jimmyweedy
Member
Hi all,
I'm planning a grow in a 4x4 grow tent and I have a question about the proper ventilation needed.
The setup involves a 600W MH/HPS with a light hood, that I'm gonna cool with a 6'' fan with dedicated ducting (so it goes intake > fan > light hood > exit). That fan is rated at about 110 cfm, so I'm thinking it should suffice.
Now for the grow tent ventilation itself I wanna use a carbon filter and another 6'' fan rated at 165 cfm with passive intake (plus a rotating clip fan inside the tent). So my question is quite obvious now - is that enough ventilation for that space, given that I'm already using a different fan&path just to cool off the lights?
I figure the easy answer would be "no", since at that rate the fan would clear the air a bit faster than once per minute (theoretically), and then there's the carbon filter factor (no additional ducting & turns though, it goes straight out). But do I really need more then that, considering the lights are already being cooled off separately? From a purely (or almost) CO2 replenish point of view, could that 165 cfm fan do the job or is a bigger one a must?
Thanks a bunch!
I'm planning a grow in a 4x4 grow tent and I have a question about the proper ventilation needed.
The setup involves a 600W MH/HPS with a light hood, that I'm gonna cool with a 6'' fan with dedicated ducting (so it goes intake > fan > light hood > exit). That fan is rated at about 110 cfm, so I'm thinking it should suffice.
Now for the grow tent ventilation itself I wanna use a carbon filter and another 6'' fan rated at 165 cfm with passive intake (plus a rotating clip fan inside the tent). So my question is quite obvious now - is that enough ventilation for that space, given that I'm already using a different fan&path just to cool off the lights?
I figure the easy answer would be "no", since at that rate the fan would clear the air a bit faster than once per minute (theoretically), and then there's the carbon filter factor (no additional ducting & turns though, it goes straight out). But do I really need more then that, considering the lights are already being cooled off separately? From a purely (or almost) CO2 replenish point of view, could that 165 cfm fan do the job or is a bigger one a must?
Thanks a bunch!