Hey everyone, just looking for advice and feedback on my grow room.
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wheels619
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looks like it just got smashed in between a pot or two to be honest. also. if you get a sealed aircooled hood you can get the bulb almost as close as you want it to be. have you ever thought of using the 400 for veg and getting a 600 with an aircooled hood and 6 inch inline fan? and not those booster fans?
air cooled hood.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-AIR-COOLED-GROW-LIGHT-REFLECTOR-HOOD-w-GLASS-6-inch-Vents-Cool-Hydroponic-six-/290733107645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b10b29bd
inline fan. 400cfm . not a booster more reliable.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Inline-Fan-Active-Air-Hydrofarm-400-CFM-Duct-Exhaust-Blower-ACDF6-New-in-box-/200902109140?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec6b2e7d4
you know that is a great idea, been debating on it but summers coming up, texas heat and humidity is gonna get hot. question if i got air cooled hood how would i add it to my tent and keep my ducting close to the same.i have a duct running from ac to grow tent intake. wouldnt i have to remove that and put the scrubber out side the tent?
wheels619
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it would just have the ducting hooked to one side running to your fan and the filter hooked to the other side. in this order. filter>hood>fan with the ducting in between. the 600 watt light shouldnt put off much heat with a 6 inch 400 cfm fan hooked up to it. i run a 1000 with a single 400 cfm 6. keeps everything cool to where i can touch the glass of my reflector. not the bulb. stays cool to the touch. just cut a hole in the ceiling for exhaust and stop using the ac or heat duct since im guessing you are gonna want to use the ac for summer. it will still be used as exhaust still sucking air from your grow area out. it will just get rid of the heat generated from ur always open bulb.
everything will still be in the tent or grow area.
everything will still be in the tent or grow area.
wheels619
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should look like this. the top picture. with the fan somewhere on the long end sucking air from the light and filter out.
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wheels619
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you can rouet it any way you would like as ling as its vented out of the grow area. outside of the house is better and might be necessary once summer rolls around.
wheels619
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air cooled is better. cool tubes are nice but very inefficient. mmm. look into digital ballasts also. no magnetics. they get hot as a mofo. lol. look at a few different sites. amazon, ebay stuff like that. they will have something. just search 600 watt ballast and go up in price till you see hood combos.
Got a 600w setup with air cooled hood for the flowering tent.on its way. Ordered last night should be here in about a week. Also got a 440 inline fan. Going to route my grow room exhaust out the house threw the floor. Going to use the 400w i have in the tent as a veg light once i get my new gear. Going to get rid of all the extra cfls and just keep the 125w.
Thanks to everyone that has chimed in with advice. I will be posting update room once i get it finished.
so far 2 males out of the 7 i have put in flower only a week into flowering so...
Any advice on adding the 600w to the tent. Should i raise the height to 24in when i add new light so plants can adjust to light before i lower it back down to 12in?
Thanks to everyone that has chimed in with advice. I will be posting update room once i get it finished.
so far 2 males out of the 7 i have put in flower only a week into flowering so...
Any advice on adding the 600w to the tent. Should i raise the height to 24in when i add new light so plants can adjust to light before i lower it back down to 12in?
wheels619
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go up to about 2 ft then lower it until its closer to about 14-18 inches.but remember to do the heat test on the back of your hand first to make sure you dont cook them. nah they should be good since being under the 400 already. just switch everything up and go about how you have been already. thru the floor is a good idea. 
as long as the heat is brought outward of the area cuz it will start to build up.
as long as the heat is brought outward of the area cuz it will start to build up.Ya, i was planning on cutting a hole threw the floor and insulation under the house. Then run a 6' pipe threw arching it towards the siding that covers underneath the house. With the insulation and direction of heat i dont think it will build heat up under the house. Whats the best tool to use for this project. Jigsaw, dremel, sawzall?
wheels619
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probably a jig saw. id go under and make sure i wasnt cutting a bunch of important shit up first. lol. but would drill a hole with a pretty good sized drill bit then shove the jigsaw in there to open the hole up to 6 inches. after u shove the piping thru i recommend sealing the end with pantyhose or something keep the creepy crawlies from making their way up the tube. also use caulking to seal any spots in between the piping and floor. seal it good. all sorts of bugs will crawl thru if not a tight fit.
Also as for my intake i use the window unit which has the fresh air option and i open the door once a day when checking on plants,water, ect... is that enough to keep the fresh air up to par, really cant drill more than 1 hole in the floor for exhaust. Id like to get an outside source for fresh air but here in the dead of summer it can get up to 100+ with 60-80% humidity. should i just keep the intake method im using?
wheels619
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in all honesty it wont be that loud as long as the fan is inside the house. also if you build a box just bigger than the fan. cut 2 6 inch holes in it and hook the fan up inside. it will lower the sound greatly. kinda like just putting the fan inside a sealed box. cardboard works but i recommend actually making one out of plywood and 2x2s if you can. but shouldnt be needed.
wheels619
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i would rock it as is. wouldnt want to bring 100 degree 80% humidity into your room. just let the door and stuff you have work for you till it gives you issues if it ever does. you might have to run ac for summer. ar you prepared in any way? i would leave it as is until it starts getting hot then ill hook you up with a little more advice if need be. like closed loop systems for your lights and everything.
