part time grower326
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I'm kinda new to growing,I'm on my 2nd grow.first grow was a bust.made some mistakes that I've corrected this time around but I have a new plan.currently I'm growing 2 unknown bagseed plants in an exoterra reptile terrarium that I have lined with mylar and fixed 2 68 watt and 2 55 watt cfl bulbs for flowering.my next project is going to be a sterilite 2 shelf cabinet from Walmart.it measures 35 3/4" tall 25 3/4" wide and 19" deep.my plans are to take out the shelves so that its all open and mount a 400w cooltube from the top with mh during veg and hps during flower.along with some computer fans mounted at the top on each side of the tube one pushing one pulling air through the tube and 2 more in the plant zone .my main question is how hot will a 400 watt light make a space that size and will the 2 computer fans be enough to keep it cool.my current box measures 12x12 and 18" tall.with one small fan blowing in the door and one computer fan mounted I'm my homemade reflector hood pushing the heat from the cfl out it stays right around 76°f.any help would be great.I plan on buying and starting the cabinet pretty soon after I harvest what I have going now.thanks