Weenmeoff's Inside Soil Alien Abduction Grow Journal

Thanks Pat and skumper!!

Plants were a little droopy so i gave them a gallon of water. I fed them on Monday but that was only a gallon. Since I added the LED temps have been kind of high, up to 90 and averaging in the high 80s with the lights on. Out side temps have been pretty high and will obviously continue to rise. I could add a window AC but don't really want to do that. Do you think a bigger inline fan with more cfm would do the trick? I could also vent out of the garage as it's currently venting in the garage. I could also add an inlet fan. Thoughts?
 
Try an intake fan. The tents seem to hold heat. When we were using our tents for growing, we put a 6" intake fan in one of the holes at the bottom. We put a circulating fan in the tent where the intake fan was blowing in. Worked wonders to drop temps.

Is your grow area in the garage? If so, you will probably want to vent to outside so you aren't bring in the same hot air you just exhausted.

How big of an exhaust fan do you have? It my be more cost efficient to get a window unit to cool the area, as opposed to getting a bigger exhaust. After all, it's pulling the air from the room it's in as new or fresh air.
 
dirt mcgert said:
A bigger cfm could lower your temps. I went with a 6in 440 cfm with a speed controller for my tents, but I don't have a filter to have to pull through.
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In order to keep your smell down when your plants are in flower, you may want to get a carbon filter for your exhaust. Not sure if that's something you have to worry about. Just thought I'd mention it.
 
Thanks once again Canna! I will try an inlet fan and venting out of the garage and see how that works. I even have some insulated duct for the exhaust. If I need to add AC I will.

Still no pistils but I'm pretty sure there are at least 2 females.
 
Canna Montana said:
In order to keep your smell down when your plants are in flower, you may want to get a carbon filter for your exhaust. Not sure if that's something you have to worry about. Just thought I'd mention it.
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I do have one, it's 4"by10". Do you think that will be sufficient? I need to get a 4 to 6" converter and then will hook up, probably this weekend.
 
dirt mcgert said:
A bigger cfm could lower your temps. I went with a 6in 440 cfm with a speed controller for my tents, but I don't have a filter to have to pull through.
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Thanks dirt! If the inlet fan and exhausting out of the garage doesn't work than may get a bigger fan with control.
 
dirt mcgert said:
Frozen bottles of water in front of a fan can also help but it's a pain in the neck.
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I'm going to give that a try as a temporary solution.
 
dirt mcgert said:
Would that increase the work load of the fan? Cause it to wear out faster, just a thought.
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If the fan is 4", I wouldn't increase to a 6" exhaust system. The fan would have to work less to get the air out of a bigger hole, therefore if it's pushing less, that means it's pulling less out of the room. You want it to work like the manufacturer's specs. I don't think I'm wrong about this, but a 6"x4" reducer is pretty cheap, so are the clamps, so you could try it and see if it helps. If it doesn't though, you are out $20.

I would start by venting outside, and add an inline fan. See if that works. If not, just ask us and we will be happy to help figure out what's the next step.
 
My fans and duct are 6" and the carbon filter is 4" so I was going to get a 4" to 6" converter so I can use 6" inch duct throughout. I suspect I'll need a bigger fan but we'll see. What would I do without you guys and gals!?!
 
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