What do you think is the best hood?

[Dogenzengi]

Do you think a cool tube is the best fixture?

being that it's more streamlined with less heated surface area
and a reflector is better than a ducted hood?

I have Hood Envy, lol --- my hood is pretty small!

What hood do you think is best for a 2'x3' foot print with a 600 watt HPS?

if I used a cool tube and a 6" inline fan could I get the 600 in the 3x3x6 tent??

Or do I have to run an 8" inline fan to suck the air thru the hood with a 600 watt light?

I will use a similar overhead setup, I tried my 600 and found that It overwhelmed my 3x3x6 tent.
It created temps at 84 - 86 degrees, way over my comfort zone.

My 400 watt HPS keeps my 3x3x6 foot tent 79-80 degrees.

is a hood with a vertical light bulb better?

is it worth the trade off in loss of height?
( it's got to be taller than a bulb)

What ducted light fixture do you use and what wattage of light??

all advice welcome

Thank You and Happy Holidays!

 

[dbkick]

Take a look at a sun systems luxor if you have the headroom.
But then headroom really isn't a problem IF you control the canopy , screen it or something.
I was looking at the vertical OG hoods but ended up liking the luxor.
Haven't run it long enough to say but it appears to be a nice hood.
I'm actually thinking of modding a tent to fit one. Most of the hood would be outside the top of the tent.

 

[dbkick]

now that I look at your picture a luxor is def out but you can find many alternatives to the one you're running now. Cheap too depending on where you are. Used stuff out here is a dime a dozen.

 

[Dogenzengi]

Used equipment from Craig's List is sketchy at best.

Id rather buy new.

I am a noob, so I built my flower area around the tent dimensions.

now I realize I want to design around my existing 600 watt bulb/ ballast.

I am looking at getting a second tent, something 84" tall seems to be the tallest available.

the footprint of the tent would be based on the hood shape.

I have 9 foot ceilings so I cheated myself on my first tent, I went small and now I regret it.

Since I have the expensive part, I want to get the optimum hood design.

Then based on that I will choose tent shape, either 4x4x7 or a 2x4x7.

then I will get an appropriate inline fan, I figure a Good Hood will have either 6 or 8 inch duct access.

I would like a hood with flanges for 8" duct if possible.

I prefer the 2x4x7 shape tent so I am looking for a rectangular hood or cool tube with wings I guess.

Opinions??

It seems tons of people use cool tubes so they must be good, is the external reflector model the best one?

remember I'm lighting for a 2x4 foot print, the plan will be a two plant side by side SCROG Ebb N Flow.


I use Fox Farms, it works OK but I have nothing to compare it to since I'm only on my 2nd plant.

Are there better three part systems or nutrient brands that are better than FF??

 

[Dogenzengi]

Take a look at a sun systems luxor if you have the headroom.
But then headroom really isn't a problem IF you control the canopy , screen it or something.
I was looking at the vertical OG hoods but ended up liking the luxor.
Haven't run it long enough to say but it appears to be a nice hood.
I'm actually thinking of modding a tent to fit one. Most of the hood would be outside the top of the tent.

would you then raise and lower the plants and leave the light at a fixed height?
Sounds like a Cool Idea.

I live near the coast, lots of canvas shops around here. I can have a whole cut and sewed professionally and hang the light in a box on top of the tent, just have to hook a fan to one side of the box.
Very Interesting idea I am not sure the tent mod would go as planned.

explain its a dark room and I am mounting an overhead exhaust system for health purposes.

 

[dbkick]

would you then raise and lower the plants and leave the light at a fixed height?
Sounds like a Cool Idea.

I live near the coast, lots of canvas shops around here. I can have a whole cut and sewed professionally and hang the light in a box on top of the tent, just have to hook a fan to one side of the box.
Very Interesting idea I am not sure the tent mod would go as planned.

explain its a dark room and I am mounting an overhead exhaust system for health purposes.

yeah that was kinda my plan. I had thought about it for a moment on some way to lower and raise the hood but then decided it would be easier to maintain a low even canopy. The tent I'm considering would have a 4 by 4 flood table mounted on a 22 inch high stand also , below the table of course a res.The table will be a low pressure aeroponics system.
But back to the original, a mod would consist of nothing more than cutting a hole and framing where the hood would set. no adjustment may not make it totally useless of course. As you stated , raising the height of the plant isn't a real task depending on the system of course.

 

[Dogenzengi]

I plumb my resevoir thru a tent hole so it outside and it stays much cooler.
My res temp is 73-74, my tent is 79-80

 

[dbkick]

I plumb my resevoir thru a tent hole so it outside and it stays much cooler.
My res temp is 73-74, my tent is 79-80

go with an igloo cooler as res and your temps will be a breeze to maintain at a lot lower.

 

[dbkick]

I push igloos like a motherfucker !

 

[nameno]

I got a 6oo & my plan is to with a larger grow room.

 

[budleydoright]

I'm liking the hydrofarm radiant series I currently have an older one w/o air cooling, I have a 6" and then 2 of the new 8" with hinged glass. Hate to say it but their new chinese stuff is nice. Can be had for about 1 bill mail order.