Too Much Light?

They say over about 65 watts per sq ft you get diminishing gains from the extra watts.

asfixious said:

View attachment 1398360This is a pic of the reflector. I want to put my 2 1000`s in it and vent it. good idea ? or not ?

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I thought it was an awesome idea, but the heat blasts through the glass shield faster than you can exhaust it out. I have mine on a closed circuit 8 inch fan using 8-6in reducer with cool air coming in from outside and being exhausted back out. The reflector stays nice and cool, but the heat just under it even with the glass shield will be 100+ degrees. I have an 12K btu A/C blasting on the glass just to get temps down to around 95. I got huge yields with it this winter, but as summer approaches I might not even be able to use it. Just a heads up.