My tent is 5ft high, 4ft wide and 2ft deep, I have a phat Filter and fan and I have air con blowing into my tent because I live in a very hot climate and without it my temps are approx 96F , now my temps are 80 and humidity is approx 48%
I am a little surprised that the T5 is cooler than the HPS, I have an 8 bulb T5 that is hot as hell compared to my 600W HPS. Granted, the HPS is in a air inducted hood. But I cannot keep my tent cool with the T5 in them. I actually just pulled it out last week and put my LED in because it was hitting 100+ during the day. The LED is staying around 80.
I live in a hot environment as well and one thing I did was pick up a used portable AC to keep my tent cool. If you have the extra funds I would highly suggest it, maybe find one on craigslist or ebay. I gave 150 for mine and it cools the tent down in 2 minutes flat. Below is a picture of my setup. The AC is on the left and I have a dehumidifier on the right.
Well with my hps If I got too close while tending to my plants I would feel pretty intense heat and with my t5 I am not uncomfortable at all while in my tent and have to be almost touching it to be hot. My air is pumping in from my central a/c but I will have to shop around and consider a seperate ac and dehumidifier ... Thanks for the ideas... Are u my neighbor ? Is that u? Lol
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