loolagigi
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thanks, for your reply, the hood does have a cheesy 3" hole on both sides, but i thought like a 6" fan sucking out, and a 8" hole to suck from would work. i will test room, before as i have seeds now germinating, and they will be under the flouros for a while....big bud and thai stick will arrive anywhere from a week to three weeks from now. its funny i thought they were doing so well in veg at 83-88F but when i forced flower i got like 4 hermies, and lost a lot, and quality sucks. If my buds dont smell like much now will they later after drying and curring?venting the room 24x7 should do the trick - but you'll have to try it out to know for certain. Obviously air-cooling the light would be the "best" thing but since that isn't the case, you can try aiming another oscillating fan right at the bulbs to cool them off.
one bit of advice is to run the room without plants for a few days to see what the temps are and make any changes before germinating - that way you won't lose any plants or time.
cool, about how many cfm do i need for a 10x10x8 closet? and if its around 400 to 650 cfm, and i reduce it down to 3" to accommodate my hood will it work the same, or would i be better off with the squirrel cage fan sucking from a 8" hole near floor and blowing out hot air near ceiling into attic?you can get duct reducers for the 3" hole (or just use that heavy-duty aluminum duct tape).
anything over 80 F is really pushing it around 75 F is better. as far as the smell goes - it is hard to say though my limited experience is drying and curing makes it smell better - but not really more or less powerful. Though there is a short time during the drying/curing process when it smells like hay and you think you screwed it up! but keep on following the drying/curing advice on here (or in whatever grow book you're using) and it will turn out fine.
i'd use the 650 CFM just to vent the room and get another < 200 CFM fan for the light by itself (works especially well if the reflector has a glass cover).cool, about how many cfm do i need for a 10x10x8 closet? and if its around 400 to 650 cfm, and i reduce it down to 3" to accommodate my hood will it work the same, or would i be better off with the squirrel cage fan sucking from a 8" hole near floor and blowing out hot air near ceiling into attic?
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