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Jackalope
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Your 600 watt light will heat the tent for you. At least for the times it is on. Dark temps will slowly drop tell they reach the same temps as the room it is in. Your temps are fine for dark time. The tent will also help with smells and odors from the grow reaching upstairs. With a fan pulling air from the inside of the tent you create a vacuum that holds the smell in.
My last grow was in a similar environment. I used air cooled light fixtures and my temps were a little low with it. Running a 600 in say a 48" x 48" x 80" or a 60" x 60" x 80" should keep temps right. As long as temps don't get over 90 degrees for any amount of time you will be good. My 1000 watt was a little to much heat without a air cooled fixture. Your 600 should do great.
Another reason a tent helps is with soil temps. With a tent you keep all your warmth and it is absorbed by the plants and the soil. This helps keep everything warm as the temps drop. All this should help you not have to run a heater at all especially not in the tent. They can create problems sometimes.
My last grow was in a similar environment. I used air cooled light fixtures and my temps were a little low with it. Running a 600 in say a 48" x 48" x 80" or a 60" x 60" x 80" should keep temps right. As long as temps don't get over 90 degrees for any amount of time you will be good. My 1000 watt was a little to much heat without a air cooled fixture. Your 600 should do great.
Another reason a tent helps is with soil temps. With a tent you keep all your warmth and it is absorbed by the plants and the soil. This helps keep everything warm as the temps drop. All this should help you not have to run a heater at all especially not in the tent. They can create problems sometimes.