To make a long story short, a friend had some unexpected expenses and gave me an awesome deal on a few grow equipment pieces. My main concern was that the pieces my not exactly be the best fit for a 3x3 tent but with your help perhaps I could make it work out.
Tent
I will be placing the tent in a large closet with an average ambient temperature of about 75 degrees year round. I have an AC duct very close to the closet and can leave the closet door open to ventilate more
Lighting
There are a few issues that I have with this hood and tried to search and have found some growers using a similar setup. I think the magnum xxxl is a bit large for a 3x3 tent but if I scrog or grow short bushy plants I may get away with it. If I scrog I possibly could even mount the carbon filter up there as well. Do you think it's worth a shot?
Grow Method
I will be scrogging or cultivate indica dominant plants. I will be drilling extra holes, adding shutoff valves to each bucket, and add the water chiller and inline pump (with a ball valve to control flow) on the return line before the reservoir. The res/controller bucket and waterchiller will be plumbed outside the tent with fan blowing across them.
Exhaust
Since these are brand new and never used I thought I might try them out, even though they are a chinese generic brand. But I am not sure if they will work well together since the fan is only rated at 206cfm. Using the idea that air should be replaced every 3 mins, in a 3x3x6 tent, I would need at least 162cfm to properly exhaust the air in the tent. I thought I might be ok even with the resistance that the xxxl hood might give.
If all else fails I have a Can setup that I can put on a fan controller as backup.
Intake
Not sure which way to go with this
Meters
Hanna Combo Pen. If I have left over funds after the Holidays I have my eyes set on a Blue Lab Guardian.
Any opinions and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Tent
- Secret Jardin dr90 3x3 tent (purchased from friend)
I will be placing the tent in a large closet with an average ambient temperature of about 75 degrees year round. I have an AC duct very close to the closet and can leave the closet door open to ventilate more
Lighting
- SS Magnum XXXL 6" (purchased from friend)
- Lumatek 600w Bulb
- Lumatek 600w Digital Ballast
There are a few issues that I have with this hood and tried to search and have found some growers using a similar setup. I think the magnum xxxl is a bit large for a 3x3 tent but if I scrog or grow short bushy plants I may get away with it. If I scrog I possibly could even mount the carbon filter up there as well. Do you think it's worth a shot?
Grow Method
- (4) Modified GH Waterfarms with res and controller (purchased 8 pack from friend)
- (4) 4" disc air stones
- (1) GH dual diaphragm air pump
- (1) EcoPlus Air 1 (20 watt I believe) commercial air pump
- (1) EcoPlus 1/10hp water chiller
I will be scrogging or cultivate indica dominant plants. I will be drilling extra holes, adding shutoff valves to each bucket, and add the water chiller and inline pump (with a ball valve to control flow) on the return line before the reservoir. The res/controller bucket and waterchiller will be plumbed outside the tent with fan blowing across them.
Exhaust
- (1) 6” Duct Blower Centrifugal Inline Exhaust Fan 206 cfm (purchased from friend)
http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=695 - (1) 6” Hydroponic Carbon Air Filter 650 CFM (purchased from friend)
http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=715
Since these are brand new and never used I thought I might try them out, even though they are a chinese generic brand. But I am not sure if they will work well together since the fan is only rated at 206cfm. Using the idea that air should be replaced every 3 mins, in a 3x3x6 tent, I would need at least 162cfm to properly exhaust the air in the tent. I thought I might be ok even with the resistance that the xxxl hood might give.
If all else fails I have a Can setup that I can put on a fan controller as backup.
Intake
Not sure which way to go with this
Meters
Hanna Combo Pen. If I have left over funds after the Holidays I have my eyes set on a Blue Lab Guardian.
Any opinions and suggestions are greatly appreciated!