Got kicked to the shed.

**hunt4pot1** · 12-11-2009, 07:14 PM

Try something like this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...9&pcatid=19739
. You could put as many together as you need on a timer or a thermostat to get the temps you may need. Insulate the hell out of everything and hope for the best.. Just get something to measure the temps in your box.

**svchop889** · 12-11-2009, 07:22 PM

containers of water hold heat if you fill the space between your plant with jugs of water they will help regulate temperature with the lights off, wont keep things warm enough by themselves but it will reduce the cost buy reducing the amount of time you have to run your heaters.

**hunt4pot1** · 12-12-2009, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by svchop889

containers of water hold heat if you fill the space between your plant with jugs of water they will help regulate temperature with the lights off, wont keep things warm enough by themselves but it will reduce the cost buy reducing the amount of time you have to run your heaters.

That is a good idea. You could also put a aquarium heater in the jugs if you need to keep them warmer...

**Realclosetgreenz** · 12-12-2009, 08:08 AM

A space heater connected to a thermostat, its really simple when it reaches the right temp(75-76 degrees) the heater is shut off.

**Waynes** · 12-13-2009, 12:48 PM

Have you thought about replacing 2 or 3 CFLs with just old fashioned incandescent bulbs? They put out quite a bit of heat and the same amount of light as a CFL.

**alforra** · 12-14-2009, 09:40 AM

Man.. you guys are awesome! Thanks for all the input. After reading all of your replies I'm pretty confident this is going to work. Medshed, your setup sound pretty sweet man. I'm definately looking into those oil filled heaters, if I could get a 400W to suit my needs that would be amazing! I didn't even know the ceramic heat bulbs existed hunt.. those things look pretty promising as well! Everybody that posted, great ideas! I'll definately try as many of them as I can to find what works best for me. I'm pretty low on cash right now because I've been laid off from work for about 6 months, so I'm going to have to take it slow and nickel and dime it, but I'll try to keep my thread updated. Thanks again everyone!

**Medshed** · 12-14-2009, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by alforra

Medshed, your setup sound pretty sweet man. I'm definately looking into those oil filled heaters, if I could get a 400W to suit my needs that would be amazing!

Well, since a picture is worth 1000 words, here are a couple of my setup. The heater only cost about $30 at my local hardware store.