Would this work,2 600w with cool tubes in a single grow tent?

mjisgood21

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I'm trying to figure if this setup will work & not have heat issues.
The tent is 56" x 56" x 78"(141.5 cubic feet).
http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=51335
A 6"inline fan with filter(424cfm),the top left of the tent.http://htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=52609
2 600w hortilux(85,000 lumens each) with 6" cool tubes.I have them left to right in the drawing.And a 6"250cfm inline fan goinig between the lights.And in the back a 4"80 cfm inline fan for the intake.
Would this setup work?
 

mjisgood21

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Sorry the drawing isn't very detailed,just wanted to show the basic look.
I also wanted to know if my plants could possibly die from being in pitch black for 48hrs?I'm going to be gone & don't have a timer(lil shit burned up,I hate analog timers.) & nobody to look over them.
 

RookieoftheYear88

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yeah sorry man your picture kinda confuses me and i just toked my first bowl of the day but it seems it will work but i would run your inline fan through the same tube as your cool tubes so that you are immediately pulling air off the bulbs to keep them cool, without that you will over heat. I am not sure if that is your plan, but from the plans i looked at up there it doesn't seem to be.
 

mjisgood21

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yeah sorry man your picture kinda confuses me and i just toked my first bowl of the day but it seems it will work but i would run your inline fan through the same tube as your cool tubes so that you are immediately pulling air off the bulbs to keep them cool, without that you will over heat. I am not sure if that is your plan, but from the plans i looked at up there it doesn't seem to be.
Lol I thought it would be easier since its clean & simple draw of it.I was going to run 6"250cfm inline fan going between the lights-cooltubes.I figure 250cfm is enough to cool down 2 600 watt bulbs.One light will have the fresh air coming from one side.Runs through,then passes the heat & fresh air through the 2nd light.Exuasting all the heat out to the other side of the tent.All in one straight constant draw.
 

GNOME GROWN

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hey man im running 2 600w light in my 4x4 hydrohut! check out the link in my sig and check out my set up! works mint and i never have heat issues!
 

suprablaski

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looks good to me also, though is your top fan with filter going to be an output or setup like a scrubber? should be output
 

skunky33

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The only reason to have cool tubes is to grow in enclosed vertical light applications with Co2 most of the time with AC. If your not doing a totally enclosed Co2 with vertical light placement Cool Tubes are worthless. Cool Tubes are inefficient especially the ones with the stupid hoods. Why take heat away from the bulb when you have to exchange the air anyway. The radiant heat coming from that light is in direct conjunction with the amount of lumens. Lower the radiant heat you lower lumens when using the HID's. Cool Tubes lower lumens by like .05% so you still get the radiant heat.
 
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