Successful growbox ventilation in an apartment?

donnieosmond

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Hey guys, as some of you know I'm smack dab in the middle of my first grow op and I'm starting to wonder at this point how I can lower my temperatures slightly in my cabinet. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment complex and I can't really tap into the AC vent or anything. I'm essentially recirculating warm air in the closet here. Any ideas how I can let cooler, fresher air in? Thanks, d-oz.
 

Zekedogg

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Heat rises so you would want some type of fresh air blowing in down low so and another fan blowing out up high if ya know what I mean
 

drock101

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this might sound a bit odd, but i took a leftover 1-gallon water container, then filled it up and froze it in the freezer. I put it in my room each day, then back in the freezer each night till i got smart and started using 2 on rotation. I put it on a towel behind my circulation fan in the room. Watch for water dripping off of it though so it doesnt get near any electrical work. If you have less room behind your fan maybe try different shaped bottles.
 

donnieosmond

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Zeke: yeah I kinda got 5 fans in the closet, thing is I enjoy a very stealthy grow because I live in an apartment and I need a source of cool air coming into the closet. I think I will try drock's ghetto way for a while. haha.
 

drock101

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BTW i got my flourex's today. Simple wire job or so i think. I got a lamp repair kit at walmart that has a plug on one end and 2 bare wires on the other. Wired only one for now. The casing on the light had perfect little raised nubs in the corners that i twisted cup hooks into for hanging. Next few days are gonna be interesting for me. Constructing a flower room, taking clones, germing new seeds i had donated to me, trying to figure a borrowed 250W HPS.
 

donnieosmond

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Yeah I just put a wire nut on the ground of my computer cord and attached b/b w/w. I just attached the mounting box to the back of my cabinet with some screws. Only took 2 to hold it up so I can easily unmount and put somewhere else later. If only I had an entire room I could devote to flowering.
 
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