hood mold and fans

mozymo · 06/24/2010, 06:59 PM

I put the hood on my 120g for the first time last week. I then left town for a few days. When I returned I found that the inside of the hood was moist and mold had grown all over the inside.

If I install a few fans in the hood to move the air around, will this drop the humidity enough to prevent the mold from growing? The mold came right off when I took a paper towel to it. Should I be concerned about the mold or is installing a few fans good enough?

I am a nervous new parent to my first reef tank.

Thanks for any advice.

King_Richard · 06/24/2010, 11:10 PM

Never had a fully enclosed hood but my neighbor does and he just has some slots on the back of it which hasn't given him any problems. I would be worried about the mold to and like you said possibly add a fan or two if there's already some openings in it.

zachfishman · 06/25/2010, 10:18 AM

What kind of lighting do you have in the hood? Chances are you need to vent heat anyway.

06/24/2010, 06:59 PM	#1
mozymo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 42	hood mold and fans I put the hood on my 120g for the first time last week. I then left town for a few days. When I returned I found that the inside of the hood was moist and mold had grown all over the inside. If I install a few fans in the hood to move the air around, will this drop the humidity enough to prevent the mold from growing? The mold came right off when I took a paper towel to it. Should I be concerned about the mold or is installing a few fans good enough? I am a nervous new parent to my first reef tank. Thanks for any advice.

06/24/2010, 11:10 PM	#2
King_Richard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 235	Never had a fully enclosed hood but my neighbor does and he just has some slots on the back of it which hasn't given him any problems. I would be worried about the mold to and like you said possibly add a fan or two if there's already some openings in it. __________________ "I know where I'm going, just don't know how I'm getting there" 60g Cube>50g Sump\Cube Algae Scrubber:) 6" DSB:) Live Rock:) Caulerpa :) and nothing else!

06/25/2010, 10:18 AM	#3
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	What kind of lighting do you have in the hood? Chances are you need to vent heat anyway. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

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