4x2 setup imput

INXSOF

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So far I have come up with this setup.
Tent 4x2 gorilla and possibly 2x2 to set up a perpetual. Max 5 plant total.
Lights. 2 mars 300. 1 mars 300 for veg tent.
Carbon filter and inline fan. 4". 2 clip fans.
Scrog net and ropes.
Ph pen.
Medium. Coco
Nutes Gh coco a and b. Cal mag. Undecided on the rest.
So ideas on what else would help.
As for seeds. Easy to obtain. Considering northern lights. Jack herer. My height is 6'7. So imput would be great. I want to harvest every 2-3 months. Personal use. But good thc and good yield is the end game. No more buying off others.
Thanks
 
In my far from expert opinion if you're spending so much on 2 gorilla tents, don't cheap out on your lights and probably consider getting at least a 6" exhaust fan.

If you are somewhat handy I would suggest changing to a 3x3 tent and get 5x COB LED or a 600w HPS or a 315w CMH light instead of the mars hydros. I think it's easier to light a square shaped space than a rectangle.
You have around 55 cubic feet in a 4x2x7 or 63 cubic feet in a 3x3x7 space, you need to exchange all air a minimum of once a minute, so get a fan which is more than 4-6x what you need like a 6" 300+cfm fan, the cfm will half when you put on a carbon filter and then you can also run it at a lower speed to be quieter and more efficient and still suitable for your needs. If temps get hot or humidity rises too much in flower in such a small tent, you can always crank up the fan some more.

Get an EC/TDS meter as well as a pH pen, you need to be able to check both so you know if you're overfeeding or not. Don't just go on what the bottle says it's almost always too much.
Seeds/strain is a personal thing, very much up to you what you enjoy smoking.
 

INXSOF

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Thanks for the reply. I only have a space 8 x 3. So I have to go 2' deep. Also I want to have my plants separate. So 2 tents. Unless there is a dual chamber 6 or 8 x 2 out there. As to lights I want led for less consumption of power and less heat. I'm sure I could find better lights. Just thinking 2 for one tent. Easy to move and one for the other. Bigger fan I can do. Thanks for the reply and keep the info coming
 
I run a tent this big for my seedlings and early vegging tents your main problem is going to be manage temps. With such a small space ur tent is gunna run hot so a 6in fan out and maybe use the 4 inch fan to bring air in both on fan controllers so you can turn them to control temps where you want them. I had a 300w LED in my 4x2 and it wanted to push over 90 degrees in my small space no matter what the fans so make sure you give good air flow and ur not putting them in a closet with the doors closed. How tall is the tent? 5'? Or taller?
 

INXSOF

Member
I should read into tent size vs heat and maybe operating temps of some led lights. I have only 2 areas I can glow. A dead end hallway that's 34" x 8' and a un-insulated damp crawl space that's 7' x 10. So options are limited.
 

INXSOF

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I. Might have to get different lights. So imput on what to use would help. I should not have assumed 2 137 actual aw led lights would push the temp too much
 
I. Might have to get different lights. So imput on what to use would help. I should not have assumed 2 137 actual aw led lights would push the temp too much
im currently using a 125watt horizontal CFL in my tent right now and i have 4 plants under it and they are about 6 inches tall and are doing great pretty much use it to veg then i move them into a flowering tent
 

growmastercheesey

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Going to be hard to run scrog with transplanting tents, could super crop before flip run a Jack or haze that stretches a bunch and then tuck under until 2 weeks after flip, would reccomend fiming in your veg asap and establish solid secondary's. Would reccomend a kelp additive or amino blend to super strong cellular growth in the stems. I personally prefer magical over cal mag, also massive phosphorus after week 4 into flip. Definetly need a nitro add to max growth for that perpetual cycle, might want to get a ppm reader so that way you can dial in a high potency feed that won't burn, obviously going to have to run the strain a couple times to figure out how to max, hope this helped
 

INXSOF

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That was huge help. Thanks so much. I just want to be well planned. This is my second grow. My lack of serious equipment and planning killed the last one. So I want to be set this time.
 

INXSOF

Member
Going to be hard to run scrog with transplanting tents, could super crop before flip run a Jack or haze that stretches a bunch and then tuck under until 2 weeks after flip, would reccomend fiming in your veg asap and establish solid secondary's. Would reccomend a kelp additive or amino blend to super strong cellular growth in the stems. I personally prefer magical over cal mag, also massive phosphorus after week 4 into flip. Definetly need a nitro add to max growth for that perpetual cycle, might want to get a ppm reader so that way you can dial in a high potency feed that won't burn, obviously going to have to run the strain a couple times to figure out how to max, hope this helped
What is your preferred grow medium?
 

growmastercheesey

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What is your preferred grow medium?
Most of my work is in hydro, groden cubes, with coco coir matts etc, but I'm working on my living soil and compost tea feeds in coco, 75% petemoss 25% soil/compost, and 100% compost. It all comes down to solid genetics. With those a simple a+b magical, and superthrive, you can run a solid garden. Stick away from pgrs and hard pesticides. Anyone can use then to add weight and kill problems, but those who don't use that type of trash are the true mirical worker behind solid grows. Let me know you have any more questions
Knowledge is power my man
 

INXSOF

Member
I'm no expert but looks good. How big of area and how many little buddies u do in that space? I can only have 5 total flower. Veg. Clones Included
That's the max before it's real bad legally in Ontario
 

growmastercheesey

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I'm no expert but looks good. How big of area and how many little buddies u do in that space? I can only have 5 total flower. Veg. Clones Included
That's the max before it's real bad legally in Ontario
That's a 2x2.2 so I'm running about 250watts for that size, by the time I flower these girls they will have 16-25 tops per plant and I stuff her with 3-4 a time due to the fact usually one of them is in the 7 gallon for a week or so before she's tossed outside. Running a 6 plant system harvest once a month seed/phenohunting clones, seedling stage was about 10 days 3-5weeks veg then flower image.jpeg
 

INXSOF

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Once A month would be a great thing. Nice what do u average get a month? If you don't mind me asking. Nice Pic s btw. I am very far from that. But I'm sure I will get there.
 

growmastercheesey

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Once A month would be a great thing. Nice what do u average get a month? If you don't mind me asking. Nice Pic s btw. I am very far from that. But I'm sure I will get there.
I run 7 gallon smart pots and with outdoor a good return is an oz per gal or container, I'm do a bit better than that. Depending on strain. With indoor your goal should be a gram per watt
 
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