Has Anyone Finished a Grow with the Dark Room Grow Tent??

has anyone completed a grow with the Dark Room?
are there problems with the tent?

Hi, Im using one of these a DR80 and im thinking of giving it up for the summer. Ive got it in my bedroom and there is no give with the temps its just to hot. Ive brought everything needed fan controller for intake outtake fans but its still in the 90's with a 400w hps bulb. Think getting it when i did was a mistake and will have to wait till it gets cooler (after summer) . Ive just got a cool tube so im going to see how that works out see if it drops the temp. Great product easy to set up and use just wrong time of the year. So if its going to be in a cool place i would recommend one. Hope this helps.

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Hey indica how many vent holes those DR80's have? I know loudblunt runs a DR150 w/ no heat problems. I am going to be investing in a DR300 soon and i expect no heat issues ( have a 8,000 Btu a/c gonna use) Its all about air movement man.

But i could see in certain areas temps being way too hot in the summer to effectively vent these. They are thermally sealed, so no heat escapes through the fabric, so that might be making your situation worse. Have you thought about running it with the doors open? or is security an issue? There are so many different aspect of everyones grows, be it climate or equipment nothing is going to work 100% the same for one as it did for another.

Personally I think these are the best tent out of the market, i mean their construction is solid, they are reflective on the inside, thermal sealed, light supports, vent socks, doors and windows, and to top it all off they make a 9ft version

Hey sorry for the delay but have been working away. Right it has 2 vents at the bottom of the tent which i only just opened one the other day, did help a bit but nothing to right home about! And the 2 inlet and outlet for the ducting thats all it has. I brought my self a cool tube as well but forgot i will need an intake for it (Doh!!). I might try and see moving it nearer to the window and use the cool air from outside pull it across the cool tube with the out let fan and out the room see if that drops it. And it would be to bright to have the door open security is an issue with me as renting. Ive had it set up for 4 months now and keep going back to it trying different things ive managed to get it down to about 80oc but ive got a plant on my window seal put her in there and it dried the leaves out so she come straight out, Poor little thing looked well sorry for her self.

why dont u shoot ur hot air from ur cool tube out ur apartment ??
or in ur room
u dont need intake for cool tube
only an outake
intake is passive
take air in tent
and blows it out of tent
making ur hot air go out
anyway
good luck

the dr80 dont have as many ventilation possibilities as its older brothers.

what type of fan you running on the lights? you need a fan bigger than you're area..

The Fan is a RVK125 which is just sucking out at mo on its own. Its a 400wHPS agro. Im going to try the cool tube tomorrow hopefully that will help and have the vents open down the bottom. Also ive got a primair fan controller controlling the fan, Where is the best place to put the prob as to get the best accurate temperature?? feel like im going round in circles need to get something on the grow im getting itchy feet!!.

Thanks for the replys guys too

I made my own tent 7.5ft by 7.5ft by7ft using this stuff called panda film.I ordered it from here and got really quick service.This stuff is 100% light tite and really durable.



Panda Film reflective sheeting from 4 hydroponics.com by Growco Indoor Garden Supply

I own the DR80 and heat is a major issue. It's best used for mothering or cloning with lighting that is less powerful and produces less heat. I purchased a 400WHPS Hydrofarm and a lumatech digital ballast but the ducting is 6". The DR80 vents are roughtly 5" so that required a trip to Home Depot for air duct reducers (which were large) and when all said and done, there was too much "stuff" in a small place. I think I'll use it to mother a plant someday. I'm thinking the DR120 will work with my 400W Hydrofarm cool tube. Problem is, I *really* should then get something large enough to accommodate at least 600W to do some damage.

wow guys. all of you are doing the same damn thing wrong!!!

stop cramming big shit in a little box! if you all know its thermal sealed...why are you growing with a 400w HPS in it!?!

i grow with the DR80 and have no issues. i use a 250w HPS Cool Breeze with digital balast(keep things cooler on the lights part by going digital), with ducting running from the light to the tent port, which has a vortex 4" fan(exhaust), sucking thru a little more ducting, ending with a carbon filter at the end.

i have no intake, i can manage with out one.

good luck to you all. i will be starting my grow journal soon with my DR80 setup if any of you would like to see that in the future. top44 <3

If you arent using an air cooled hood you wont fix your heat issue in the tent.

I have a dr80 with a 400 wtt hps/mh light with a s&p td-125 fan on a filter and my temps stay around 78 degrees.That is using the passive intakes on the side of the tents.Just finished a snow white grow.

Mindmelted said:

I have a dr80 with a 400 wtt hps/mh light with a s&p td-125 fan on a filter and my temps stay around 78 degrees.That is using the passive intakes on the side of the tents.Just finished a snow white grow.

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Where do you have the exhaust blowing to, and what are the temps of the room that the tent is in?

I am planning a DR80 400W HPS grow soon. How many flowering plants can you fit in one of those?

zombie1334 said:

Where do you have the exhaust blowing to, and what are the temps of the room that the tent is in?

I am planning a DR80 400W HPS grow soon. How many flowering plants can you fit in one of those?

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Exhaust goes into the attic and out.Ambient room temps are 75 degrees.
I have 4 4gallon square buckets in mine.
It is a little cramped depending on the strain.

im using the dr 150 and heat is always an issue, you got t have air cooled lights, but i run a 600 and a 430 both air cooled and dont have heat issues,ofcourse i have to run the fans constantly

I use the dr150 5x5. completly sealed w/co2. using a air cooled 600w with no temp issues. always stays in the 74-76 range. I love the tent!

Think it would be a problem if the hot air from the lights just blew directly into the room that the box was in? I live in an apartment and don't really want to blow it out the window, it may look suspicious

zombie1334 said:

Think it would be a problem if the hot air from the lights just blew directly into the room that the box was in? I live in an apartment and don't really want to blow it out the window, it may look suspicious

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no. i have a 400watt hps and 11cfl's in my bedroom. ditch the tent and just keep ur ceiling fan on and cover the windows good

If I answer both questions do I get +rep? ok

bruceirons said:

has anyone completed a grow with the Dark Room?

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Yes

bruceirons said:

are there problems with the tent?

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Yes

Did I have to elaborate? oops

sittinherebored said:

no. i have a 400watt hps and 11cfl's in my bedroom. ditch the tent and just keep ur ceiling fan on and cover the windows good

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No can do. I don't have a ceiling fan, nor do I want to have to make our entire bedroom into a catacomb. Plus, we have 2 cats, so their hair would be all in the buds.

If you are using your whole room to grow, than I'm sure heat would not be an issue. The DR80 is only 2.7 x 2.7 x 5.3, so heat IS an issue. Thanks for the advice though.