My box is done... but I ran into a problem. My 175 dollar inline fan doesnt move enough air to keep my box cool enough, it gets all the way up to 92F with my 430 son agro bulb.
So, after all this time and money I invested into this project, this was somewhat devastating. I took a break, my seedling were dying anyways. Now though after some R and R I think I'm ready to try to fix the box.
The obvious solution... cool tube. Now I'm all for buying one, the only problem is there is no way in hell I'm going to buy one that has it's own socket and ballast included, then put aside my expensive ballast I have already.
Are there stand alone cool tubes or those closed reflector hoods that I could use with my 400 watt ballast I already have? Any place to buy them online, a place that ships to Canada?
And then the other route, DIY cool tube. Now I've seen some of the ways to do it, the pyrex bread thing, candle holders, lantern glass, etc. Personally I'd rather build a box/reflector and put a flat piece of glass at the bottom. The only problem is custom building this metal box would be beyond my resources at the moment.
Any alternative materials to build a reflector hood out of? Or any other ideas?
So, after all this time and money I invested into this project, this was somewhat devastating. I took a break, my seedling were dying anyways. Now though after some R and R I think I'm ready to try to fix the box.
The obvious solution... cool tube. Now I'm all for buying one, the only problem is there is no way in hell I'm going to buy one that has it's own socket and ballast included, then put aside my expensive ballast I have already.
Are there stand alone cool tubes or those closed reflector hoods that I could use with my 400 watt ballast I already have? Any place to buy them online, a place that ships to Canada?
And then the other route, DIY cool tube. Now I've seen some of the ways to do it, the pyrex bread thing, candle holders, lantern glass, etc. Personally I'd rather build a box/reflector and put a flat piece of glass at the bottom. The only problem is custom building this metal box would be beyond my resources at the moment.
Any alternative materials to build a reflector hood out of? Or any other ideas?