I've only been doing research for when I'm able to get it together. Since it will be a few months till then I thought I'd do some research. And this f'in site rocks man!! :thumbsup:

I'm leaning towards an ebb and flow system. I really wanna do everything proper and am learning all the little details here. From what I've read, one of the secrets to success with hydro seems to be keeping the res cool. Now, I realize there are long time growers here (I've read massive amounts of the info here) and I'd bet many people have had good results even when their res temp goes beyond ideal...but I want to maximize the chances a great first grow and eliminate as many potential problems as possible. Water chillers seem to be out of the question for a variety of reasons, cost being the first one. What else can one do in this situation?

I plan on either building a cabinet 2x4x4 or I might get a one of those portable canvas and metal tubing growrooms. Either way the inside temp will be controlled with a cool tube. I'll be using a 400 or 600 hps/mh with a cool tube setup and a fan and filter. Not sure about an intake or not. If this project is done during the fall/winter, which means I can control the outside room temp, what can I expect as far as res temps? One idea I have is to keep the whole res inside of a slightly larger container and add cool water and ice at regular intervals. Perhaps once a day. What do you all think? What do you all do? I don't want to keep the outside room temp lower than 68F.

Thanks in advance for any responses.
Weednuts Reviewed by Weednuts on . Keeping Res Cool I've only been doing research for when I'm able to get it together. Since it will be a few months till then I thought I'd do some research. And this f'in site rocks man!! :thumbsup: I'm leaning towards an ebb and flow system. I really wanna do everything proper and am learning all the little details here. From what I've read, one of the secrets to success with hydro seems to be keeping the res cool. Now, I realize there are long time growers here (I've read massive amounts of the info here) Rating: 5