wickedpete66
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HeresTheDank said:
A mini can hold 12 flowering plants
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A mini can hold 12 flowering plants
HeresTheDank
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^^thanks for the input bud^^ is that what you're running? if so, any pictures of it from outside the hut so i can get a better overall picture of the inside? i think im goin to use some 5 gallon buckets for DWC. or something that has individual buckets/ because they're going to be in different stages in there, requiring different nute levels. Thanks again, the HH mini isnt goin to kill my wallet as much as the others 
G
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I had 9 plants in 4 gallon pots in my Hydrohut "mini". Obviously it can be done, but I personally won't do it again. Just too much hassle. I think 3-4 plants is best, but a LOT depends on your style of growing and what strains you are growing.
They will fit though if you want to do it.
I have a 400W light too, although I think a 600 would be ideal for the mini as long as you can deal with the heat problem...not a problem where I live.
Good luck.
MT
They will fit though if you want to do it.
I have a 400W light too, although I think a 600 would be ideal for the mini as long as you can deal with the heat problem...not a problem where I live.
Good luck.
MT
HeresTheDank
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Thanks also! yeh 4 gallon buckets would be good as well to squeeze in 9. But could you fit 9 in with some LST'ing? or did you'rs just grow straight up? id like to bush em out some maybe individual SCROGS on some of them, which would take more room up. The strains im goin to use is granddaddy purps, and a master kushxbubba kush, all from clones. Im not positive on how they yield. If i Scrog, maybe i could get away with 6 plants instead of 9 getting about the same yield. ALSO, i dont think temps are going to be an issue right now, as its winter in so cal, but come summer definently would be. the 400 watt is a hand me down from my buddy so im goin to use that. My only downfall is it has a batwing reflector or whatever so i dont know how im goin to cool the box. Im goin to get it up and running and test it and if the temps arent bueno, maybe just invest in a 600 watt aircooled
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It was pretty crowded in my grow with nine plants. They were grown 12/12 from seed so they stayed short, about 30-36". I had two strains. The 5 Satori grew pretty much as single cola plants with very little branching. The ThaiTanics were more like "miniture" Christmas trees. Lots of branching.
I never did a scrog so I don't know. I'd say 9 plants in a scrog in a HH "mini" would be really tuff. Others can say better than I, but...why not scrog 4-5 plants in 4/5 gallon pots? I bet yield would be just as good. 5 plants scrogged should be able to produce wall to wall colas in a 3x3 space.
Right now I'm trying to figure out how to "contain" just two plants in my mini. These haze hybrids (SuperSilverHaze and Skunk Haze) REALLY want to grow LOL!!!!!!!!!! I've topped them several times, supercropped and tied them up. They are going to be major bushes! I just need to keep them outa my light
MT
Skunk Haze from The Seedsman
Super Silver Haze from Mr Nice and Shantibaba
I never did a scrog so I don't know. I'd say 9 plants in a scrog in a HH "mini" would be really tuff. Others can say better than I, but...why not scrog 4-5 plants in 4/5 gallon pots? I bet yield would be just as good. 5 plants scrogged should be able to produce wall to wall colas in a 3x3 space.
Right now I'm trying to figure out how to "contain" just two plants in my mini. These haze hybrids (SuperSilverHaze and Skunk Haze) REALLY want to grow LOL!!!!!!!!!! I've topped them several times, supercropped and tied them up. They are going to be major bushes! I just need to keep them outa my light
MT
Skunk Haze from The Seedsman
Super Silver Haze from Mr Nice and Shantibaba
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i just got my hydrohut original setup. still need to get ducting and velcro. how many plants could i easily sustain in the 4 x 4 setup? i was thinking 16. so far i've been gathering clones and getting them ready for when i start flowering with the 600 in a month or so. how long should i veg the rooted clones in order to maximize space and yield?
Just added 5 Double Sour Diesel's into the flower Hut (4 X 4) That makes 12 plants in various stages. 
HeresTheDank
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MTweedman said:I never did a scrog so I don't know. I'd say 9 plants in a scrog in a HH "mini" would be really tuff. Others can say better than I, but...why not scrog 4-5 plants in 4/5 gallon pots? I bet yield would be just as good. 5 plants scrogged should be able to produce wall to wall colas in a 3x3 space.
MT
Yeh i figured 5 or 6 scrogged would yield about the same amount but im trying to have a perpetual harvest. I want to pull 3 plants every 3-4 weeks and replace it with 3 new ones so unless i could maybe scrog em and pull 2 a month instead of 3. I wonder if a little LST'ing would work with 9 or if it'd still be too tight
HeresTheDank
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Anyway i forgot to mention, my handman roomy and i might just consctruct our on little 2x4 and poly. tent. But its still up in the air, fedia is tight right now so i dont knwo if i can affrd 200 for a mini.
CMEMORY TENTS .
Straight from Manufactures
Right Lads and Lasses here is a link to the MANUFACTURES of the grow tents in China . This is how this site works , you ask them for a quote, and their minimum order , or ask them can you get samples of theses tents(you will have to pay for samples and shipping) I got a quote for about $42usd "1.2mx1.2mx2m" and then you have to pay shipping and any customs charges ie. VAT .sea freight is not expensive .NO! you dont need to speak chinesse to speak with them . they are well educated and very business savvy , but also very honourable . i asked for a sample of 10 tent just to see how thinks go , the more you buy you will get discount but you need big numbers for that .
You can do a search on the site for "Grow Tents" and you will find more manufactures , ask them all for a quote . you will be AMAZED
at thePrices
You can also tell them not to put Grow Tent on the Box , agriculture grow room is perfectly legal name and thats what it comes under for customs clearance .Perfectly legal to buy and own theses tent , you could be growing Strawberrys or rare flowers , no one will ask you what it for .
ps. when asking for a Quote , ask for FOB Quote
FOB + Freight On Board
http://cover.en.alibaba.com/group/50329444/Grow_Tent.html
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HeresTheDank
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Thanks for the input, so they'd be 42 bucks each but a minimum order of 10? **** i wish i had the money to get that much id slang em off. Lets get a group buy going? im sure theres 10 people on here thatd be willing to buy one of these for under 70 bucks
thegrowshop
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Please don't buy the copied ones from China we lso had those in our shop but on a temprture they gave gasses from the plastic that will kill your plants think before you buy please take this advice from me we also thought it where good tents we bought a whole container but on arrivel we could throw them all away we now have the Darkroom much better and also antiditection foil in it they are great and outclass the old ones by far people who grow in this tents now what i mean.
HeresTheDank
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It says on the link that he put in that one of those options for tents are the HYDRO HUT ANd HOMEBOX. the site says who they manafacture it for, so why would there HH and homeboxes be toxic or whatever and the others not?
thegrowshop
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its just a warning, i'm not lying about this ask arround and you will notice that i'm right i really hope for you that you tent doesn't do it.
I grow using two tents. Both made from Vinyl - Budboxes.
I tried to investigate more about the material used in grow tents. I've yet to find anywhere that actually mentions what material they are specifically made of, despite checking the websites of all the major brands.
What do we think its made out of? PVC/Vinyl? Here's some info I found about pvc/vinyl.
"Myth 1:
Vinyl Flooring Emits Toxic Fumes and Poses a Health/Safety Risk
We've all heard the tale that vinyl poses some kind of health or
safety risk simply because it's synthetic. The truth is, according to a
1999 study completed by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the manufacture, installation,
transportation and even the daily use of vinyl flooring emits less toxic
chemicals than most other floors - including linoleum -- vastly
outperforming them in virtually all measures of indoor air quality
(IAQ).
Furthermore, because of the materials used in its manufacture, vinyl
was found to have added safety and health benefits in addition to its
superior impact on IAQ. For example, vinyl is more resistant to moisture
than virtually all other floors. As a result, vinyl flooring is more
sterile and allergen-resistant. Plus, sheet vinyl's facility for heat or
chemically welding its seams enhances vinyl's native resistance to water
seepage and dirt accumulation and thereby significantly reduces the
spread of bacteria and other unsanitary influences.
But most damaging of all to the myth of vinyl's unsafety is the fact that --
based on studies conducted in Arlington, Va., by the Vinyl Institute --
a research and testing arm of the American Plastics Council -- even when
burning, vinyl flooring releases no more phosgene, cyanide, hydrochloric
acid, carbon monoxide or other toxic chemicals than most other flooring
materials. In fact, vinyl's tendency to stop burning when an external
flame-source is removed has led some to describe it as
"self-extinguishing," vastly increasing its overall safety versus most
other forms of flooring."
From Indoor Air Quality Solution- http://www.iuoe.org/cm/iaq_mark_prod.asp?Item=392
Interesting stuff. If anyone knows more about it, feel free to share it. I also found this in the Journal of Arid Environments:
"Vegetation characteristics and butterfly use of unlined and PVC-lined reaches of an irrigation delivery canal, Government Highline Canal, Colorado, U.S.A
Some canal designs now incorporate plastic (PVC) liners to reduce seepage, and vegetation could be incidentally affected. We tested the hypothesis that PVC lining has no long-term effect on bank vegetation by comparing vegetation on interior banks of a reach of an 88-km long irrigation canal (47 m3s−1capacity) lined 6–8 years earlier, with vegetation along unlined reaches of the same canal. The lined reach generally had lower values for cover, biomass, and richness than unlined reaches to the east. However, an east–west gradient in biomass noted within a 32-km long unlined reach suggested that the lower values of the lined-reach were at least partially due to factors unrelated to lining. Butterfly communities using the sampled reaches were surveyed to assess habitat quality. No significant differences were detected among the reaches, although the butterfly assemblage in the westmost lined reach tended to differ from those in unlined reaches. Pre- and post-lining surveys conducted on the same reach, as well as natural history data, indicated that canal butterflies were derived from surrounding habitats, rather than the canal itself. Vegetation management practices (e.g. periodic burning) limit the study canal's value as a habitat for butterflies and probably other species."
Found on Sciencedirect.com
Basically, I think that the PVC linings are safe and so are grow tents. There's no evidence that the tent itself is the cause of any of the problems. The conditions within the tent might be a problem, but those are not the fault of the tent.
I tried to investigate more about the material used in grow tents. I've yet to find anywhere that actually mentions what material they are specifically made of, despite checking the websites of all the major brands.
What do we think its made out of? PVC/Vinyl? Here's some info I found about pvc/vinyl.
"Myth 1:
Vinyl Flooring Emits Toxic Fumes and Poses a Health/Safety Risk
We've all heard the tale that vinyl poses some kind of health or
safety risk simply because it's synthetic. The truth is, according to a
1999 study completed by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the manufacture, installation,
transportation and even the daily use of vinyl flooring emits less toxic
chemicals than most other floors - including linoleum -- vastly
outperforming them in virtually all measures of indoor air quality
(IAQ).
Furthermore, because of the materials used in its manufacture, vinyl
was found to have added safety and health benefits in addition to its
superior impact on IAQ. For example, vinyl is more resistant to moisture
than virtually all other floors. As a result, vinyl flooring is more
sterile and allergen-resistant. Plus, sheet vinyl's facility for heat or
chemically welding its seams enhances vinyl's native resistance to water
seepage and dirt accumulation and thereby significantly reduces the
spread of bacteria and other unsanitary influences.
But most damaging of all to the myth of vinyl's unsafety is the fact that --
based on studies conducted in Arlington, Va., by the Vinyl Institute --
a research and testing arm of the American Plastics Council -- even when
burning, vinyl flooring releases no more phosgene, cyanide, hydrochloric
acid, carbon monoxide or other toxic chemicals than most other flooring
materials. In fact, vinyl's tendency to stop burning when an external
flame-source is removed has led some to describe it as
"self-extinguishing," vastly increasing its overall safety versus most
other forms of flooring."
From Indoor Air Quality Solution- http://www.iuoe.org/cm/iaq_mark_prod.asp?Item=392
Interesting stuff. If anyone knows more about it, feel free to share it. I also found this in the Journal of Arid Environments:
"Vegetation characteristics and butterfly use of unlined and PVC-lined reaches of an irrigation delivery canal, Government Highline Canal, Colorado, U.S.A
Some canal designs now incorporate plastic (PVC) liners to reduce seepage, and vegetation could be incidentally affected. We tested the hypothesis that PVC lining has no long-term effect on bank vegetation by comparing vegetation on interior banks of a reach of an 88-km long irrigation canal (47 m3s−1capacity) lined 6–8 years earlier, with vegetation along unlined reaches of the same canal. The lined reach generally had lower values for cover, biomass, and richness than unlined reaches to the east. However, an east–west gradient in biomass noted within a 32-km long unlined reach suggested that the lower values of the lined-reach were at least partially due to factors unrelated to lining. Butterfly communities using the sampled reaches were surveyed to assess habitat quality. No significant differences were detected among the reaches, although the butterfly assemblage in the westmost lined reach tended to differ from those in unlined reaches. Pre- and post-lining surveys conducted on the same reach, as well as natural history data, indicated that canal butterflies were derived from surrounding habitats, rather than the canal itself. Vegetation management practices (e.g. periodic burning) limit the study canal's value as a habitat for butterflies and probably other species."
Found on Sciencedirect.com
Basically, I think that the PVC linings are safe and so are grow tents. There's no evidence that the tent itself is the cause of any of the problems. The conditions within the tent might be a problem, but those are not the fault of the tent.
G
Guest
save your money and frame off a room.
G
Guest
terribleone said:
Everyone's situation is different. Blanket statements like yours are stupid and not helpful.
Framing off a room is not a good option for some of us, particularly apartment dwellers. I did frame off part of one of my apartment bedrooms. It worked just fine. The trouble is there was NO WAY I could have taken it down quickly. And there is the damage, or potential damage to an apartment. I don't recommend framing in an apartment.
I can take my hydrohut down in 30 minutes.
MT
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zoolander
i use a homebox for veg and pre flower seems good 2 me i think the stiches could be stronger but still nice
