Time to choose a light/hood...help

dak1b

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Hi everyone!!

So I'm torn on what 600w hood I should get. These are my options:

1) http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600GW19-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B004L3AQ1U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402516756&sr=8-2&keywords=600w hps grow light system

2) http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600CT24E-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B00521B894/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1402516756&sr=8-4&keywords=600w+hps+grow+light+system

3) http://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Horticulture-GLK600LS24-Digital-Dimmable/dp/B005ECZQTY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1402516756&sr=8-6&keywords=600w+hps+grow+light+system

The number option...will this cover my whole grow space? No. 3 is that hood overkill for my space?

My room is roughly 4 x 8. and my grow space in about 3 x 3. I will have 6 plants.
My main concern is my room temp once this 600W is added. I have a large fan that will act as an intake and blow thru a 1ft x 1ft hole in the wall. (See attached pics)

The room as is temp is about 65 - 70. The room isn't 100% sealed. Opening on ceiling (See attached pics ) and I covered a large hole with a garbage bag.

Thanks for your help!!:leaf:
 

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those apollo bulbs are worthless and the ballast i don't know but some ballasts have loud fans in them...

lumatek is a silent ballast... about 100 bucks

eye hortilux is one of the best bulbs you can get.. about 65 bucks

the gull reflector will work though. you can get those for 34 shipped.

a clip on fan to help dissipate the heat... about 15 bucks.

about 220 bucks for a quality setup or about 150 bucks for the cheap version..

minus the fan its about 50 bucks difference between generic vs quality brand
 
an air cooled reflector works better for larger scale grows though because you can chain the ducting and hoods together.. but for small grows the gull wing is good because I can just have my exhaust pull from near the light.

i line up the clip on fan, light, and exhaust to quickly get rid of majority of heat...

there is also a oscillating fan to keep the plants cool and air moving down low.
 
so i don't need option 2 or 3? its a smaller grow 6 plants. do you have a pic of ur setup?
 
ive been using the Apollo systems for over a yr. LOVE IT!!! I swapped the hoods for big kahuna hoods and swapped the bulbs for ushio now. but I was happy with their bulbs when I ran them. and never had any issues with their ballasts either. still running them to this day and no issues.
 
Don't think i'll be able to go base bulb....room will get too hot. taking the safe route with the air cooled lights
 
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