How much will a cool tube bring down my temps?

temp321

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #1

I have a 1.4m x 1.4x 2mTent 2x 6" extractor fans 1x 5"inline fan 1x desk fan moving air around.

On hot days im getting temps of 91F on cool days its between 82/86F

im wondering how much a cool tube will lower my temps?

worth the cash or not??

 

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imchucky666

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #2

temp321 said:

I have a 1.4m x 1.4x 2mTent 2x 6" extractor fans 1x 5"inline fan 1x desk fan moving air around.

On hot days im getting temps of 91F on cool days its between 82/86F

im wondering how much a cool tube will lower my temps?


worth the cash or not??

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Won't lower it much, I didn't see where you have any light in there now LOL
What kind of lamps do you run now?

 

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marzy321

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #3

Aww im such a noob sorry dude im running a 600w hps light

 

cc08150

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #4

Cooling your lights helps a lot don't listen to what these other people are saying. If your ambient temperature on a hot day is 85, using a cool tube you would be able to keep it within a degree or two above ambient provided you have an area to exhaust the hot air from cooling the lamp and assuming you have an intake fan to pull that ambient 85F air in to your grow area. But you're gonna need to use one of those inline fans if you do get a cool tube, just to pull air through the cool tube, and out of your tent

 

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marzy321

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #5

So would you say its worth the investment as at the moment im only into my first week of flowering and im assuming its only going to cool down now summer is nearly over. to buy or not to buy that is the question ?

 

cc08150

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #6

True it is going to cool down soon....so i'd say if you can get temps down to 85F or below by week 4 flowering you will be alright and still should be able to produce some tight buds.

 

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imchucky666

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2012

• #7

On tubes, there isn't a whole lot of heat, actually almost as much heat is radiated from the ballast to run them, easy enough to dissipate throughout the room with a little air flow.