Some help with air circulation?

ChronicVic

Member
Hello,

I have a grow tent where the temperature is constantly 70 degrees. everyone tells me I need to exhaust the air and bring in fresh new air, but if i did that, the cold outside air would drop the temperature 25 degrees in the tent, killing the plants. Is it possible for them to grow without exchanging the air, if i just have a few oscillating fans in the tent?
Thank You
 

GrowinDad

Well-Known Member
Plants need fresh air. You need circulation.

You don't need to bring in air from outdoors. Just from the room the tent sits in.
 

blowincherrypie

Well-Known Member
Unless your tent is air tight, you're probably getting enough exchange imo. I would think of it the same way you could stay in the tent and not suffocate. Are you noticing any problems wit the ladies? If not, keep it up.. My first round or two I was worried about temps getting too low during lights off, having heaters on timers and shit.. Now i dont really care cause I know it's not getting that cold
 

kupihea

Well-Known Member
Hello,

I have a grow tent where the temperature is constantly 70 degrees. everyone tells me I need to exhaust the air and bring in fresh new air, but if i did that, the cold outside air would drop the temperature 25 degrees in the tent, killing the plants. Is it possible for them to grow without exchanging the air, if i just have a few oscillating fans in the tent?
Thank You
Vic, thanks for asking this question. I also needed this information.
 

kupihea

Well-Known Member
Unless your tent is air tight, you're probably getting enough exchange imo. I would think of it the same way you could stay in the tent and not suffocate. Are you noticing any problems wit the ladies? If not, keep it up.. My first round or two I was worried about temps getting too low during lights off, having heaters on timers and shit.. Now i dont really care cause I know it's not getting that cold
Mahalo blowin, is it proper to have the fan creating constant breeze the leaves?
 

anzohaze

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I change my fans up. sometimes I turn on high sometimes I turned on low sometimes during the dark hours I cut the fanss off. the wind does not always blow when outdoors. When the plants are young I use a stronger fan speed to strengthen the stems
 

kupihea

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I change my fans up. sometimes I turn on high sometimes I turned on low sometimes during the dark hours I cut the fanss off. the wind does not always blow when outdoors. When the plants are young I use a stronger fan speed to strengthen the stems
Ok, Great anzohase, thanks I'll try that.
 

Dannoo93

Well-Known Member
Are you using an air cooled hood in a tent in a garage? If so take out the air cooled hood but just the plain metal/batwing reflector and have your carbon filter hooked up to your fan and on a fan speed controller. I have done this in a garage before in winter and was able to maintain 75f temps
 

THE KONASSURE

Well-Known Member
get a big ass hps and run a cool tube

as in run the air from outside into your cool tube so that the light heats the air as it enters the grow

Ok you may lose a few lumens from the bulb but hell that`s just a good excuse to run a 1000w hps, lol
 
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