TOP 5 HOT SUMMER GROW TIPS – How to Keep Tents Cool – Cannabis heat stress
TOP 5 HOT SUMMER GROW TIPS – How to Keep Tents Cool – Cannabis heat stress
If your grow tent is too hot, your plants will experience heat stress and this will reduce the quality and happiness of your plants. Keeping your grow tent cool during the summer months is essential for providing an optimal environment for plant growth. By incorporating these top five tips, you can effectively mitigate the challenges posed by high temperatures in the summer. Remember to monitor the temperature regularly and make adjustments as needed to ensure the health and productivity of your plants throughout the summer season.
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1. Use an Inline Fan to Suck Hot Air Out:
Installing an inline fan is an effective way to control the temperature inside your grow tent. By placing the fan near the top of the tent, you can exhaust the hot air and promote better air circulation. The fan should be connected to a carbon filter to eliminate any unwanted odors. Additionally, consider using a fan speed controller to adjust the fan’s intensity and maintain the desired temperature range.
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Synchronize Your Grow Light Schedule with Natural Night Time:
One effective strategy to minimize heat accumulation is to synchronize your grow light schedule with the natural night time. By operating the grow lights during the cooler hours, typically in the evening and early morning, you can reduce the amount of heat generated within the grow tent during the hottest parts of the day. This approach also helps maintain a consistent light cycle for your plants, promoting healthy growth and development.
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Exhaust Hot Air Outside:
To prevent the build-up of excessive heat within the grow tent, it is crucial to exhaust the hot air outside the tent. Connect your inline fan to a vent or duct leading outside the room or building. This setup allows the hot air to be expelled, maintaining a cooler environment for your plants. Ensure that the exhaust system is properly sealed to prevent the infiltration of warm air from the outside.
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Consider Cooler Lights:
The type of LED grow light you choose can significantly impact the heat output within the grow tent. Opt for cooler lights that emit less heat while still providing the necessary light spectrum for optimal plant growth. LEDs are generally more energy-efficient and produce less heat compared to other lighting options such as high-pressure sodium (HPS) or metal halide (MH) lights. Investing in modern LED grow lights with efficient cooling systems can help reduce heat-related issues in your grow tent.
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Implement a Water Chiller:
In extreme cases where the temperature inside the grow tent remains excessively high despite other cooling measures, consider using a water chiller. A water chiller can be connected to a hydroponic system or a recirculating water system, cooling down the nutrient solution that is delivered to your plants. This indirect cooling method helps to maintain a stable temperature within the grow tent, preventing heat stress on your plants.
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WATER TEMP The ideal nutrient temp would be around 66-68F. A good water chiller, in Canada, will run you somewhere between $250 to $300 plus you need a pump. There is a much cheaper DIY. Buy a used water cooler off market place ( $15- $35 ), one that you would normally put a 5 gal jug in the top. Now tear it apart so that you are left with the compressor and the cooling coil. Some of the cooling coils are coated in a protective plastic and some are not. If the one you have doesn’t have a protective coating on it just wrap a plastic bag around the coil so you don’t get any oxidation in your nutrients. Place the coil directly into your nutrient reservoir. Buy a device that will monitor your water temp. I use the ITC-308 ($50). Plug the compressor into the cooling plug on the device and set your water temps. I set my water temp at 67 deg and set the turn on temp at +2 deg (69).
Is it ok to cure in temp 75 and humidity 50
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Some lights like my Lumatek 600w pro/Protontek allow you to take bars out. Some of the Spider Farmers do to. I emailed tech support and checked before doing it, and they said it would run fines and still put out 100W per bar. on full power Great for veg when you don’t need all the space taken up and the lower temps help to get a sub 0.80 vpd.
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Good vid straight to point. But Could you please do a cold vid as I’m in Australia & it’s winter atm 😅 thanks.
Used to run at 78F as my target, but now run at 82f less of a battle and no problems with to much heat. I recon I could go a couple of degrees higher, as ideal leaf temp is 82, which can be achieved with a canopy temp of 78-79 with Sodium or Halides. But LEDS run don’t project the heat as strongly so 84F canopy temp will get you a leaf temp of 82f Makes it easier to get a 1.40 vpd in flower too.
Here (tropical country) I can’t exchange day for night. If you turn the lights on at night… during the day when the lights are off, the tent will be warmer during the period without lights. When you sleep, being hotter will make your child smaller and more likely to get sick.
I found a couple ways to help keep your tent cool while growing in the summer. You cane hook a window AC unit up directly into your tent. Or do as I did, and build you a small AC unit out of a 48 quart or larger cooler. Works great. Or hook you central air unit to it .
Awesome vid bro thanks.
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Another bangin video with amazing content and timed perfectly. Im dealing with a bit ofnheat stress and aside from the ac that the compressor recently died in, ive done everything EXCEPT switching my light cycle. Doh, why didnt i think of that! 😂 Thanks for the great content, gonna swap my timer tonight when i get home. If this works i dontnhave to buy or make a swamp cooler, 😅.
Depending on your tent size an Arctic Air Humidifier comes in pretty clutch might be something to check out
I bought a chiller for my saltwater tank and haven’t needed it, so maybe I’ll keep it after all and try out hydro one of these days. Great vid 👍
How much would all of this cost ?
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Thats exactly what i did. Bought a kit and put right out the window
Can’t get my Temps below 71 and would prefer to be 60 or below
That’s some good information, thank you, brother.😊
Love your videos so much, always get help from your videos
I grow outside in the desert in direct sun. North central NV. Today hit 113 in the shade. My ladies love it.
Working with the Ionframe EVO3 now. Definitely runs hotter than the boards, but the driver is detachable. 👍
. Floor standing fan can help to push the heat upwards from under the light, especially placed by a vent so it’s drawing in fresh air and projecting the air right across the bottom of the plants removing trapped heat. The AC inf oscillating fans are great for canopy height and at full power creates a lot of air movement that helps to reduce the canopy temps.
Can I flip my light cycle midstream? I’m only 1 week into the light cycle?
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Great advice 👍🔥
Thank you for advocating/looking critically at remote LED driver capability. It really is a major factor for tent/cabinet grows. As a subject influencer, your input is weighed more heavily by manufacturers, and it is definitely a critical design consideration, with the possibility to lower environmental temperatures by 10-15 degrees.
But you gotta run in rdwc with a chiller, right?