Quote Originally Posted by Joel
Budhownd, you do know you could run a 600w in the space you have. If you got 2 fans running, one facing towards your plants and light and another facing an open window , and another one outside of your closet circulating cool-fresh air. This is only if you can keep your closet door open. If not, buy 2 portable fans and ductape them to the topleft and topright corners of your closet and run them when ever your light is on your plants.

Now THAT is the idea I had all along but I kept reading that I had to have some sort of extensive ventilation system set up. I figured if I could keep fans going, the heat build up wouldnt be too bad and a fan pointed at the space at the bottom of the door and a fan on the inside blowing air out would be ok to circulate some air. The space is big enuff to circulate some air, just not big enuff to fit tubing and all that under or over.

I really don't think it will be that bad, even in the winter with the heat going the closet will be chilly (well under 80 degrees) because of it's location in the house.

By the way gang, I bought a 400watt HPS light today. The guy who sold it to me said that the light that came with it is ok for growing plants. Should I still go ahead and peruse ebay or another grow site for a better bulb? Will it be ok to start out with and maybe get a better bulb when I go into the 12/12 cycle???