oops. I've been gone for some time now, but I pledged a while back. (money trouble). All I've got is $1200 bucks to spend and I want to get my grow started, it's my first one, so I'm trying to make sure I can get it all, there aren't any hydro decent hydro stores here, so more than likely I'll be ordering everything online. I've been hearing some bad feedback with tents though as far as problems in the future, I want to grow an easy indoor indica strain. I got some seeds from nirvana almost a year ago, don't know if they're any good anymore though, I've been keeping them in the same plastic bag stowed in the dark. What do you guys think? I want to personally thank Dystopia for giving me all the info on lighting a while back, then I read about removing heat from a tent could be a bitch with 400W. I read up on the cfls and was thinking of going there but I'm still not sure, (want the bang for my buck you know?) I've got my whole office space and an extra closet but I don't want to do any "remodeling" for things like ventilation and such so thats why I chose the closet. I'm interested in the SH setup, and I'll more than likely start there, but anyway the tent I was looking at was the silver edition 3x3x6 . it looks pretty nice, but I just need a good list of materials to start out with, and some help with lighting. If I could do the 400 W and get away with it, as well as all the trimmings, then I'd go for it, fans, etc. sorry for the long passage, I really appreciate all the help guys, you'll always be the best. it's good to be back!! lol

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I have been using a grow tent for over a year now and love it. have one close to the size your looking at and have a 400 in it. I would like to get another 400 some day to get 800 but the 400 works great. A buddy also has a tent with a 600 in it thats why id go with another 400 just to one up him . I really like them and for me they are good because I cant move back into my house for 7 months as I rented it out when I took a new job so Im renting and like you cant really hack holes all over the place for venting. Its a nice clean setup. I think its worth every penny. If it helps mine is from Hydro Hut. click the link to my grow in hawaii in my signature so check it out. Or the russian link to see haw I had the setup in the closet with no tent.

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since I'm trying to save money I was thinking about going with a 250W Hps and some extra cfl's maybe 42W and 65 for side lighting. a couple questions though, if I vented it out the top of the tent with an inline fan, do i have to use the ductwork if I've got a fan sufficient enough to draw out the air, and would that setup be alright for 4-5 plants? I was thinking of an ozone jr. for the smell?

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The seeds should be good still, though I don't know the strain. Try Cheese or Mk Ultra for short-medium, easy, high yield indica plants. You can get seeds at the Boo.

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ozone is meant to be vented outside as to much ozone is bad for you. you should run a duct from your grow area to a box with the generator in it. then vent the treated air outside. I will caution you that ozone is has very distinct smell and if I or anyone with some experience with grow ops like say... a cop were to smell it in a home the first thing i and they would think is someone is growing weed here. This is why I use a carbon filter instead. Hope this helps

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we have traveled this way before but there is still much to learn...My indoor grow in Hawaii http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal...ow-indoor.htmlmy White Russian grow. http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journal...finish-31.html

The ozone jr. will be fine. It doesn't produce enough to be harmful for an enclosed space, and it really takes ALOT of ozone to hurt your lungs. There's also been a lot of corrupted information about ozone put out by the pharmaceutical company's. Different people can breath in different amounts based on the amount of pollution in their lungs. It oxidizes(harshly reacts with) the stuff in there. I've looked into ozone a lot over the course of the last year.
People in germany have been injecting ozone into people and CURING Aids, cancers, all kinds of debilitating diseases and viruses and fungal infections for over 15 years. It's pretty amazing stuff. I've been ozonating water and drinking it. You feel absolutely amazing afterward. If I feel a cold or a bug coming on, I drink about 5 glasses throughout the course of the day. I also run the ozone directly through the house. It helps from spreading the germs around the house.

If it were bad for you , they wouldn't have ozonaters (ionizers) built into Air purification systems.

Anyhow, you should be fine...

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well guys i am going into my 3 week of 12/12, and last night my fan fell on my smallest girl. so now i am down to one hopefully all will go well for the rest of the grow.

how long after you see the lil hairs do you start to see bud formation?

couple weeks, the more lumens the quicker the flower forms...

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That too does depend on the strain but it really piles it on about 2-3 weeks from finish. Hairs one week, baby buds the next and then it goes fast.

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