Hey rustytrichome, was thinking about that (the heat from the water heater), i was gonna put one of those car sun blockers in front of it to reflect light and stop the wind from hitting the pilot light, but i didn't think about putting a board there. Do you think its worth it to set up a board there? or should i just wrap it in insulation to keep the heat from radiating on the plants?

the light is neither fixed nor adjustable lol, i just wrapped a chain around a pipe and hung the light from it but when the plant grows i bought zip ties to bring the light up. i tested the method out and it seems to work fine (fingers crossed).

Is there anything i can do about heat that wont make my electric bill go up and without using ventilation? i will open my door every day at 3 to air it out and mist the leaves with water when i can.