humidity-5 gal. bubble bucket in a sealed cabinet-600w-5sq,ft.-ak48-

Howdy all.....

trying to get set up and had a question.

My question is,

have any of you bubble bucket/cabinet growers noticed higher than desirable humidity levels caused from the bubble bucket's when growing in a cabinet or smaller area.

I'm at 75% humidity......Nice for veg. but likely gonna be a problem during flowering.....

What do you all think? Are these bubble buckets better for non-enclosed grows?

Thanks everyone.....

Water in the tank adds a little humidity but since it is in the tank and not exposed to air the evaporation is limited. To lower humidity I always increase air flow/air exchange while some go as far as purchasing a dehumidifier.

Inside grows are also helped by any a/c air you can run in there including opening a door and using an oscellating fan to blow some a/c air into your grow room. Humidity is also effected by the humidity in the local air. Thats why winter grows are easier than summer grows. Winter air in most parts of the country are low in humidity. Hope this helps.

Of course high bubble activity increases humidity. You have a 100% humidity environment in the res, and it rises through the netcups and into the cabinet. While you are growing roots you need the high bubble level for oxygenation and to keep the growing medium wet. But once you get to the flower stage you only need the bubbles for oxygenation and you can remove a couple airstines "if" humidity is too high.

That will probably only help marginally since most of the humidity is coming from the room the cabinet is in, but it's worth a try. Of course if you were only using one airstone to begin with you need to keep it. If you have high humidity the best solution is a dehumidifier in the room and good circulation in the cabinet.

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to reply.....

I do have 2 air stones right now running off of 1 dual outlet pump.....

The room does have a dehumidifier and also has an air conditioner.

I am currently at 60 % humidity and 69 degrees in the room the cabinet is in.

This is also the room the cabinet draws its fresh air from and also the exhaust vents out back into this room.

Maybe I need to vent the exhaust somewhere else. It would make sense that the exhaust air is loaded with humidity from inside the cabinet.

I think my airflow is excessive if anything. I have a 449 cfm fan running at max speed always. Lights on and off.

Thanks again for the replies guys........

That is high humidity when you have ac and a dehumidifier. Exhausting the air elsewhere will probably help some, but it might be a btter investment to just add another or larger dehumidifier.

Thanks again - I decided to try something other than DWC bubble buckets for this cabinet grow.

thanks again!