Grow tent 600w hps hydro under construction

Looks good man, keep up the good work!

Thanks man, I plan on it!

When heat became to much for me here in the summer I creatively added a window unit. No co2 exchange. Are You adding co2 to your tent?

(unfolding my chair, watching like an ole GA. Farmer)

Potner said:

When heat became to much for me here in the summer I creatively added a window unit. No co2 exchange. Are You adding co2 to your tent?

(unfolding my chair, watching like an ole GA. Farmer)

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I plan on introducing co2 once everything is dialed in nicely. I have some co2 tanks ready to go. I purchased one, and found two outside the business I work at. I think some bum was trying to take the for scrap metal and sat them down, and I found 'em. One of the ones I found was still full, the other empty, but still, free co2 tanks 20lb ones too.

I have some odds and ends to get still before things are up and running. I need a fan speed controller, ph/ec/tds meter, hydroton, and seeds.

I need some strain suggestions guys and gals, something that does well with limited vertical space in a scrog. Im thinking about doing a bowl shaped scrog. I believe the journal I read referred to it as a parabolic scrog. Just an idea though.

So yeah, strain suggestions and also let me know if the fox farm micro line is worth the extra money (beastie bloomz, cha ching, open sesame.) I already have the 3 part liquid trio. I just want to do all this shit right the first time. I should probably buy some neem oil and other things for pest control because you never know. The one thing you don't try to anticipate is the one thing that will fuck you over for sure.

Sorry about the rambling, I'm just ready and excited to get this shit up and growing...

Getting paid today, gonna order the fox farm micros and Im gonna try to order that ph meter. A friend gave me a seed that is supposedly blue cheese (or at least whats being passed around as blue cheese.) When I get the fan, I may crack it and throw it in some soil. Fan finally shipped, it was on back order. It should be here monday. No input from anyone on the lumatek issue or what strain I should go with for big yeid, good potency and good in small areas? It's funny but out of 550 views, only a couple people say anything.

"I should probably buy some neem oil and other things for pest control because you never know. The one thing you don't try to anticipate is the one thing that will fuck you over for sure."

Without a doubt - pests are something that the first-timer never realizes can be such a fugging pain in the ass.

Keep your grow area clean and do some preventive spraying/dipping - I've had spider mites and aphids, and lemme tell you that they fugging suck.

As far as the FF nutes, never used them so I can't comment.

Good luck to you, though.

This is a very good setup. I have exactly the same setup except I'm running a 365cfm fan. I run a 600w in my 4x4x7.5 tent and haven't had ANY problems with heat.

I just finished my first grow in it....just over 13 oz's.

It was Ebb & Flow

White Widow

I think you'll have lots of fun with this setup...

anon1122 said:

The only problem/concern I'm really having right now is that the light takes 10+ minutes to fire/start up. I have read about some bulbs misfiring with the lumatek ballasts. Any suggestions on what bulbs work 100% of the time the first time and don't take forever to fire up?

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From what I've read in the 2nd latest hightimes and on the companies website, these are the lights to use: http://www.sunpulselamps.com/ . They are digital lamps designed to work properly with a digital ballast. They claim that certain premature lamp failures lately have been caused by digital ballasts destroying magnetic lamps. Cost is similiar to an Eye Hortilux

Thanks for the input everyone! I ordered my ph meter this evening. What do you guys think about this one?

Laser, that is extremely encouraging. What nutes were you using? FF?

I appreciate the info on the bulbs as well.

Pics to come hopefully soon!

I'll keep you guys posted as I make more progress.
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Wow, I'm doing a setup like this too 600 hps in a 4x4 tent. Im gonna do aero with 4 inch pvc SOG. I hope I get a P to choke on for a few months. All I need is a fan and a tds meter and i am set. good luck dude

Hi I like the look of the sun huts, but cant fing them here in UK, anyone know where to find them? ta, peace all

neiltoosweet said:

Hi I like the look of the sun huts, but cant fing them here in UK, anyone know where to find them? ta, peace all

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It's called google. Use it. ta.

6" valueline fan was recieved yesterday. PH/ppm/ec meter was ordered friday. And now I think I just need seeds, fan speed controller, hydroton and some stuff for pest control, and Ill be ready to rock and roll. I know I've been promising pics and I assure you, once I've made considerable progress, Ill put some up.

I have a 600 lumatek in a 4' x 3.5' x 7.5' corner of a room tented off.

I am using a Ushio Hi-Lux Grow Red right now and the bulb reaches full brightness in about 2 minutes.

As for heat, the 600 is hot, but that air cooled hood will take care of it. I have a 4" vortex fan @ 177cfm venting my tent. I also have a Can33 air filter hooked up which is huge too (bigger than a 5gal pail). This fan keeps the tent at 75f. So your 6" should have no problem, infact, you may need a speed controller ( I suggest speedster).

A couple pics. I found the best venting/odor control with the filter hanging from the ceiling.

Nice Equipment! Good Luck, I am not disappointed with my lumatek 600.

I don't really have any way to attach the mega filter to the ceiling, so right now it's on a makeshift table with the fan sucking through on top of it. Do you guys think this would word for heat dissipation and scent if I rigged it up like this...? Blue is the carbon filter, black is the fan, red is ducting. Sorry about the shitty paint skillz.

my setup is similar although, I have the fan at the end of the line - after the hood - so that it is sucking everything and exhausting directly out. This worked best for me, but I dont know if it is the proper way, I'm pretty new at this.

I've heard that there is less wind noise in the flexible ducting while pulling air rather than pushing air....again no science to back this up, but since it is basically the same velocity I'm not sure if there would be a difference

I really only needed the filter once flowering started, right now she's almost done, and the smell is very pronounced - Glad to have the filter!

If I were you I would save money and not get the speed controller. I have the same setup as you. I use two valuline fans. I also have tow Lumateks. I use an eight inch on my 600. I used a six inch valueline on my 600 but it was not enough for my climate. I use the air but it is hot here in summer. I tried to attach a speed controller to my eight in fan. It is smart when the light is off but pointless when it is on. A better investment is sound proofing. I wrap my fan in blackout noise proofing curtains. That helps a lot. Also my lumateks start up in no time flat.

I think you need the scrubber at the top. Your current drawing looks as if your pulling clean air right through the vents into scrubber/fan then pushing light/out... What about the spent air and all the heat that is building up above the light?....it will lurch up there.... I have 600 watt/lumatek/4x4x7 tent aswell. Dont know about your budget...but...Im looking at 2 vent holes on either side of your tent. Run ducting from one side of tent to your light then to other side of tent. Directly venting the heat out. Time it with the lights. Now, as far as venting the room, put another fan on your scrubber and vent going out the top on the ceiling.

"My setup is similar although, I have the fan at the end of the line - after the hood - so that it is sucking everything and exhausting directly out. This worked best for me, but I dont know if it is the proper way, I'm pretty new at this." Evets
All information i have gathered points to this method. I have heat issues at times so i decided to vent the light seperately

I have a Can 66 filter so there's no way in hell I can mount it up on the top of my tent. I have it sitting outside the tent on the ground. Fan just sits on top of it, it connects to the light and other end of the light is open to get the air from the room.

I just added a SCROG screen too. There's a lot you can do with these 4x4 tents!

laserbrn said:

I have a Can 66 filter so there's no way in hell I can mount it up on the top of my tent. I have it sitting outside the tent on the ground. Fan just sits on top of it, it connects to the light and other end of the light is open to get the air from the room.

I just added a SCROG screen too. There's a lot you can do with these 4x4 tents!

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I think I'll give that setup a go. I'm thinking about big buddha's blue cheese. What company is your widow from laserbrn?

I sincerely appreciate you guys taking time to give me input. Hopefully with the knowledge I have and what you guys can supply as well this will go smoothly.

Is it safe to assume I should run the ff nutes at 1/2 strength when I get started?