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FirstTimerFistTimeYer
FirstTimerFistTimeYerstarted grow question 4 years ago
Hi, i have a 600w hps and a 80x80x160cm grow tent, how do i fix heat issues? Its at 45 to 55°C, and 45 is at night. Will weed grow all the way to smokeable weed in here? Thanks
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DoDrugs420
DoDrugs420answered grow question 4 years ago
I'm sorry m8, but that sounds like the description of a oven, you can't really grow with that, try getting a led or a 250w mh/hps, if you have a 600w balast that cant be knocked down to 250w you will need a new balast too. Hope it helps, please award a point to the grower who's information helped you. More people may come but the information will be the same, you can award the answer that most helped you as fast as you want.
Athos
Athosanswered grow question 4 years ago
For a 80x80 grow space, 600 watts of light is overkill, you would do well with a light between 250 watts (minimum) to 400 watts (max), I'm talking real consumed watts here. No amount of exhaust power will be able to give a temperature below your ambient temperature. What I would do is set the lights on at night and lights out during the day, that will help some; HPS give out a lot of heat (so does the ballast), switch to a good led that will help a lot too, actually a 250 watt led would be great (will help the electric bill too), something like quantum boards or led strips; finally you will need to get some AC unit, maybe not in the tent, but in the room where the tent (or grow space) is located in. If you do go with leds, stay away from burple (those purplish lights). If you have one, put the tent on a basement, they tend to be cooler than other parts of the house.
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DrJynx86
DrJynx86answered grow question 4 years ago
I have tiny tents (60x60x180) and had a 600w Sodium one summer, I can say it's possible, but I had a turbine extracting air, so much the tent deflated and generated lots of negative pressure. Also I had to use lots of AC to keep the room cool enough. And also had to inject CO2 to let the girls use lots of it and do not suffer the heat. Even then, I had burning on the tops, lots of unbearable heat, a huge power bill, and not so great results. Get a 600w equivallent LED, that will do night and day difference! Happy smokes!
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