Help with ventilation

sutto

New Member
I have a wardrobe 1.6m high, 1m wide and 0.5m deep. I am only just starting and am still setting up. It is lined with Mylar emergency blankets and i only have 1 in atm. Its been going for almost a month now but only just swapped to wardrobe and started thinking about ventilation. So i pulled apart 4 laptops and got small 40-50mm fans and broke 1 setting up. :confused:. So I currently have 3 working and setup as 2 intakes and 1 circulating. And i broke the exhaust. Anyway when i bought my thermometer, realised was a bit hot, 35C and 40 percent humidity, not good, right? I have 2 48w 5000k hanging and 2 28w 5000k each opposite side and after thus harvest will double up. what will be suitable? Will 3 6"fan be ok? 1 intake 1 exhaust and 1 circulation. And what do i do now fire a quick fix til i get sorted?
 

SxIstew

Well-Known Member
Lower your intake temps. You need to pull in colder air, not the same temp that is in the wardrobe.

95F-35C that is NOT good at all....

Put a larger fan in the tent blowing directly on the bulbs. They will be close to the small plants so the plants will get their air as well..
By doing this you can keep the temps near the bulbs lower. HOWEVER the temps will continue to rise within the "tent" until you:
A) Lower your intake temps. You'll want between 70-75F;21-24C going in. this will usually keep a steady 78-82F;25-28C....

B) get an exhaust fan of some sort. But be careful. if it is more powerful than the 2 small intakes together it will pull them into the tent trying to get more air. So be cautious when choosing a fan or just get another small one to try.


As long as you lower you intake temps you will have a lower temp within your "tent".

Good Luck. Hope i was of some help
Stew
 
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