heat problems

ok so i dont get it, i started off in a 36x36x18 plastic storage thing with 2 doors. i had a 4in high volocity fan from walmarts on the exhaust with a 120mm pc fan for the into and another 5in slower running fan for exhaust as well.
i then wanted to be alittle more stealthy so i picked up a thermaltake full sized pc tower. thinking i could do all my 12/12 from seeds in that since its only 2 maybe 3. currently the pc case is not sealed up air tight, and as a bunch of air leaks but my girls havent started to get stiinky yet. i use the 120mm pc fan as the intake on the case and just let the air excape how its going to. i cant use more then 1 cfl in there cuz the heat gets up to 85ish. any help on how i should rig this up to get lower temps and be able to use atleast 1 more light, would love to use 2 but i dont see how i am going to do that with the heat build up..

should i just use the 120mm pc fan as an exhaust fan and the fresh air get sucked in how ever its going to ?

i still need to find out where i can buy some of that sticky on one side and reflective on the other stuff so i can seal the case up..

i really need help with this guys, thanks in advance.

How many watts is the cfl you are currently using? If you wanna pull off a half way decent grow you're gonna want much more lighting than one more cfl. its just not gonna cut it and or distribute enough light through the whole plant.

bigDAWG said:

How many watts is the cfl you are currently using? If you wanna pull off a half way decent grow you're gonna want much more lighting than one more cfl. its just not gonna cut it and or distribute enough light through the whole plant.

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i would love to run a 100w light but this is just a normal i think 30w cfl. i know i need way way more then that. which is why i want to run atleast 1 or 2 more. i want 2 hanging for the tops and one hanging in the middle of the plants to light the sides. but i can get the heat down.. i have no idea how to set this up and the other pc case grows i have seen on here are awsome and look very good. but how they delt with the heat with just a single intake and exhaust pc fan i dont know cuz i sure as hell cant even get away with 2. oh and i am doing lst and sog with the pc case.

With only one 30w cfl you really shouldnt have any heat problems... Maybe it would be better to just find a spot with more room. Is it like a super stealth grow? Im flowering with 210w from 5 cfl's. And If my grow room would of allowed for more I would have used a couple more lights.

Good luck.

bigDAWG said:

With only one 30w cfl you really shouldnt have any heat problems... Maybe it would be better to just find a spot with more room. Is it like a super stealth grow? Im flowering with 210w from 5 cfl's. And If my grow room would of allowed for more I would have used a couple more lights.

Good luck.

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the pc case is pretty big, bigger then most other pc cases.. google search for thermaltake xaser 2 with the aluminum case. i think im going to try switching my [c fan from intake to exhaust. and just let the fresh air enter the case how it wants.