temps for my cfl grow

Setup: small stealth grow room 42"widex24" deep by 6ft high
4x85w(actual watt) above (horizontal) and 1x 85w CFL on a vertical adj post in the center of three plants
these are all 6500K, and will switch to 2700K at 12/12 flip time

my current temps avg 72-75F @ 45%rh, with upper temp of 78 and lowest temp of 58f
do these temp look as good as I think?
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treegoesmoo

Active Member
Your temps are pretty good, same with humidity levels. The only thing is that theres a 20 degrees drop in temps when lights are off. I'm not sure how much of a problem that'll cause later on, but maybe you'll be getting a little purple in your plants... =). And for all that wattage, why not just go with an HID I know theres this whole cfl vs HPS/MH, but I've seen it myself, CFLs are good, but HID lights kill em man... Just my 0.02
 

spek9

Well-Known Member
Temps/RH is perfect when lights are on, but I personally would try to get the night-time temps up to mid-high 60s at lights-off if possible.

Are you running lights-off at the hottest part of the day? (Where I live, that is between 12pm and 6pm).

-spek
 
I have lights on 18/6 starting 4am til 10pm, so I can work on them if I have to during days off and when I get home from work in the evening. I have a 400w ballast and HPS bulb, but in this cab it will be way hot and involve much cooling, when I'd like to use cfls and use the cool temps of the basement-just easier to manage this first actual grow. I have nee studying and learning fro years here. I practice LST and supercropping, and Uncle Bens 4 cola technique on my basil plants for practice for over two years.
 
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