jonnynobody
Well-Known Member
I'm in the process of exploring my setup options for a future tent grow and my concern is the dissipation of the heat from my light due to my apartment situation and the obvious inability to dissipate the heat through an attic / crawl space / window.
My plan is to have a glass enclosed hood w/2 S&P TD125's which will handle the cooling of my light but I have no idea how much heat I'm going to be evacuating from my tent with a 400w bulb blazing for 12 hours a night. I have no option but to evacuate the heat w/ insulated ducting into the bedroom that will house the tent but my b/r door will remain open at night so air flow / room temp should be easily controlled as long as I don't over do it on the light wattage.
Ultimately, my question is: Is should I go with a 400w or a 600w? My intention is to run the lights at night when it's much cooler out and I can leave my bedroom door open to dissipate the heat and I do have good air conditioning in my apt. but I don't want so much heat coming out of those inline fans that my a/c is constantly running.
So what do ya think fellas; 400w or 600w? BTW, this is just a personal medical grow so I'm not looking for multiple LB's out of a harvest or anything crazy like that but I do want to maximize the potential of my tent as the 400 & 600w lights / ballasts are about the same price.
My plan is to have a glass enclosed hood w/2 S&P TD125's which will handle the cooling of my light but I have no idea how much heat I'm going to be evacuating from my tent with a 400w bulb blazing for 12 hours a night. I have no option but to evacuate the heat w/ insulated ducting into the bedroom that will house the tent but my b/r door will remain open at night so air flow / room temp should be easily controlled as long as I don't over do it on the light wattage.
Ultimately, my question is: Is should I go with a 400w or a 600w? My intention is to run the lights at night when it's much cooler out and I can leave my bedroom door open to dissipate the heat and I do have good air conditioning in my apt. but I don't want so much heat coming out of those inline fans that my a/c is constantly running.
So what do ya think fellas; 400w or 600w? BTW, this is just a personal medical grow so I'm not looking for multiple LB's out of a harvest or anything crazy like that but I do want to maximize the potential of my tent as the 400 & 600w lights / ballasts are about the same price.