an element in it up drying out the silica making it good to go again.

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I would think that a nano tank would have limited impact on humidity in a garage (and a dehumidifier wouldn't be very effective if the door is opened regularly). Obviously salt doesn't evaporate, so salt spray would be the only thing I'd be concerned about. I expect you'd know if salt is accumulating on or near any of these devices.

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Just stick one of these in the room. For $10 you'll have piece of mind. I use them in my boat over the winter months when it's covered. Works good.

 

http://t.homedepot.com/p/DampRid-Easy-Fill-System-21-oz-Fragrance-Free-Large-Room-Moisture-Absorber-FG90/100507471/

 

That's basically another version of the rechargeable dehumidifier I was on about earlier. They're designed for wardrobes and cupboards (small areas) so like I said put it near your devices vents etc.

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