hps in 2x2???

hey guys and girls i want to but an hps light in a wooden 2x2 grow box i was thinking maybe a 100w hps bulb or would that be too much heat??

chicanoindo said:

hey guys and girls i want to but an hps light in a wooden 2x2 grow box i was thinking maybe a 100w hps bulb or would that be too much heat??

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Fully enclosed? A cooltube with fans

This was a ~2x2 box with a vertical 250w hps in the middle. honeywell fan under it blowing upwards. I just wrapped that wooden frame with pandafilm and clamped it on. Around the light, along the edge of the box was a trough made of vinyl gutters. I rigged it up like a flood & drain.

I only got away with it because it was the middle of winter. Otherwise it woulda gotten HOTTT in there. Also, it was too small for a filter, so my garage stank like the chronic. But crappy genetics and high temps aside, still got an ok yield for a 250w.

If you're in a box that small, you gotta find some way to aircool your HPS. Otherwise just get one of tthose 125/250w CFLs

damn sounds like too much work ill just stick with my cfls untill i get $$$ to do it right thanks for the help