The ReefBox Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Does anyone have a tank in their garage and still use their garage as a garage?? Do you still do projects, park cars in, etc?? please share your experiences good or bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I’d thought about this. But I’d have Walls to separate the good from the bad...my opinion...dust from wood gets everywhere!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I have thought about this too. But what about welding, grinding, exhaust from racecar.. I just can't bring myself to do it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 I have 4 car garage and would be in bay away from vehicles I’ll probably just build in a roll down curtain to cover when working in garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtarmitage Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I have in the past. No issues with the tank, but did have problems with rust popping up on everything in the garage lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimusprime3605 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Does anyone have a tank in their garage and still use their garage as a garage?? Do you still do projects, park cars in, etc?? please share your experiences good or bad I have a detach garage but has been turned into a man cave and fish room, as you've seen before. Both rooms are walled off with separate entrances. Cars & toys are no longer parked inside.As for doing projects, such as woodworking (depending on size of project), it really sucks, as I don't have a lot of room. Last couple weeks, I had to build a stand for my new tank (tank built by@pdxmonkeyboy). It was no fun cutting wood with limited space. Saw dust was not a problem, I attached my shop vac hose to the saw and was all good!I'd say, wall-in the bay your tank(s) will be in to avoid any exhaust/fumes or saw dust, if you're gonna be doing any projects in the other bays. As handy as you are, it'll be easy-peasy, sleazy. Probably cheaper than a roll-up door, idk. Plus, it'll be warmer once you insulate the bay.(wish I had a 4-bay garage) Sent from Atlantis 🤙 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Wife will not go for walling it off lol I’m just gonna take steps to protect inhabitants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badguitarist Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I had about 80 gallons of QT in the garage for a few years and tore it down as it caused rust on pneumatic tools and a chainsaw that were about 10 feet away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 What about an accordion wall? anything to help trap and keep the conditioning to a single bay should help mitigate issues. Otherwise you’ll be conditioning the whole garage (exhaust fan, heat/ac, etc). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, badguitarist said: I had about 80 gallons of QT in the garage for a few years and tore it down as it caused rust on pneumatic tools and a chainsaw that were about 10 feet away. Good to know. My stuff is on the opposite side of garage so maybe🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 40 minutes ago, Blue Z Reef said: What about an accordion wall? anything to help trap and keep the conditioning to a single bay should help mitigate issues. Otherwise you’ll be conditioning the whole garage (exhaust fan, heat/ac, etc). That’s not bad idea I plan on exhausting with 8”. Exhaust fan on timer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 My fish room and extra tanks are in "in the garage", but caveats. It's an extra 1/2 bay, walled off and separated, with dedicated door. (which I tend to leave open to the garage, except on super cold nights) Last caveat, we don't park in the garage. It's storage and project area. Hasn't seen a car in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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