Thanks Budget, I am looking into a DWC system after this grow. Does it require hourly supervision?That'll pound it out just fineSwitch to DWC or ebb and flow and you'll notice a huge difference provided it is tuned and run properly. When I first started growing in soil I was happy but not, I went to hydro and shaved two weeks off of a beginning to end grow
Yeah, I have the recommend cfm for the 10x10 written deep in my notes. I was going to double or either triple the required amount just in case. I also didnt wanna create too much air to cause wind burn (something if experinced with my bag seed plant). So i may have to run ac thru, like you and someone else suggested. and im already leaning towards 2-3x 600w (including 315w cmh and flouresnt) instead of 2x 1000w. Depending on my watts when i calculate weather imma use ac. So it might be 2x600 instead of 3.A pound for a 400 watt light is excellent , for a 1k hps, not so much if 1 gpw is the bar . I disagree strongly with not enough room to grow in a tent, I supply 5 patients with enough for 2 months off of one 40x 40 inch tent , this is not including the other experiment and production rooms . If they run through it quick cause there short on cash or whatever , I have them covered there too but they usually do not get the tip top of the iceberg so to speak,
In a tent the heat is the biggest issue you will face and you will need the best airflow you can get. for a 400 watt hps in an air cooled tent 1x1m2 I needed a 420 cfm fan for 76-80 degree temps , when I went to 600 hps it went up to a 700 ish fan and when I went up to a 1k hps I had to introduce a new vent carrying ac cooled air into it . I honestly would stick with 600 hps for smaller rooms as there more efficient then a 1k and easier to manage . Dont be told a tent is not productive , you may need to just be a little more proactive about it
I'm forgetting you said 2k.
One thing I have never had is to much air flow, Maybe you can but I dont know .... generally you dont know what you need till you set it up and check your temps the first time around, one 600 hps can run + or -10 degrees from another. If you have the cash then look into 3 600 over 2 1k hps , the watts will be less but the amount of lumens given off will be very close to 2 1k hps . The ac is not a guaranteed fo sho thing , If you have enough negative pressure going through the tent it wont be needed, Your temps will tell you if it is needed or not . You can go get a 5000 btu digital ac from walmart for 150, I price matched mine for 115 cause FUCK walmart !!!
Maybe at first yeah 4 or so times a day, When you get it tuned in , once or twice a day until you switch to flower or if your doing something different with your res . After it has stabilized then back to once or twice a day
A tent will leak way more smell than a "room inside a room". Also pulling air through your tent and out through the carbon will still leak some smell. Along with air cooling your hoods. Don't do it.
I agree for the most part and had to deal with this issue, It became a room inside a room inside a room . I will post up a diagram of it when I get the chance. it is easier to show then to explain it but room 3 is flower inside of room 1 which is split into 1 and 2 , ac flows out of room three into room 2 and is sucked out of room 1 via big ass fan, in essence it mainly cools room 3 but slightly cools all rooms . it is slightly a waste of cool air but it is effective and the only way my current situation allows and has worked for almost 2 years . The ac is 440 watts and only costs 28 a month to operate on an 18/6 schedule so it is a loss that is more then acceptable IMO . BB
You are an idiot to say people can't yield over 1.5 lbs per 1000w light, in a tent. Just because you can't do it, doesn't mean others can't. I have seen it with my own eyes. You now lack credibility.
Yeah I saw one video on sealed rooms a few weeks ago...I didn't pay good enough attention to it tho. I thought the guy was just experimenting. But one thing i do remember from my notes is the benifits of co2. And it makes more sense to trap co2 in the grow area to promote more growth. Now i feel like using a co2 tank im a vented room would also be a waste. The only thing is i have a wattage limit, so i will have to cut out one of the 600w lights and only use 2, because the ac will be like another light (wattage wise) but i feel like the benifits of using a sealed room outweighs the con of one less light. . .....so in your opinion through experience, how much gpw dry with 2x600w in sealed room ,co2 etc. do you feel should be LEAST expected. I know you grow a totally different strain, so im only asking for a guesstimataion. And yeah, I understand about the ac being a waste in a vented room, just as co2 would be. I would definitely feel in more control of grow climate, and privacy with a sealed room.
lol. nah, just kidding. But the video i saw on the guy who had a sealed room, he said whenever he stayed in his room for a little while, the co2 levels would dramatically increase.
People and animals both exhale CO² constantly.Hey just a funny thought.... Have two dogs in my room to increase co2, because they breath it out right?
BB
As someone who does live in Michigan. Where is there a high probability of finding such lost clones in need of a new home?Being a kush it was pretty damn tolerant to just about everything, pests I didnt have but I got a nice pretty color by dropping the temps low in the last few weeks of flower.They are pretty tolerant and potent with a nice yield. I grow gumboldt now as it is perfect for sog but it is (as far as I know) a clone only strain as it was a few years ago when I was given a few clones . get on http://original-ssc.com/ and search for it , by now it may be available in seed form. If you can find it I would go with it hands down. I can get 2lbs off of 25 plants in sog in a 40 inch x 40 inch tent with a 1000 hps every two months
I'm a total sucker for cute little lost clones, too...As someone who does live in Michigan. Where is there a high probability of finding such lost clones in need of a new home?
-Shifty
If I ever make it to Colorado, I'm not settling for lost clones. Going to sit down with you, my friend. Have a feeling I could learn a lot from chatting with you. My fist grow is proving to have 1 issue after another while trying to dial in the system to work for my needs.
What county you live in ??As someone who does live in Michigan. Where is there a high probability of finding such lost clones in need of a new home?
-Shifty
I'm always happy to help the serious and dedicated grower. What's going on? Maybe start a new thread and tag me, so we don't hijack this one.
yeah jamming it in the wrong hole usually ends in blue balls and a pisst off bitch lol.
If your ever up around the bridge hit me up and I'll meet up with ya for a minute