One final halide question

I have one last question on halides and then I think I'll be ready to give one of these a try this winter.

http://www.specialty-lights.com/901091.html

I notice a lot of these talk about the cooling fittings or flanges. I tend to think that means I have to hook up cooling pipe for heat exhaust; which I'd rather not do. I'll have this light in our garage, so the heat it produces will be welcome (versus using a heater).

Question is... do I *have* to do anything with the flanges/fittings or need to buy anything extra? Can I leave them as-is and the bulb be OK? I'm hoping I can just purchase the light above, hang it, and watch things grow - without some elaborate cooling system.

Thanks again,
John

the reason you have no answers yet is because i am to dumb to know (LOL)

LOL, well I appreciate you at least responding... I guess I'm an odd-ball using my garage as a greenhouse. Just want to make sure I'm doing everything right. These halide's kinda intimidate me.

I did take the advice of several DG members though and will keep my smaller GH outside and heat it with either heat lamps or a small gas heater. So that saved me at least one halide and some electricity this winter.

I've used them, in a closet, just as they are....had no problems. Made it really nice and warm and humid in there. The plants loved it!!!

Thanks threegardeners. I'm looking forward to this - just hope it all works out.

They did bleach the ceiling all nice and white. But other than that......have fun with them.

Glad I'm putting this in the garage now (it's not painted)... How far above the plants do you keep yours?

I'm planning on putting the halide half over my 8' Christmas Palm (praying it survives) and the other half over the 8' Greenhouse (which I'll put lower light plants in that need the humidity, which I can control in there without damaging my drywall).

Just out of curiosity............if i wanted to take a room and put halide lights on the ceiling how much area would that cover in terms of good growing conditions...............now i have just stands with 2 gro lights in each fixture.................4 shelves to a stand..............I have 4 gro=light stands in one room................can't decide to repeat what I have done or turn to halide lights in one room

I just read that ad you posted and it said 4 feet from plants.............

Ah, missed that. Guess it'll be close. I think the GH is only 3.5' from the ceiling in the garage....

I think the coverage is:

1000W - 8x8 primary, 12x12 supplemental
400W - 5x5 primary, 8x8 supplemental (some sites say 4x4 and 6x6)
250W - 3x3 primary, 5x5 supplemental

thanks...............keonikale