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[aesparza4]

would a 400w hps light be too hard to keep cool in a grow tent that is 2x2x5? i am debating between a 250 and a 400. what makes me really want to get the 400 is the yield diffrence between them but what makes me scared is not being able to keep it cool enough to grow in there. i know i could keep a 250 at a good temp. does anybody know how much hotter a 400 is than a 250 or has anybody grown with this size room and a 400? someone please help

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

I have a room 2.5x2.5x5 with 2x 250w lights, and it is hell trying to keep it cool in there...I gotta have my AC in the bedroom on full blast all night just to keep it below the danger zone!

 

[aesparza4]

yeah i couldnt keep ac blowing in my tent all i would be using is a inline fan and fans in the tent. what kind of hood do you have for your light

 

[del66666]

get a 400.....................

 

[aesparza4]

get a 400.....................

you dont think it will be hard to keep the temps right in the tent? smokes like bob says he needs to put ac in grow room (which is a little bit bigger then mine) to keep his 2 250w lights at the right tempeture. what i would like to know is what kind of hood he has for his lights because if he is just using open reflectors for his lights it explains why its so hot. if i were to get a 400w light it would a cooltube which are alot easier to manage. i just dont want to spend my money on a light that i cant use in my grow tent

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

you dont think it will be hard to keep the temps right in the tent? smokes like bob says he needs to put ac in grow room (which is a little bit bigger then mine) to keep his 2 250w lights at the right tempeture. what i would like to know is what kind of hood he has for his lights because if he is just using open reflectors for his lights it explains why its so hot. if i were to get a 400w light it would a cooltube which are alot easier to manage. i just dont want to spend my money on a light that i cant use in my grow tent

The AC isn't in the growbox itself, it cools the room that the grow box is in...Get it?

I have normal open reflectors, working on DIY'ing some cool tubes...But yeah, you should be able to keep it cool in there with a cooltube and a decent inline...I'd say no less than 200 cfm's, but the more the merrier.

 

[Psychedelic Breakfast]

Yeah I'd say it's definitely doable for a 400w in there but def with a cool tube.

 

[aesparza4]

alright man thanks, does anybody know how big a cooltube is after all the vents for moving air in and out of it are installed. because now that i think i about it my tent isnt that wide and the cooltube seem pretty huge

 

[SmokesLikeBob]

alright man thanks, does anybody know how big a cooltube is after all the vents for moving air in and out of it are installed. because now that i think i about it my tent isnt that wide and the cooltube seem pretty huge

It really depends man, those things come in all sorts of lengths.