Might be able to squeeze some more height if he gets a Cooltube for his HPS, usually those things aren't more than 6" in height, plus he should be able to get the plants closer.
Ya especially since I'm trying something new I'm definitely interested in how hot it gets before putting my girls. Hopefully construction of the cabinet will be done soon so I can test it out!
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I appreciate your input Lefthand but I think I'm going to give the passive intake a try. If in fact it doesn't work out the way I planned then I'll set up an active intake.
When ya talked about light leaks, for some reason I thought light leaking out of the intakes and people seeing but of...
Well I am going to be about 12 CFL's so I don't know if that would heat it up too much. If it does, I've read that passive intake systems exhaust the heat alot more efficiently than active intakes. As far as keeping light out, this box doesn't need to be 100% light tight. The lights in the box...
Well its hard to make in the sketch program I have but theres about 2 in of empty space beneath the holes. So it's pretty much hollow underneath the floor board.
The image had the wrong format but I changed it, you should be able to see it now.
I think I'm sold on many small holes spread out as opposed to a couple large ones. But the board that I took out isn't what you think. It's purpose was mainly to just extend the cabinet down to the floor. It's...