altering homebox grow tent

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hi, i have an old (slightly rippied lol) 1m*1m*1.8 m Homebox grow tent, which is a bit big for where im living now. any ideas on whether it would be feasible to "shrink" it? i was thinking of adapting the poles and connectors i had to make a smaller frame, and then somehow cutting (??) the cover to fit the frame. im think about about .6m * .6m by 1.2m, like their new smaller version.


any ideas on how to go about this? im terrible at diy

 

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i should say, i am not sure about sawing the aluminium poles (i have trid bending and snapping a copuple but this messes the ends of the pole up so that thy wont fit in the corner bracket).

also, what kind of material or tape can i use to patch up the sliced up grow tent?

 

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anything is possible...its all about how much time and effort you are willing to invest. For me...this sounds like a pain in the ass project that you couldn't pay me enough to do. I know myself well enough to know that my time and energy would be better spent doing other more constructive things. I'd buy a smaller unit. I've used a homebox, put one together, grown in one, disassembled one and put it back together, there is no way in hell I would attempt what you suggested. Just my 2 cents Good luck if you do...I want to see pictures!

 

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it seems we are similarly minded, im not a diy fan at all. but i am also poor, so im thinking of just folding and tapig the excess material around a smaller frame, could just get some alumi9num tubes (could stretch to that) cut to size at hardware stores, so might not be that bad. but im having a bad time with the tubes, as when isnap them they dont fit the plastic corner bracket any more. tried pliars, takes an awful lot of effort

 

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i'd say the easiest thing would be to get some 1x2's and L brackets to make a frame the size you need...

 

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do you mean 1by 2 wood?

 

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yes

 

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i cut the aluminium tubes i already ahd, worked a treat. also missing a couple of corner brackets, but masking tape has made too and i've added a couple of spare support poles to the back and sides.

i am just about ready to cut up the old grow tent, i could really use some advice about whether it is easy to reseal it (i was again thinknig masking tape)


and a final slightly underelated question, if my carbon filter was used once, a while ago, will the carbon still be ok?

 

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also, can i put my seedlings and my grown LR#2 in the same cab, with a blue light for veg and a red light for flowering (will the red light affect the seedlings adversely etc)