Light out

hello ppl. i have a 400w HPS light with reflector and glass cover. should i remove the cover?

well i cant tell you why you would want to, but ive heard some of the more experienced growers around here say to leave it. so i would

That glass cover is for air cooling the hood. I've been told that you should not use the glass if you're not blowing air through the hood. The lamp could get too hot.

I suppose that you can use it with the glass and no forced air as long as it doesn't get too hot in there. Why not put a thermometer inside and see just how hot it gets? Then check with the lamp maker to see if that's too hot to run the lamp.

in that case i'll just leave because the A/C directed at it. and the temp. is between 22-25c

You have a nice light hood but your not running a cool tube?

This could make you save money on that AC.