cooling a tent

hey im new to growing and i just got my tent setup with all the fans and everything. i did a test run to see how hot it would get with all the fan on full speed but the tent is still getting to the high 80 close to 90 i all ready put a lot of money in to this so im looking for a cheap way to cool to room. please help.

What lights are you using; how big is your tent?

Try installing an inline fan preferably an 8 inch inline fan and carbon filter. Keep your tent slightly open to help vent the air if you need a cheaper method. Turn on the AC? Um, let's see...using lights that create less heat could help too. Pictures or more detail could help with your situation.

Medgr said:

so im looking for a cheap way to cool to room. please help.

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open your window

it a 600w HID both MH and HPS and 4x4 mylar tent two 4in inline fan one carbon filter one reg fan and sorry no pic yet

What temp is the room the tent is in?

hottest was close to 90 but its more like the mid to high 80s

Youre going to have to cool the room your tent is in before you can cool the tent itself.

yea well that should be easy seeing how it about 40f right now out side thanks +rep. any other ideas

like i was watch a video before and they said to have your intake fan run tho a bucket of cold water before it enters the room

mafia said:

Youre going to have to cool the room your tent is in before you can cool the tent itself.

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THIS^^^^^^^^^^^

your tents always gonna stay a certain degree higher than the room its in. in other words, with a 1000 in a 4x4 tent air cooled, your gonna run maybe 12 degrees hotter in the tent than in your room. room-70 =tent 82. also dont forget, thats ambient temps. you wanna measure the temps above the canopy too.

yea i do. thanks +rep

anything else.

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anything else.

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you should maintain a negative pressure by having a strong exhaust (through the lights) and passive intake.

how do i do that turn the exhaust on full and the intake like half or less then?

no, you only use one fan, you use it to pull the air through the lights and then out the tentkeep the other end of the lights open. it will suck the dirty air out of the tent and clean it in the filter.

im assuming you have vents in your tent right? those flaps at the bottom. if not then open the vent that has an intake right now.

then when its sucking through, its sucking the walls in and sucking air through the flaps "passive" intake. no fan needed it happens naturally.

alright i try that thanks

your welcome, come back and show me that it works for ya