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Stick to the 600w if you can. For one thing I don't see any oscillating fans, I would add at least 2. Do you have an intake fan? I have one pulling fresh air in and plan to add one to my next setup. I know for a fact the 250cfm fan will not keep that 600w cool enough and it looks like you also need to shorten the length from your filter to your cooltube, the smaller it is the less air your fan has to move. If I ran my exact same setup at 400w instead of 600w the temps don't change much, you will most likely still need to do the upgrades. Sell the 5" and get a 6" with at least 430cfm, add 2 decent fans for air circulation and a fan to pull air in and you should be good to go. I've ran as high as 600w super lumens on my Lumatek + 100w of actual CFL in my tent when it was nice and cool, I can't wait for winter, I plan to add some 65w cfl's to the lower area's of the plantsThanks for helping out Baja, sorry it took a while to reply, I was a bit too stoned to take pictures last night. My mate who rolls em really strong came over for a few hours and that was it for the night lol.
I shortened the ducting from the fan to the cool tube and from the cool tube to the outside to help, I have attached photos before and after.
Temps today are actually a bit better they've stayed 82-86F all day.
Do you think my setup looks ok or do I need to change anything? I probably bought the wrong venting kit, it's only a 5" 250CFM RVK fan + Carbon Filter kit, I should have gone for the 6" kit which was 430CFM and would have helped loads
I'm thinking about getting a 400w ballast & bulb to put in, do you think that would help the temps much? It's the one you're supposed to use with the 5" kit I think, more cash but my friend will probably buy the 600ww from me in a month or so, when he gets set up again.
CMH???
Thanks for helping out Baja, sorry it took a while to reply, I was a bit too stoned to take pictures last night. My mate who rolls em really strong came over for a few hours and that was it for the night lol.
I shortened the ducting from the fan to the cool tube and from the cool tube to the outside to help, I have attached photos before and after.
Temps today are actually a bit better they've stayed 82-86F all day.
Do you think my setup looks ok or do I need to change anything? I probably bought the wrong venting kit, it's only a 5" 250CFM RVK fan + Carbon Filter kit, I should have gone for the 6" kit which was 430CFM and would have helped loads
I'm thinking about getting a 400w ballast & bulb to put in, do you think that would help the temps much? It's the one you're supposed to use with the 5" kit I think, more cash but my friend will probably buy the 600ww from me in a month or so, when he gets set up again.
Gonna have to look into it...
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Very nice then, just had an idea.I lowered it as much as I could, problem is there really isn't much room in there to lower it. The fan is pretty strong too, any direct hit to a plant would be too hard on the leave's and stem, it'll come in handy when I get a bigger tent though
Maybe pick up some small computer fans and put em on the bottom? I think that would alleviate a little of the heat around the plants.
Thanks SR, I think the only difference is the color of the fan, lol
I'm going to add 4" blowers for intake when I upgradeVery nice then, just had an idea.
You're right mate, I can't really afford to replace the whole ventilation kit at the moment but I'll definitely do it in the next few months. It's going to get cooler here soon, summer has just finished, that should help a bit.Stick to the 600w if you can. For one thing I don't see any oscillating fans, I would add at least 2. Do you have an intake fan? I have one pulling fresh air in and plan to add one to my next setup. I know for a fact the 250cfm fan will not keep that 600w cool enough and it looks like you also need to shorten the length from your filter to your cooltube, the smaller it is the less air your fan has to move. If I ran my exact same setup at 400w instead of 600w the temps don't change much, you will most likely still need to do the upgrades. Sell the 5" and get a 6" with at least 430cfm, add 2 decent fans for air circulation and a fan to pull air in and you should be good to go. I've ran as high as 600w super lumens on my Lumatek + 100w of actual CFL in my tent when it was nice and cool, I can't wait for winter, I plan to add some 65w cfl's to the lower area's of the plants
Don't give up on the 600w, it's definitely possible, especially if you live in area's cooler than where I do
CMH???
Good idea, I'll buy an oscilating fan to put in there this week
