cooltube from 2liters bottle q.

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MimoA

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hi
i want to make a cooltube from 2liters bottle. my problem is that the bottle is not completely transparent, its a bit blueish.
im using 400w hps so it would probably change the light color but how bad would it be?

thnks
 
Blowin' Smoke

Blowin' Smoke

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MimoA said:
hi
i want to make a cooltube from 2liters bottle. my problem is that the bottle is not completely transparent, its a bit blueish.
im using 400w hps so it would probably change the light color but how bad would it be?

thnks
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How's it not going to melt?
 
RetiredMatthebrute

RetiredMatthebrute

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i know money must be a issue but a cheap cooltube is only around 50 bucks if you shop around a bit. dont risk setting your house on fire for saving a few bucks, save up a few bucks a week and juts buy one.

http://www.amazon.com/Long-Glass-Cool-Reflector-Socket/dp/B005GGSW44/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1355672970&sr=1-1&keywords=cooltube

i have also seen some people do a DIY cooltube out of a baking pan thing on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PYREX-BAKE-A-ROUND-GLASS-BREAD-BAKING-TUBE-WITH-METAL-RACK-BY-CORNING-/370715096257?pt=Bakeware&hash=item56505774c1

the baking tube is only 20 bucks.........at least if your going to make one use something that is heat rated so it wont catch on fire.
 
justanotherbozo

justanotherbozo

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RetiredMatthebrute said:
i know money must be a issue but a cheap cooltube is only around 50 bucks if you shop around a bit. dont risk setting your house on fire for saving a few bucks, save up a few bucks a week and juts buy one.

http://www.amazon.com/Long-Glass-Cool-Reflector-Socket/dp/B005GGSW44/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1355672970&sr=1-1&keywords=cooltube

i have also seen some people do a DIY cooltube out of a baking pan thing on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PYREX-BAKE-A-ROUND-GLASS-BREAD-BAKING-TUBE-WITH-METAL-RACK-BY-CORNING-/370715096257?pt=Bakeware&hash=item56505774c1

the baking tube is only 20 bucks.........at least if your going to make one use something that is heat rated so it wont catch on fire.
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yeah man, what he said.

bozo

btw, you could also get a hurricane glass at a local craft store, basically just a glass cylinder for a candle and that will probably run you about $10.00, here's a couple pics of one i DIYed a few years ago from 2 of those cylinders and a rubber plumbing fixture to join them. ...the ghetto reflector has been used with both the cool-tube and my CFL light bars, ...in this pic i'm doing a small seedrun with the CFLs.

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MimoA

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IMG_1746.jpgIMG_1747.jpgok my bad. the bottle made from glass
i read in the DIY section making cooltube from 2L bottle, again, its glass.
so would it affect the flowering grow??
thnks
 
justanotherbozo

justanotherbozo

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THC4ALL said:
Hey bozo, how did you make that cfl fixture?
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it's just a multi-bulb bathroom vanity fixture without the trim, here, here's a better look'

as you can see, all i did was add splitters so i could double my bulbs up and mount them to a piece of wood so i could hang them..

...at the time i was using mostly 26 and 23watt bulbs in a mix of blues and reds so each fixture was right around 200watts, so approx. 800 total.

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i don't know if you can read the price tag but i only paid $4.88 per fixture for 4 of these at a local builders discount house.

...at the time i was just learnin' my chops and on a VERY tight budget so i was doing what i could, you know?

lol, there's no telling what a dedicated stoner with an abiding need can come up with!

in my case it was a CFL SOG.

bozo
 

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