need advice/help

ive got a 4x8 room that gets about 95+ F.
so far i have 4x4 tent
just ordered the 6 inch exhaust fan off ebay
i have the duct
and ordered the eye hortilux 1000w super hps
i plan on going to the nearby hydroponic store and grabbing the xxxl magnum and the ballast
i do plan on buying a portable ac for the tent and i have a couple fans for the tent also
QUESTION is should i not buy the the reflector and ballast and get led lighting or the t5 or something that doesnt produce heat and save from getting a portable ac which is mad expensive???????
i need to know soon tent has to be up and running in a couple weeks lemme know ..
 

Buddingbishop

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Yes an led would be alot cheaper, I ve seen some for sale for under 300 usd. Have you considered using a cool tube?
 

kbo ca

Active Member
don't go cheap on LED's the ones that work well are not cheap. T-5's would be better and cheaper. My ac unit really hikes up my electricity bill, if your room already reaches 95 without a light burning in it, you're going to need an a/c anyway because that is much too hot.
 
for only the 6 hours it gets that hot the lights can be off and just air circulating through it .. and at night it drops around 8 9 oclock at night its low and stays low till about 1- 2 oclock in the after noon .. and also the plants are gonna be veging for about 2 months so by then itll be the end of october and than im gonna be throwing them into flow at the end of october so itll be running the 1000w hps throught november and december .. when its cold .. so do you think its best i buy like 6 cfls and veg the plants off of that ?? cause once november comes it will be cool enough to run the 1000w with no worries
 

jdro

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You need to be able to exhaust the hot air OUT of the room completely and if you can pull cool air from a neighboring room, that is say 75, than you wont really need a ac. If you cannot exhaust out of the grow room, or dont have cool air in another room to pull into the tent then you will need a portable AC.
 
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