Humidity and indoor ponds, among other things

[TankBuster]

For paint in your house I would use oil base paint. Wrks for bathrooms. And for drywall use green board.

 

[MikeVance]

I like the idea of the air exchanger, Thanks!
The humidifiers run constant in my basement.

 

[Caquetaia]

Definetly run the dehumidifier. If you have central air and heat it will help keep the room drier as this system pulls moisture from the air.

 

[zekni]

Or you could just move to the desert. I have a lot of water in the house.. and it's still dry in here. Then again, we really don't have houses with basements here though.

 

[stotty]

I’m building one at the moment and I have an extractor fan from a bath room that comes on with humidity (automatically), and a dehumidifier to go in there. Have heard some real horror storeys about rotting joists etc.

 

[guppy]

I will have too look into the airexchanger, it sounds worthwhile

 

[pheedbak]

Check out

http://www.healthyhouse.com/product_venmar.html

Its a bit pricey but it seems to solve a lot of problems associated with humidity from aquariums and indoor ponds. I have never used this system so I cannot verify any of this info.

Hope this helps

 

[rhinoman]

Or you could cover the pond with a greenhouse! Like this:

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At least I think this will work?

 

[vincer]

i built a wood and plexiglass cover