When I was about five years old my parents took me to a local big box store where we purchased a small aquarium kit.
From that day forward, I was in love.
I always had fish tanks in my bedroom throughout my childhood and adolescence. I even started working at a pet store so I could learn more about the hobby and perfect my fishkeeping technique. Little did I know, this would quickly transform into a massive obsession more than a hobby. Today, I have over 20 fish tanks in my house. I absolutely loved my finny friends… but my indoor air temperature control does not. It turns out, when you have a room full of warm, open water it immediately changes your indoor air quality. Because all of my fish tanks are heated, the water evaporates rather quickly off the top. Unfortunately, this water enters my indoor air and changes the indoor humidity drastically. With higher indoor air moisture, you wind up with a whole host of issues. I have mold and mildew growing around my ceiling and throughout my central heating and cooling system. My indoor air temperature is never well regulated because the relative humidity skews the feeling of the air temperature. My central heating, cooling, and air quality control system cannot manage the relatively warm air in my aquarium room versus the cooler air throughout the rest of the house. Overall, I have transformed my house into a hot and muggy mildew mess. I know that I need more advanced indoor air temperature controls to manage my extremely advanced interest in fish keeping.