In wall DT

[Jekyl]

Going to be installing my display tank inside the wall under my wall mouted TV in my living room. I will be converting the closet in the wall behind to house my sump and equipment. Will be a 90 gallon DT and 55 sump. My question is should I replace the drywall above with green board or cover it with visqueen? Maybe both? Area will not be encased as I plan on removing the closet doors to allow for ventilation and heat and CO2 exchange. I just want to make sure that evaporation isnt going to damage the surrounding area or what other people have done to combat it.

Thanks guys/gals

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

Going to be installing my display tank inside the wall under my wall mouted TV in my living room. I will be converting the closet in the wall behind to house my sump and equipment. Will be a 90 gallon DT and 55 sump. My question is should I replace the drywall above with green board or cover it with visqueen? Maybe both? Area will not be encased as I plan on removing the closet doors to allow for ventilation and heat and CO2 exchange. I just want to make sure that evaporation isnt going to damage the surrounding area or what other people have done to combat it.

Thanks guys/gals

Certainly won't hurt to go with greenboard. I did it on my in-wall on both the wall it is in and the two adjacent walls of the fish room, which were in close proximity of the tank. I went a step further and added FRP on the walls as well.

 

[Indymann99]

I used Green Board on my in-wall build. Fine for 15yrs

DSC_0083 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

IMG_1188 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

I used Green Board on my in-wall build. Fine for 15yrs

DSC_0083 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

IMG_1188 by Indy Mann, on Flickr

Beautifully done!