has anyone managed this without heat problems, i live in a rented house so i don't really want something massive incase the landlord comes in, would think that if he came and saw a 2 metre tall tent he would wonder what it is, hopefully a 1 metre x .75 x .75 i could somehow disguise a bit and keep him from looking. anyway what would the heat be like with just the regular extractor fans and a few clip on small 6" ones inside, would i need a cool tube as well. also what would the space be like, i know i couldn't grow a tree but would it maybe be good for sea of green because i would imagine about .5m would be taken up with the pot and light and required distance from it, so doesn't really leave that much room.
small budbox with 250 watt hps
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I like your approach - Im also renting, and have downgraded my massively obvious garden to a nice little cab. Its only 1[w] x 0.5[d] by 90cm[h], and it handled a 250w cfl without heat probs using only one 8cm pc fan extracting. Im planning to put a 250w mh/ [eventually] hps in there soon, and Im sure it will handle the heat once I up upgrade the fan/s. Lighttraps are essential for stealth, and quiet ventilation is important 2. I found an excellent way to cool the thing - run intake venting from the fireplace/chimney. I used a smaller cab and some clothes to disguise the vent snake, and that air is even cooler than the air outside, all the time. works like a charm.
A cooltube would work well too, but it means constructing more vent holes [unless budbox has enough already?], another extraction fan, and lighttraps to cover the extra vents, which are a pain in the arse when youre trying to save space and noise. Normal extractors? Are you talking about RVKs? that would do fine, im managing with sneaky pc fans [25 db, quieter than my actual pc, which runs like a doomsday machine]. You know LST? do that, keep em bushy, and you'd be ok. I can only manage 40 [under bulb]-55cm [furthest away from middle] of growing space, but that suits me fine for quick harvests, they need training obviously, but it means I finally develop an actual canopy. The question for me is whether I can get a 400w in there...
Its always worth it to go stealthy for peace of mind. Before, when anyone walking into the room would have meant game over, I was worrying about it all the time, especially when I was out of the house, or near harvest, or just smoking... it just wasnt worth that stress every time someone rings the doorbell [could it be the landlords? quite possibly...]. Now everything is chilled, and I dont feel like so much of a criminal
gd luck
I like your approach - Im also renting, and have downgraded my massively obvious garden to a nice little cab. Its only 1[w] x 0.5[d] by 90cm[h], and it handled a 250w cfl without heat probs using only one 8cm pc fan extracting. Im planning to put a 250w mh/ [eventually] hps in there soon, and Im sure it will handle the heat once I up upgrade the fan/s. Lighttraps are essential for stealth, and quiet ventilation is important 2. I found an excellent way to cool the thing - run intake venting from the fireplace/chimney. I used a smaller cab and some clothes to disguise the vent snake, and that air is even cooler than the air outside, all the time. works like a charm.
A cooltube would work well too, but it means constructing more vent holes [unless budbox has enough already?], another extraction fan, and lighttraps to cover the extra vents, which are a pain in the arse when youre trying to save space and noise. Normal extractors? Are you talking about RVKs? that would do fine, im managing with sneaky pc fans [25 db, quieter than my actual pc, which runs like a doomsday machine]. You know LST? do that, keep em bushy, and you'd be ok. I can only manage 40 [under bulb]-55cm [furthest away from middle] of growing space, but that suits me fine for quick harvests, they need training obviously, but it means I finally develop an actual canopy. The question for me is whether I can get a 400w in there...
Its always worth it to go stealthy for peace of mind. Before, when anyone walking into the room would have meant game over, I was worrying about it all the time, especially when I was out of the house, or near harvest, or just smoking... it just wasnt worth that stress every time someone rings the doorbell [could it be the landlords? quite possibly...]. Now everything is chilled, and I dont feel like so much of a criminal
gd luck
yeah i mean a rvk, just realised though 1 x .75 x .75 isn't as small as i thought and would be fine, yeah wanted try training next time so it would work fine. don't cfls work quite a bit cooler though, but yeah think that as long as i get a good enough fan it shouldn't matter.