Cab Height and Lighting

[keeko]

1 6 inch inline fan pulling 424 CFM through a cool tube seems to keep both my light and my 3'x3'x 4.5' tall room around 76 degrees 4" away from the light with an ambient temperature in the house of 73-74.

Cost me $120 for the fan and $80 for the 6" cool tube. :thumbsup:

thats good to hear daihashi, im looking to build a cab close to those dimensions.

[da_natural]

i like your style, bigger is better......but please atleast spend as much on ventilation as you did the 400watter.

Got to. I'm gonna buy a 400 watter with a cool tube reflector from HTG. and a 6in inline probably from Home Depot. I wish I would've known I was gonna need one because I bought a 4in one a while ago (I'll find a use for it). I live in a place as hot as hell, so it's pretty much a necessity.

I've been reading this site for about a year now and this was my 1st post. I did a CFL grow from reading Bodom's log (my inspiration). My 3rd attempt was successful, man was I proud of myself. Promised to never buy another bag again, forget the middle man.

Y'all don't know how much you've helped the silent lurkers, like me, out.

One day, I'll probably do a grow log. I just hope new growers realize it can be done. I remember someone saying, "it's meant to grow." I kept telling myself that and that i was the one stopping it. As soon as I stopped meddling, it was happy times :rastasmoke:

[da_natural]

1 6 inch inline fan pulling 424 CFM through a cool tube seems to keep both my light and my 3'x3'x 4.5' tall room around 76 degrees 4" away from the light with an ambient temperature in the house of 73-74.

Cost me $120 for the fan and $80 for the 6" cool tube. :thumbsup:

I've always dug your disclaimer. :thumbsup:

[daihashi]

thats good to hear daihashi, im looking to build a cab close to those dimensions.

To be fair (and I'm sure you know as you've read the thread) the cabinet is actually divided into 2 chambers.

It is actually 6 feet tall. with the main plant area being 3'x3'x4.5'... the area above it holds the inline fan and is for my clones/mothers. It is 3'x3'x1.5'

I'm sure some of the ambient heat escapes into the clone chamber.

So if you build 4.5' tall cabinet only then your actual temps may be higher to mine due to the overall lower height/interior area for the heat to fill.