bigboybuds
Well-Known Member
Hello RIU folks.. Been lurking a while, but usually don't start my own threads because the info I need is pretty obtainable with a little effort. I did my first outdoor grow last summer, an learned a ton of stuff. Well, I decided to get legal (live in Canada) and took things inside. I gutted my old shed, built a room inside a room, hung a 600 watter and off I went. I built this room right around the end of December, and where I live it was pretty cold outside. I started my first grow the beginning of January, and finished up a few weeks ago. Things went well, and it was really just a test to see if the room would hold heat, wouldn't get to hot..ect. The problem I am running into now, is because I build it in the winter, trying to keep the heat in, I really didnt give to much thought to cooling my light, and venting. I am trying to do my research, and it a bit overwhelming.
I am hoping someone a bit more experienced, could point me in the right direction. I am looking for bare minimum for now, as the DIY budget is a bit tight. I know I will need to cool my 600w light, and it has a 6 inch glass cool tube.. but where I get lost is how. Remember.. This is a room inside a room. Do I have to cut a hole in my wall, with one fan blowing cool in through a length of 6 inch tubing through one side of my light, and 1 fan sucking it out through another length of tubing to an exhaust? How big should the fans be.. My room is 7ft by 6ft.
Here are a few pics so you can hopefully get an idea. Any info would help big time... I walked in there earlier.. and the temp was 86, with about 5 more hours to go. It was easy to cool it down by opening both doors for a few mins, but I want to avoid that at all costs. I knew it was too easy how everything came together, with not much effort. The average temp in the room all winter was 78.. With 45-50% RH
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I am hoping someone a bit more experienced, could point me in the right direction. I am looking for bare minimum for now, as the DIY budget is a bit tight. I know I will need to cool my 600w light, and it has a 6 inch glass cool tube.. but where I get lost is how. Remember.. This is a room inside a room. Do I have to cut a hole in my wall, with one fan blowing cool in through a length of 6 inch tubing through one side of my light, and 1 fan sucking it out through another length of tubing to an exhaust? How big should the fans be.. My room is 7ft by 6ft.
Here are a few pics so you can hopefully get an idea. Any info would help big time... I walked in there earlier.. and the temp was 86, with about 5 more hours to go. It was easy to cool it down by opening both doors for a few mins, but I want to avoid that at all costs. I knew it was too easy how everything came together, with not much effort. The average temp in the room all winter was 78.. With 45-50% RH
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Now on to other things. Sounds like these guys have it covered. I just wanted to give the OP props on a sweet DIY build and some nice looking buds. Look forward to your future grows.
I am definitely looking to replace it when I come across some. Thanks for hanging around F A B!