Chris56 said:

Hi again, I have another newbie question.

Here is my setup, Spider Farmer 3x3x6 complete kit. I have it in an insulated garage. I run my lights right now from 5pm until 10 am. The temps during the day is high 80’s inside the tent. I do have a window unit in the garage I could run but, I’m worried it will make my bill go sky high. I am running the exhaust that came with the kit and I know some people open a port to outside while the lights are on and close when off. Is there a way to keep one open all the time to try and cool down some or will that tiny bit of light affect the grow?

Any suggestions? Thanks

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Chris56 said:

The temps during the day is high 80’s inside the tent.

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ATLien415 said:

Your garage is essentially a lung room in your setup, or your input for the tent. Inputs ALWAYS win in a system if time is allowed to extend to infinity.

But is your tent too hot for the plants? Depending on medium (living soil can tolerate over 100F in the soil with upper 80Fs on leaf temperature with little impact to the plant, hydrotek with or without a cooler can keep your rootzone cool enough to make it irrelevant mostly) you may be fine. Also, where is your temperature probe? Is it canopy level? Is it being hit with light? Does it have forced airflow around it? What is your real leaf temps? This is all going to be interconnected to humidity, light intensity, and pressure gradients in the air and medium.

A little planning and foresight can go a long way on moderating your environment. You may only need the wall unit for an hour a day, placed at the right time. You might only need an exhaust running intermittently through the day. You may only need a canopy fan targeting your heatsinks on fixtures. Tons of ways to approach this on your end.

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