HELP! Tent temperatures!!

iGrow420710

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Basically first timer here.. im all set up.. put my seeds for germination paper towel method.. soon as tap root came out i put into peat pellet and put into tent...

the temps i am getting is 32/33 degree's max and about 19 at night with lights off

what can i do? or will this be okay?
 

Kingrow1

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Are you placing your thermometer where the light can affect it? Correct placement of thermometer is a touch tricky and hence why most new growers think their tents are hot.

A thermometer should be shaded from all light and ir, mainly place it away from the light and not in direct sight of it. For more exacting thermometer reading google how they measure air temperature in weather station :-)

Generally this is the source of the high temps, your thermometer is reading the ir and light which will give inaccurate air temperature readings.

Work to find those ambient temps...
 

JSB99

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Basically first timer here.. im all set up.. put my seeds for germination paper towel method.. soon as tap root came out i put into peat pellet and put into tent...

the temps i am getting is 32/33 degree's max and about 19 at night with lights off

what can i do? or will this be okay?
Get yourself an IR thermometer so you can take accurate readings of the plants. They're cheap on Amazon.

If you're hitting those temps now, it's only going to get worse as the plants get bigger. Fix the problem now, before it gets worse.

If you detail your environment and equipment for us, we can probably point you in the right direction.
 

iGrow420710

Active Member
1.2x1.2x2m bud box pro xl
passive intake 2 monkey osciallting fans put in 20mins ago..
hlg 550 led light
6 inch hyperfan stealth
2x oscillating monkey fans
passive intake
 

iGrow420710

Active Member
Are you placing your thermometer where the light can affect it? Correct placement of thermometer is a touch tricky and hence why most new growers think their tents are hot.

A thermometer should be shaded from all light and ir, mainly place it away from the light and not in direct sight of it. For more exacting thermometer reading google how they measure air temperature in weather station :-)

Generally this is the source of the high temps, your thermometer is reading the ir and light which will give inaccurate air temperature readings.

Work to find those ambient temps...
in regrds to this i have put 2 layers of toilet roll tissue over the probe to block direct light..
 

coreywebster

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1.2x1.2x2m bud box pro xl
passive intake 2 monkey osciallting fans put in 20mins ago..
hlg 550 led light
6 inch hyperfan stealth
2x oscillating monkey fans
passive intake
Are you

Running lights on at night time and off during hottest part of the day?
Extracting the heat out of the entire room and preferably out of the house?
Having all lower vents open and higher vents closed on tent?
Sure your ducting is 100% sealed to the fan?

If yes to all those questions can the HLG 550 be dimmed?
 

iGrow420710

Active Member
Are you

Running lights on at night time and off during hottest part of the day?
Extracting the heat out of the entire room and preferably out of the house?
Having all lower vents open and higher vents closed on tent?
Sure your ducting is 100% sealed to the fan?

If yes to all those questions can the HLG 550 be dimmed?
I am running lights during the day.. 9am - 3am 18 on 6 off


hlg can be dimmed yes
 

xtsho

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I am running lights during the day.. 9am - 3am 18 on 6 off


hlg can be dimmed yes
Running lights at night can help with the heat depending on where you're growing. I have my tent in the garage so I run at night when it's cooler. I also vent into the attic during summer and back into the garage in the winter. When it gets really hot I put a portable air conditioner in the tent and vent that into the attic as well. Lots of ways to get rid of the heat with a good amount of airflow being the primary one. You don't want to vent the tent back into the room it's in. You need to vent that hot air outside.
 

ANC

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It controls humidity and temperature in a central unit. It is often used in electronic cabinets to prevent condensation or dew forming on the electronics.
It has relays for a fan and heater. You get a nicer one on Amazon that can do dehumidifier/humidifier cooling/heating at not much more money than the one in the thread.
 
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