Twin Light Cooltube 150 x 900mm

[canaman]

Is anyone using the larger twin lamp cooltubes? as any info or recomendations would be excellent!

 

Seeming the hotter weather will be on it's way soon and I was going to get another 150mm fan I thought I might as well look into cooltubes!

 

I am looking at the 150 x 900 twin lamp cool tube similar to these

 

http://www.hollandforge.com.au/index1.html...103802088541596

http://www.growroom.com.au/p316/shade-cool-tube-900m-x-150mm

 

Do I go for 2 x smaller tubes for ease of globe changes or the larger 900 twin?

 

 

Cheers

Canaman

[samboo]

$240 for that, you have to be kidding.

Ok, so i'm a DIY sort of person and would never pay that much for a cool tube.

 

If you want to save money and you have a lowbay reflector housing for the globes. I's suggest going to you local glass store and buying some "Tempered Glass". Tempered glass has a very good heat resistance. You can actually buy some lowbays with it. What you would do is measure the size of the bottom of the lowbay and get some tempered glass cut to size, then glue it in or you could use some other method. screws etc.

 

This is if you want to save some money though. If you have the cash to spend then go for the cool tube. up to you mate, just throwing an alternative out there

[canaman]

$240 for that, you have to be kidding.

 

Sorry! that was just an example, I have tracked down a eziPLUG Cool tube 155 x 890 for $120 but by only worry is my room is 1500 long and the tube is only 890 and am concerned about loss of light each end, my other option is 2 150 x 400/500 and running one 150mm fan to push the air through both.

 

I am also more DIY oriented but due to having two ankle biters I don't get to spend as much time in the shed as I would like to, the missus growls at me enough as it is for the amount of time I spend in there!

[AussieBudsRoxs]

I have double light but i dont use them didnt like the way the plants look thats all i can say about them

[loylty gets u nothing]

them double cooltubes

would be great fgor vertical growing

personally id by 2 of the smaller 1s

that way u have control on setting distance between the 2

all tha best

bil

[BentBuddha]

Cool tubes are great but their refectors are shite. You lose so much potential light. Check out the cool tubes with batwing reflectors at glandore hydro

 

http://www.glandorehydro.com/products_prof...l_products.html

[loylty gets u nothing]

or u could set ya own cool tube in an adjustashade

a few minor adjustments and a drill

thats wat i did for last summer

had the 600w 30cm from tops

works a treat

about time i set another 1 up i think

all tha best

bill

[BentBuddha]

Just found these on ebay. $100ea

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COOL-TUBE-155MM-X-5...1742.m153.l1262

[canaman]

Glandore are waiting on stock to arrive, they should have them in the next couple of weeks!

 

But with the warmer weather on its way I need to act fast, as my room temp peaked at 38c today but luckily only for 2 minutes!!

 

I suppose with a room 1800 x 900 x 2.2 high with a 600w & 400w for veg & 2 x 600w for flower with only a 150mm exhaust that can be expected!

Edited September 18, 2008 by canaman

[BentBuddha]

The ebay link i posted has 4 available now and is getting more stock in soon.