help!!

This is my first indoor grow in my closet that is 2x4x8. I have a 1000 watt hps. I have proper intake and exhaust ventilation. Is this too much light? I had the hood at around 4-5 feet and got temps in the low to mid 80's but have slow growth. Moved the light down another foot or so and now I'm running lows 90's. Should I buy a lower wattage and switch to md lights while vegging? Any advice would be very helpful
 
Yeah I have 6" duct running through the hood and exhausting the air into the crawl space in my attic. The intake is where I believe I'm having the problem. Umfortunely Ima have to take a look up there again. Not an easy task.. haha
 

brotherjericho

Well-Known Member
You say closet and the intake may be a problem...what is your intake? If passive, you need roughly twice the area of intake as you do the exhaust.
 
My exhaust is 6" Nd the intake is 8 I found a vent I. the crawl space and am intaking through there and have exhaust I'm the crawl space but it is very small. In running around 84 degrees
 

kvnbeach

Active Member
add fans or an air conditioning system. Obviously u have to cool that room down. Open the door something. Start with a fan blowing out the door. Stick it up high as heat rises. I had the same problem with heat and humidity. I use a 600w hps with a hood. Before i had a wing and I kept raising the light. Well the farther away that ur light is the slower the growth. U can never have to much light, if that was the case the sun would burn everything. U should have the bottom of that hood 6"-10" away from the colas. My last flower I had my 600 2" away from the top of the cola. When I had the wing 2'. I dont direct vent to the outside, so I have a shit load of small clip on fans, box fans, and oscilating fans. Mine is in my garage, but I have no air flow into the garage so I have to minipulate that. Open the garage door. The garage is 35' long and it gets stuffy in ther. I live in Wa. State and the temps are in the mid 60's but our humidity is 98%, so I have to keep vigilant on my indoor grow or I will get PM. I actually have 2 plants planted in my backyard that are kicking fucking ass. I use a 250w halide, 400w hps/halide, 600whps/halide, and the God's Sun.

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NetGuruINC

Active Member
just make sure ur plants dont get to tall, you dont wanna be stuck with a tall plant at flowring thats touching the hot ass hps light, its happened to me
 
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