want to build inwall through garage

tangtang81 · 05/25/2008, 09:39 AM

How would you seal this between garage and inside? so i can keep the hot air out?
i live in florida and my garage is not air conditioned.
It is only a 1 car garage so i dont have much space to build a fishroom behind it.

fareforce · 05/25/2008, 10:03 AM

I think building a fish room is the only way.

enderfm · 05/25/2008, 10:23 AM

I agree if it gets hot enough in the garage to need to seal it from the house, it is going to make keeping stable tank temps very hard.

tangtang81 · 05/25/2008, 01:46 PM

im not worried about the tank temperature.....it gets about 92 in the garage during the hottest days......my chiller will easily handle this. I need to keep this 92 degree air out of the house though....does anyone have an idea how to seal the tank in the wall (especially the top portion)?

stuccodude · 05/25/2008, 02:29 PM

i really cant visualize what your doing but they have that spray foam in a can at home depot that expands really good.

wolfofstone · 05/25/2008, 04:09 PM

You need a wall in the garage; like a room conversion. You can make it fairly easy. It will be more work in the long run trying to seal the tank in the wall and dealing with the moisture on the wall. 92 deg @100% humidity on against the wall that is cold at the other room temperature, say 75 means condensation on the wall, then mold, and other problems.
If you want to keep the tank in the garage you can install a nice single sheet flush window between the garage and the house and push the tank into the window seal. but you will be looking at the tank through 2 sheets of glass. 100% sealed though.

05/25/2008, 09:39 AM	#1
tangtang81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: FL Posts: 276	want to build inwall through garage How would you seal this between garage and inside? so i can keep the hot air out? i live in florida and my garage is not air conditioned. It is only a 1 car garage so i dont have much space to build a fishroom behind it.

05/25/2008, 10:03 AM	#2
fareforce Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK (Alaska) Home of the frozen weasel Posts: 1,811	I think building a fish room is the only way. __________________ It's not my fault!!! It was an I.D.ten.T. thing.. Gosh!!!! (ID10T) --------------------------------------------- Click the red house to see my current build thread! Current Tank Info: Current Project. 110 gallon starphire.

05/25/2008, 02:29 PM	#5
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	i really cant visualize what your doing but they have that spray foam in a can at home depot that expands really good. __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

05/25/2008, 10:23 AM	#3
enderfm Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: TN Posts: 26	I agree if it gets hot enough in the garage to need to seal it from the house, it is going to make keeping stable tank temps very hard.

05/25/2008, 01:46 PM	#4
tangtang81 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: FL Posts: 276	im not worried about the tank temperature.....it gets about 92 in the garage during the hottest days......my chiller will easily handle this. I need to keep this 92 degree air out of the house though....does anyone have an idea how to seal the tank in the wall (especially the top portion)?

05/25/2008, 04:09 PM	#6
wolfofstone Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Victorville,CA Posts: 17	You need a wall in the garage; like a room conversion. You can make it fairly easy. It will be more work in the long run trying to seal the tank in the wall and dealing with the moisture on the wall. 92 deg @100% humidity on against the wall that is cold at the other room temperature, say 75 means condensation on the wall, then mold, and other problems. If you want to keep the tank in the garage you can install a nice single sheet flush window between the garage and the house and push the tank into the window seal. but you will be looking at the tank through 2 sheets of glass. 100% sealed though.