do i need a cooltube in my situation?

so i had a gl60 tent and sold it realizing it was too small. so i upgraded to a gl80. really really wanted to use a super sun 2 as a reflector. keep in mind my tent is 2.7x2.7.5.11. thats 31"x31"71". anyway i went to the hydro store and asked for the supersun 2 dimensions. it was 21" in in length so i bought it thinking it would fit. boy was i wrong. it actually meaures out to something like 27" when you include both ducts. this mean it would be impossible to add ducting to both sides(or either side).


so now im back at square one. my goals are:

grow 4 healthy plants

keep heat to a minuimum and be able to grow all year long(including summer). indoor temps reach 80% with AC in room on.


i was looking at some air cooled reflectors but couldnt find any that would fit in the tent with ducting. most were too long. until i spotted the cooltube 19" on the htgsupply website. i also saw something called easy cool 6". the cool tube is just a regular cooltube which is 19" but the easy cool 6 is actually 18" in length. with the duct holes its might be another 6 inches which would allow me to add ducting to both sides.


what do you guys think? or do you have any other recommendation? i was originally planning on a 250w grow however if i end up using the cooltube ill probably upgrade to a 400w since ive been reading(jorge cervantes) it is one of the least efficient reflectors out there.

thanks

bumping post

i think i may have found my solution:

http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=625

21" long, and both duct holes are NOT at the ends of the reflector but in them saving space. AND its got 4" ducts where as other reflectors are 6" which would require me to use 2 6to 4 inch flanges.

what you guys think?

I'd just go with a col tube. They are cheap compared to the cool shades and just as effective.

jorge cervantes says cool tubes are the least effective reflectors.

del taco lover said:

jorge cervantes says cool tubes are the least effective reflectors.

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The bible? Jorge Cervantes wrote that book about 15 years ago.

He says a lot of stuff and if you pay him enough money he'll say anything. All you need to do is request the light dispersion info and you be the judge. If they don't have any, pass on the light.

Keep cool.Also not all tubes are created equal. You get what you pay for.

I use 8" and 6" German made cool tubes with dimpled ss shades. I love them. There are better reflectors out there that's for sure but at what cost? vs quality cool tubes?

del taco lover said:

jorge cervantes says cool tubes are the least effective reflectors.

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Exactly, I have the 6" one. I love my cool tube. Very easy to maintain temps in my small roow, which is the same space my furnace is in. Stays 84 all day and 75 at night. With the old non ventilated wing style reflector, running a 250cfm exhaust fan and passive intake it would be 90+ sometimes even up above 95.

i ended up getting the super sun 1