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  1. 1mikej

    Is it OK to vent to the attic?

    i vent into my attic. i live in Florida and i was what they call super heating my attic. temps were 150f +. i bought a attic fan from home depot, not a whole house fan. this fan mounts over the vent on the attic wall. temps dropped to match outside temp and my living area dropped 5 degrees. and...
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    10 x 15 Stealth Attic Growroom.

    hey , i jut looked at you light. that's a giant huge gigantic omg source of heat. get hoods and wire ballast in a remote spot. the money you saved on hoods you will spend on electric trying to cool that room. i don't believe and plant could live closer then 3 feet from that. cool tubes a must i...
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    multiple lights versus single light

    yes, more light always good, use 50k for vegging and the 35k for when you flowering. mixing light is good but lean in 1 direction or the other depending on what stage your in.
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    It is too cold in my grow room :(

    dont buy a heater just add cfls till its warm enough. why waste electric on a heater when bulbs create heat?
  5. 1mikej

    10 x 15 Stealth Attic Growroom.

    hi looks great, gave you some rep, is that a attic fan in the top corner? if so you can box that in and use it to cool your lights
  6. 1mikej

    multiple lights versus single light

    more lights is better than 1 light, better penatration and less shadowing. i think a 4oo watt is more eficient than 3 150 watt bulbs but you have 50 more watts so you should be fine. i used 4 150 watt mh security lights from home depot to light a closet that was 7w x 2d x 8h and they where as...
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    closet grower

    bp420 jet engines are centrifgul fans, the air is compressed and pushed out faster and under pressure . there is no debate, you have been misinformed. i also suggest you tape all conections. if you suck air and your bulb exsplodes do you want it in your fan? heat kills electic motors over time...
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    Swamp Cooling?

    humidity will have you growing mold
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    Swamp Cooling?

    you need to build a well insulated room in your attic and put ac in it, you will also need to cool your lights if you use mh or hps. radiant paint helps some but the 25 x 4 ft role at home depot or lowes is what you need and that's only a supplement to regular fiberglass or foam insulation. i...
  10. 1mikej

    First time grower, very tight space.

    eventually they will show preflowers, then kill the males. then let the female grow bigger, cut some clones, let it grow for a week more then flower it. you need a second box to grow clones in so you have a new female to plant when you done with the one you just flowered.
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    How do I cool an airtight room?

    home depot and wallmart, potable air conditioner, get a duel hose. if your room is air tight a single hose unit wont work. they create negative air presure by venting out the air in your room to cool condencer. a duel hose takes in air from an outside source of air and uses that air to cool...
  12. 1mikej

    Quick question

    the ballist is the light, if you dont have the ballast you dont have a light:bigjoint:
  13. 1mikej

    How do I cool an airtight room?

    a duel hose portable ac. i use them. dont get a single house unit unless you know how to convert it to a duel hose.
  14. 1mikej

    Ventilation question w/pics

    yes.. you should be fine
  15. 1mikej

    closet grower

    get a quality hood or cooltube for your light and quality 6in inline fan and will be able to put 1k light in. ALWAYS PUSH AIR THROUGH HOT LIGHT WHEN POSSIBLE. FANS PUSH BETTER THAN THEY PULL. besides why would you wanna get your electric fan hot?
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    PLEASE HELP grow room to hot.!!!

    try to put a piece of glass between your lights and plants. cut it 1/8 in short and narrower than the cabinet, cut a 1/8 grove or notch around the inside diameter of the cabinet just below the lights. then you can slide the glass in like shelf sealing the lights heat away from plants.:bigjoint:
  17. 1mikej

    Stupid Light Question

    if the bulbs fits your fine i believe.
  18. 1mikej

    whats a good fan size

    if you put your fan in a cool spot and run ducting with now bends your fine. if you cant run a straight line you will need a bigger fan. adding a booster on opposite end would work but fans work better pushing than pulling air. you also dint want to get your fan to hot by running all that hot...
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    Are These Good Fixtures and Bulbs to Veg With?

    yes they will work. home depot sells t5 twin strips 4ft long for 35 bucks and they come with 30k bulbs. 65k availabe online or your local electric supply. they are not the high output ones, they are 28 watt bulbs put they put out the same lumes per watt as the 54 watt versions. you have to...
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    Cooling My grow roommm NEEEDD HELP!!

    if i turn off the fan that cools my cool tube my room goes from 72 to 120+ in ten min and i have an ac unit in the room, so your answer is yes. in fact your nuts for even plugging in that light in a sealed box without cooling it. remember this while you pondering buying a cool tube and a fan to...
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