Is this inline duct fan strong enough to move the hot air out. I’m using a 400w mh, in a 7x 4 space. I’m not going to use it if it’s to small, I’ll go buy a bigger one. I just looking for some guidance from ppl who know. Thank you. 
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It’s 4’’ 80 cfm.
It should be ok for a 400w Ashley. I think it may be a 240cfm
Here’s a formula…
@JTheH Nov '15
Calculating By Room Volume
You will find many calculations on the web for sizing a fan for ventilating indoor gardens; however, what many of these calculations fail to take into consideration is the friction loss on carbon filters and increased temperatures from HID lights. So here’s my calculation method which you can use as a guide for sizing an exhaust fan for a growing area (keep in mind that this calculation will give you the lowest required CFM (Cubic feet of air per minute) required to ventilate the indoor garden.)
Step 1: Room Volume
First the volume of the room needs to be calculated. To calculate multiply length x width x height of growing area e.g. A room that is 8’ x 8’ x 8’ will have a volume of 512 cubic feet.
Step 2: CFM Required
Your extraction fan should be able to adequately exchange the air in an indoor garden once every three minutes. Therefore, 512 cubic feet / 3 minutes = 171 CFM. This will be the absolute minimum CFM for exchanging the air in an indoor garden.
Step 3: Additional factors
Unfortunately, the minimum CFM needed to ventilate a indoor garden is never quite that simple. Once the grower has calculated the minimum CFM required for their indoor garden the following additional factors need to be considered:
Number of HID lights � add 5% per air cooled light or 10-15% per non-air cooled light.
CO2: add 5% for rooms with CO2 enrichment
Filters: if a carbon filter is to be used with the exhaust system then add 20%
Ambient temperature: for hot climates (such as Southern California) add 25%, for hot and humid climates (such as Florida) add up to 40%.
An Example
In our 8’ x 8’ room we have 2 x 1000w air cooled lights, and we plan to use a carbon filter. We also plan to use CO2 in this room. The ambient temperature is 90 �F (32�C), however, we will be using air from another room that is air-conditioned. Here’s the minimum required CFM to ventilate room:
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Calculate the CFM required for room (see above.)
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Add 10% (for 2 air cooled lights.)
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Add 5% of original CFM calculation (For CO2.)
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Add 20% of original CFM calculation for Carbon Filter.
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Air is coming from air-conditioned room so no need to add any other percentages.
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CFM = (171 CFM) + (171CFM x 10%) + (171 CFM x 5%) + (171CFM x 20%) + ( 0 )= 231 CFM.
This is the absolute minimum CFM required to ventilate your room.
The next step might seem to match the closest fan to this CFM. However, for this example I’d choose a six inch fan with a CFM of around 400 or more, and a 6 inch carbon filter to match. The extra CFMs may seem a bit excessive (calculations on most indoor gardening websites would recommend a 4" fan and a 4" carbon filter) but it’s always better to over-spec since we need to compensate for air resistance in ducting too.
Also, as we are using a carbon filter we will need to match the fan with the filter so that the fan that will neatly fit onto the filter.
If all the variables are kept the same and we changed the room size from 8’ x 8’ to a 12’ x 12’ then the minimum required CFM would be 519 CFM.
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I think it’s a bit small, but what is the temp in the room air you are putting into room or tent? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BI5BIC0?psc=1
But if smell is not a problem then something like this, http://www.amazon.com/Allergenic-Pollutants-Engineered-Think-Crucial/dp/B01BE4N7UU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_60_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=41Gn1lbWZYL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR139%2C160_&refRID=1NHBCKKGTQ6PFZ02R3DC… Hope this helps some
Tom
Ajshley,
My tent is 76x76x96 my light hood is vented by two of the he same fans you have.
And my tent is 82 degrees so my 12/12 is on at night off durning the day
This helps to keep temps down in the?e summer. I’m in E. Tenn
Will
@Ashley that is good to bring fresh air in from the bottom , but you want an inline fan sucking out from the top and the grow light tube to pull the hot air out of the tent . Hot air rise and cold air falls , figure out that equation in your tent on how to regulate humidity and Temperture and you will have a successful finish .