Smallest 6 inch cool tube available. Size matters (length wise)

[brainzfuxed]

Hey all so I decided to upgrade my fan to a 6 inch inline. Problem is my tent is only 3 feet wide so I need to find a very short cool tube. Do you guys have any idea on where i could find the shortest cool tube available? Thanks

 

[wantaknow]

Sit thread , there is a thing called bake round something like that, it's a tempered glass tube you bake bread in ,

 

[paper thorn]

but aren't bake-arounds only 4" dia?

 

[brainzfuxed]

but aren't bake-arounds only 4" dia?

Looking for the smallest pre made or manufactured cool tube length wise.

 

[St. Phatty]

There are places on-line that sell pre-cut plastic.

Trick is getting them to cut it & ship it for an affordable price.

 

[mayorofthdesert]

^ Plastic? I wouldn't for a few reasons - off-gassing, melting, I'm guessing the loss of lumens would be way more than with glass.

I used a couple bakearounds for 150hps bulbs which are smaller - I don't have them (the bakearounds) handy, but they're definitely too small in diameter to fit larger bulbs. I couldn't use them with 600s, I know that. If you are using bulbs small enough to fit in a bakearound, they are pretty short. there are some pics of them in my cabinet thread below, might be some basic info like dimensions in there, i forget. Assuming you have enough headroom have you thought about turning the bulb vertical?

Edit: just checked, no info on the bakearounds in my thread. here's a pic of one in action though: