Stuck need help

have you considerd ventilation? buy a vent. if you dont want any smell i would suggest a carbon filter...what is your budget? cuz these things can get pretty expensive :P

What? I realize I need "ventilation" I'm wanting to know what fans to buy where to get a carbon filter, what the light cycle recommendations would be, nutrients, soil or hydroponics.

Flat white paint, not emergency blankets...You'll definately need fans to exchange the air in there and cool the 400w...Also, for a 2x2 footprint, 400w HPS is fine, no need for the fluorescents. If you're gonna seal your box and make sure it doesn't smell, you'll need an inline fan that has enough power to pull air through a carbon filter.

I don't have a budget.

Originally Posted by Metasynth

Flat white paint, not emergency blankets...You'll definately need fans to exchange the air in there and cool the 400w...Also, for a 2x2 footprint, 400w HPS is fine, no need for the fluorescents. If you're gonna seal your box and make sure it doesn't smell, you'll need an inline fan that has enough power to pull air through a carbon filter.

Alright. where would I find these types of fans, where would I purchase a carbon filter? Are these items things I can go to home depot and get? I need this to not come close to smelling. I don't want to sacrifice any quality though. I have plenty to spend.

Starting out, soil is easy. When I started indoors, I ran one crop in soil, one crop split between soil and hydro, and now I'm 100% hydro indoors for the past couple years, soil for outdoors. Just sayin...lol...But yeah, for the fan/filter combo, I'd go with a 6 inch inline fan, carbon filter, and speed controller for the fan. Here's an idea of what you need, but can probably be found cheaper...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-CARBON-FIL...item5d31d0217c

As for soil, there are lots of mixes to use, just don't use one with time release fertilizer in it. People swear by FoxFarm, but I use this shit called Kelloggs Patio Plus, it's 6 bucks for 3 cu. feet at home depot, and has some good shit in it, similar ingredients to foxfarm ocean forest.



Light schedule would be up to you really, but 18/6 and 20/4 seem to be the most popular for veg, and obviously 12/12 for flower. Nutrients too are up to you, there is a lot of different shit out there, and different people have different opinions.

You really need to do some reading. For ventilation I would use computer fans for both intake and exhaust. Two uptop across from each other and one at the bottom. As for smell I would use the DIY carbon filter (there are a lot of threads about this on riu. Because your space is so small one plant would do. Look up vscrog. Hydroponics or soil? If you are asking you should go with soil because it has an easier learning curve. Light cycles are 18/6 or 24/0 for veg and 12/12 for flower. Post pics looking forward to seeing the end product.

Originally Posted by Cannikid

You really need to do some reading. For ventilation I would use computer fans for both intake and exhaust. Two uptop across from each other and one at the bottom. As for smell I would use the DIY carbon filter (there are a lot of threads about this on riu. Because your space is so small one plant would do. Look up vscrog. Hydroponics or soil? If you are asking you should go with soil because it has an easier learning curve. Light cycles are 18/6 or 24/0 for veg and 12/12 for flower. Post pics looking forward to seeing the end product.

Haha, you're not for real, are you? Cooling a 400w hps in a 2x2x5 tent with no smell using computer fans? If you can pull this one off, you better patent that shit. My buddy has one of those carbon filter/pc fan combinations...Just a pricey paperweight. No, if you're worried about smell issues, get a big boy fan and filter, or you'll be regretting it.