400W Cooltube without fan or ducting

adamz123x · Oct 4, 2012

Hey I just got a 400W hps/mh Kit with a cooltube and reflector. I was wondering If I could run this 12/12 without a fan and ducting? I have a regular large osculating fan I can put underneath it and face upwards towards it.

Here are some pics to show the the new setup vs the old shitty cfl setup.

adamz123x · Oct 4, 2012

This is the fan I'm talking about for now.

method2mymadness · Oct 4, 2012

Keeping a fan on it is a great idea but where is the heat going ? It will generally raise the room temp a 400 should be fine whats the size of room

method2mymadness · Oct 4, 2012

By the looks it should be fine run light at night to avoid heat during day and will help with heat during night if that makes sense

adamz123x · Oct 4, 2012

Yea man, Not to mention it' in the basement so I can just open a window or two and let the cold Canadian climate take over

The room is 19ft by 14ft. Funny enough it is the furnace room and is also where I sleep XD

method2mymadness · Oct 4, 2012

If u can open a window for cold air if needed then by all means go for it or even better take out of tube run bare bulb

method2mymadness · Oct 4, 2012

But that size room u should hardley notice the heat

adamz123x · Oct 4, 2012

It actually looks like a painful job to remove the ballast from the tube. I got it it running though! Only bad part is I couldn't face that fan directly at the light because the reflector was catching to much wind and shaking the whole light alot more then what I wanted XD

huth420 · Oct 5, 2012

you have a halogen spotlight and incandescent lamp bulb?

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