humidity to high

[HiInOC]

what can i do to bring down my humidity without buy a 200 dollar dehumidifier

my room is 8 x 8
6 plants
400w MH with super sun hood
one fan
one small heat fan for night to keep my temp above 65 during the day it stay constant at about 78 with about 65-70 % humidity

if i keep the heat fan on it the humidity drops to about 42 but heat rises to about 85+

tried everything i can think of im stumped

[divestoned]

if temp. is not a prob. use a small heater,or pehaps just better ventilation....or maybe even buy a 400 dollar 1000w light instead of the 200 dollar humidifier???

[HiInOC]

i do use a small heater but to keep my humidity around 45% but it makes my temp just to around 88 and im pretty sure thats to high. but im still trying things out. that was with the heat directly blowing on them so now im testing just blowing around the room we will see thanks for the help tho

[rev]

is 45 an ideal humidity?

[stinkyattic]

45 is in the 'good' range.
if there is a window in your room, run a small a/c unit... it will strip excess heat AND moisture right out of the air.
That's how I used to do it anyway; I managed to keep my %RH in the 30s even in our nasty muggy New England July

[JackdaWack]

a dehumidifier is probably the best idea tho, If you have 70% humidity that is. Becuase well its better all around not just for the plants to lower the humidity in your house or where ever you are. Its a good investment and almost every basement should have one, keeps moisture and mold off the walls. Im lucky i had one already, if not my room in my basement where i pretty much live, would become very mildew like and smell just odd.

[HiInOC]

y7ah i was just hoping for an alternative cheaper route, lol but cheap grows produce cheap results, so i think ill jsut man up and buy one