I am planning a grow with a single 1000W HPS light (hopefully ~10 plants in 3 gallon containers). I currently have a cheap hood that doesn't have any ducting or any way to cool it. It seems it would be in my best interest to get an air cooled hood, correct?
That said from what I've read "cool tubes" are effective at cooling bulbs but have poor light dispersion compared to other air-cooled hoods. I understand that the poor light footprint would apply to this style:
Does it also apply to this style where the tube is encompassed by a full reflector?
I'm trying to decide between the above style and this style:
They seem to cost about the same but I don't know exactly how significant the trade off is, I want to light a reasonable area with only one light but I don't want the light too hot. Which style do you recommend?
That said from what I've read "cool tubes" are effective at cooling bulbs but have poor light dispersion compared to other air-cooled hoods. I understand that the poor light footprint would apply to this style:
Does it also apply to this style where the tube is encompassed by a full reflector?
I'm trying to decide between the above style and this style:
They seem to cost about the same but I don't know exactly how significant the trade off is, I want to light a reasonable area with only one light but I don't want the light too hot. Which style do you recommend?