first grow ever, DR60 tent + LED, any advise b4 i begin?

[Bigboy1]

Hey all!
first grow, first time, first thing first
my equipment:
grow tent
Secret Jardin - Dark Room 60, 60X60X170

light
Lighthouse Hydro Blackstar 135W, 45 leds each 3W
eurolux 62W 6500K florescent + reflector

Air
4" Vent - IN
6" Vent - OUT

Soil
biobizz lightmix
biobizz starter kit

got also PH down, and tester, rock wool and a plastic for germination.

currently i want to start with some autoflowering: Bubblicious and Northern lights auto seeds - 3 total
I have 6.5L for them (and smaller one for start)

would love to get advice on how to setup the tent in the best/most efficient way, any word about the lights? tips? your opinion about my gear? you can also gamble on the weight of the harvest when this batch ends (hopefully).

tomorrow i will post a picture after i finish doing the electricity part

Cheers,
Bigi

 

[messn'n'gommin']

No exhaust fan and filter? I have no experience with LED's and I know they don't put out the heat an HID does, but anything over 80*F should be addressed. Even if it doesn't get too hot without a fan, I strongly advise a filter and it needs a fan to to do its job.

After that, sounds to me like your well on your way to becoming a grower!

 

[Bigboy1]

thanks for your reply friend
which filter would you recommend?

 

[messn'n'gommin']

To be honest, I made my own.

Can is a popular brand. Phresh, another. I'm burning two 250's in a 4'x4'x8' (roughly120x120x420) closet. But, I wouldn't know just what capacity fan and filter would go with an LED and a 60x60x120 tent. I wouldn't think it as much as I need, but I would advise an air filter for sure!

 

[Bigboy1]

so apparently i got a little problem..
the air vents are too loud..
Can someone recommend of air system (IN&OUT) for this tent please
i need it to be as quiet as possible

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

What kind of "air vents" are you using now? Vortex and can fan are two of the most popular companies and will probably be more quiet than what you are using now if i had to guess. Once you use up that ph down, you could just start using vinegar for ph down and baking soda for ph up. For the filter, get a phresh since they are smaller

 

[Bigboy1]

I will change my 6" vent outake to S&P TD SILENT - 160/100

so i need a good and QUIET solution for intake as well
currently i have a CATA 4" vent for intake, but it is too loud, so i want to change it

 

[messn'n'gommin']

With an LED setup, you might want to look at the Panasonic bathroom fan mod thread. You can find it here:

"ICMAG'S OFFICIAL ~DIY~ LINK-O-RAMA " by Pontiac
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=40637

After that, and I'm not trying to discourage you from growing, but no matter what you do, it will make noise! To be sure, there are things you can do to make it less noticeable (i.e. muffling, masking, etc.), but, if high security is required, you might be better off reconsidering your location.

 

[Kozmo]

Hello Big! Check out my intro! Not to many brginers using LED's. Messn' is good people I appreciate his advice.

Be well

Kozmo

 

[fukndenny]

Why do you need an intake fan? An intake fan is a waste of money and provides basically no benefit to this setup. Passive intakes work very well with tents. You could use 2 4" pieces of ducting in the bottom ports of the tent as your passive intake. If it were me I would go with a 4" inline fan + filter combo for exhaust, and 2 4" pieces of ducting in the bottom ports for my passive intake and be done with it.

 

[silver hawaiian]