I've finished my rubbermaid setup, and i've done some test runs with my 5000k veg cfl's the problem i've been having is the temperature is getting up to 100 degrees. I've tried turning both the intake and exhaust fans to full blast, installing another internal fan aimed at the lights, and using a large fan outside of the growbox to try to keep the temps down. Can anyone give me some good solutions that would bring the temps down to 70-80 degrees.
Thanks,
BlueberryDreams

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TURN OFF THE DAMN LIGHTS !!!!...lmao, just kidding....what size bulbs ?...42w bulbs do get hot & will also burn plants....you might wanna try 26w or even 23w...peace

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yeah sorry forgot to mention they are the 26w ones, i am using six of them. I'm getting 100 degree temps with the 26w cfl's. My flowering cfls are the 42w ones, i don't even want to think about how hot that will get until i can get the heat down with these ones.

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well since no one wants to even try and help me i have found help elsewhere, but i will share the knowledge for those that have the same heat issue as me.
I'm not sure how well this will work but i found a cool instructable on a portable cooler, so i'm just going to strap a fan on the side and cut and exhaust port, and attach to the grow box.
Make a well-insulated travel cooler

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make sure an use a moisture filter or the cooler will cause mold during flowering.

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well the thing is that when the heat was at 100, the humidity was at about 30 percent, so this probably won't bring the humidity up alot. Thanks for the advice and if it gets too humid i'll try that.

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Just take out some of the lights. You could get away with using 3 or 4 of those lights easy. Especially in a rubbermaid container. I mean only if you like instant results.

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Update, i tested the travel cooler thing, and i've managed to drop temps down to 85. Not bad considering the temps started at 100. Will this be a safe temperature to grow in? Also humidity is only at 40 percent RH

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85 is still hot my man. I guess if that is the lowest you can go then thats much better than 100. Just make sure you it doesn't get any hotter because anything 90 and above is detrimental to the crop and maybe the place you are growing at...

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yeah, my seeds haven't arrived yet so i'm going to keep testing to see if i can get the temps below 80. I'll probably throw a co2 bottle in there, and hopefully that will work out, any suggestions would be appreciated

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