smokadepep
Well-Known Member
This question is geared toward controlling temps in grow room.
First a quick idea of my whole grow room. It consists of 5 tents. I have 2 flowering tents with 600w how's, 1 med stacker tent with a 400w cmh for veg, 1 small stacker on top of it with 125w flouro for post cloned early veg plants as well as clones which sit out of the direct light, and last but not least a 2x3x5 grow tent with a 125w flouro for mothers. No CO2 being used.
I am looking to switch over to 1000w lights from my 600w set up. At first I was thinking of just air cooling them since I have the hoods, but then I did not want to deal with the bs of cleaning them and light loss, when I can use the winter weather to cool them.
So here is my plan. I want to draw air in from outside through an inline fan hooked up to a thermostat to keep the grow room temps down. Temps outside will range from the 20's-40's Fahrenheit so should be no problem bringing down the heat.
Question: Would I be able to draw outside air into the grow room itself to maintain the temperatures inside my tents, or would I have to individually get fans for each flower tent and separate thermostats as well, and draw directly in to the tent?
This is relatable to those that utilize air conditioners as well with grow tents and 1000w bulbs. Do you draw directly in to the tent or do you keep the ambient temps in the room itself down?
First a quick idea of my whole grow room. It consists of 5 tents. I have 2 flowering tents with 600w how's, 1 med stacker tent with a 400w cmh for veg, 1 small stacker on top of it with 125w flouro for post cloned early veg plants as well as clones which sit out of the direct light, and last but not least a 2x3x5 grow tent with a 125w flouro for mothers. No CO2 being used.
I am looking to switch over to 1000w lights from my 600w set up. At first I was thinking of just air cooling them since I have the hoods, but then I did not want to deal with the bs of cleaning them and light loss, when I can use the winter weather to cool them.
So here is my plan. I want to draw air in from outside through an inline fan hooked up to a thermostat to keep the grow room temps down. Temps outside will range from the 20's-40's Fahrenheit so should be no problem bringing down the heat.
Question: Would I be able to draw outside air into the grow room itself to maintain the temperatures inside my tents, or would I have to individually get fans for each flower tent and separate thermostats as well, and draw directly in to the tent?
This is relatable to those that utilize air conditioners as well with grow tents and 1000w bulbs. Do you draw directly in to the tent or do you keep the ambient temps in the room itself down?