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Should i install an air cooling system in my lights? i planned on doing this but it just occured to me that the heat from my lights are keeping my grow room warm. Since it is going in to the winter season i know if i air cool my lights i will need to put a heater in my room which im not sure i have enough power in electricity to do. any opions? thanks in advance: )
no opinions?
not if lights are also heat.espically not if power is a concern
~Santa Cruz~
What are your temps at? You definitely don't need to air-cool them now if temps are ok and they are the heat source. It's only getting colder. I would say, use circulation fans, inject CO2, and get a dial-in controller for your new exhaust system you said you just got. Set it to exhaust on a timer and use CO2! That would be cool. :thumbsup: :D
They look big enough to flower now. Have you cloned them yet. I forgot what you said you were going to do to sex them. I gotta go up and look. (pause) Ok, you said you are just gonna grow them to 2-3 feet then flip them. Have you considered cloning them before you flip them? Just clip one or two from each and veg in another room whilst you flower those pretty ladies...?
They look VERY nice, by the way. Make my thread look like sh*t...'mine' are so lanky. :( HIDs kick ass. It would be interesting to try those T5 lights for veg.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Just had a very nice bowl or three...oh wait...I still have some! *takes a puff* :smokin: Ahhhhhh...!
Ok. Good grow. Let me know. Gotta go.
I kill myself. :D
TGF
if i air cool my lights i can put them closer to my plants which will result in better growth and conserve my lights. what i want to know is if i have my lights closer will it increase my bud production and by how much. my room is insulated so i probably could pull of a low wattage heater that would keep my room heated for a long time. im worried that when i air cool my lights my room will be to cold to have the exaust on at all times which isnt that good for my plants(to be getting fresh air all the time).
The closer the light is, the more lumens there are. There more lumens there are, the more the energy the plant has for producing buds. Having a simple oscillating fan between the canopy and the bulbs will atleast "push" away hot air from directly around the plants. When it gets cold enough, turn your exhaust system off and the heat from your lamps will surely warm the room.Quote:
Originally Posted by santacruz_organic
Aircooling the lights will allow you to get them closer. The best part of close lights is tighter node spacing which results in a stronger plant and better foliage penetration.
so do you think that it is worth adding the extra wattage to have my lights air cooled? Is their any way i can keep my room to stay warm with out using a high wattage heater? i was thinking that if i got a temperature controller and plugged it to my exaust that the ballasts my create enough heat to heat my room, and the exauhast would only turn on when it got to 78F. Does my ballast have enogh energy to do that? keep in mind that my room is insulated and all the windows and doors will be closed once i get a ventillation system going.
Your hood has a glass cover taking it off will Give off more light. BTW 3 ft plants are kinda tall to flower. Unless you got like 10 ft of height Your gonna have problems. You will need to transplant them to some whopper sized buckets too. I like your setup kinda looks like mine, I would go to 3 gallon bags next then flower Before 18" What are you using for fert? What are your plans for propagation? One mother can provide enough clones for your room.
the closer the light the denser more rounder fat nuggets .provided u have a level canopy as far as fresh air . u can never have to much fresh air.as long as its not to cold
Im going to chop off the tops of my plants and clone them which will make all the side branches shoot up. since i started from clones my plants wont shoot up as much when i flip them over to flowering as if i were starting from seed.if i took the glass off my light fixtures would i be able to put my lights closer to my plant still when i air cool them?