Need help with grow setup please!

[TruHead]

Hi,
I am in the process of setting up a grow space in an apartment where both stealth and odor control will be a top priority. I currently have a plant that is reaching 3 weeks into flower so I need to get things setup quick as it is starting to smell. I am not so concerned about going cheap here as I really want to get this done right.

So far I have purchased:

-a small grow tent(lighthouse) which measures 32" x 32" x 84".

-A TD 150s Silent inline fan (6")

-A 6" Phresh Carbon Filter (6" x 16") rated at 400cfm

Here are my concerns:

1) Ok so I am reading everywhere that I should have gotten a Filter that is rated for twice the amount of cfm as this particular inline fan but the thing is I need to fit this sucker in my tent and theres no way I'm fitting an 8'' x 24" filter along with this oversized TD silent fan in there. Will I be ok with the 6" x 16" filter? Will it not function properly with the fan? I don't want to mess the fan up. I will return the fan and get a stronger one if it is necessary. Please advise.

2) My tent is rather small (32" x 32" x 84") and the oversized 150 TD Silent fan that I purchased has both a high(333cfm) and a low (239cfm) setting. Will the low setting be quiet enough and not overly powerful or should I buy a variac speed controller to lower it even more?


Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[TruHead]

Forgot to mention my lighting. 450w LED

 

[dreams4dreamin]

I think the 6x16 filter will be enough. If cfm is a issue then a fan speed controller would be a good investment. It will control how strong ur fans are working at to ur preferences. Also, u can get sum strains that are not very powerful in smell that can also help ur stealth. And also the fan speed controller will reduce the noise it makes. If u can hang ur inline fan and use sumthing to compress it, it will reduce noise as well.. I use a 4 x4 grow tent and a 1000 watter with a 440 cfm inline fan. Im not up to date with smaller tents or equipment so i cant go too much into detail with this issue but there are tons of growers here who has experience with it so im sure u will find out more. Good luck with everything and best wishes

 

[TruHead]

Thanks man, do you run your fan on high or do you speed control it down?

 

[dreams4dreamin]

I use a speed controller for 2 reasons..
1. Its takes the noise down a couple levels
2. I think 440 cfm is a little to much for a 4x4

It not much but it works for me and u can easily find a speed controller on ebay around $15-$20. Its cheap so its not too much arm pulling involved

 

[TruHead]

I wonder if it would make much of a difference in terms of air flow if I were to use a 6" x 24" carbon filter rated at 550cfm instead of the 6" x 16" carbon filter rated at 400cfm? I just don't want to stress out the motor of the fan from the restriction of the smaller filter. I will be using this fan on the low setting and might even control it down more if that matters at all.

 

[dreams4dreamin]

The fan and filter will not be an issue for either. The only problem i see is maybe the noise the fan will make but theres multiple ways of fixing that issue.. Thats kinda a big fan for such small space but a speed controller will fix dat right up