Quick HID in tote question

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GreenThumb17244

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #1

If I was to get an HID light would it work in this setup..my main concern is obviously heat and burn issues. If it will work what wattage would be best?

 

grandpa 1949

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #2

Maybe I'm just old but I'm gonna need some more info. Like is there a in line fan in your future? Or did I miss it?
Cause if you put any HID light in there your gonna have a big melted art deco piece. I think.

 

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GreenThumb17244

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #3

I have a 5" desk fan blowing out of hole in bottom tote...i need more heat for lights out and im gonna do 12/12 from seed...plants have been veg for 2 days until get light for flowering and they are stretching alrdy

 

grandpa 1949

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #4

Can you stay with cfl's? I'm a little leery of a hid in there. But that's the grandpa coming out it me. It does that every once and a while.
I'm sure it can be done. What would you think of a 250 hps. Now do you know you have to have a ballast. You also will need some way of attaching the bulb socket holder to the plastic. I'm not liking this as I explaining it to you.
I guess it can be done. But I sure would not do it. Good luck man. I'm sure you have a good reason, I hope.

 

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GreenThumb17244

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #5

I was going to just get 2700k cfl's...maybe 2 or 3...and I am going to insulate the inside because I am concerned bout lights off tem....what ya think pap (no offense)

 

grandpa 1949

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #6

none taken
you just got to find somebody that had done it before.
your worried about how hot it's gonna get with only 2 or 3 cfl in there how hot did you think it was gonna get with a hps in there?

 

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GreenThumb17244

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• Apr 14, 2012

• #7

I didnt put 2700ks in yet...that was original plan just wanted to know if there was better