Silent exhaust operation

HippieMan

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If I were to get a bunch of like .5-1amp exhaust fans that were completely silent and hook them up to like eight different points in a grow tent, all connected by multiple metal Y-ducts to either one or two charcoal filters, would it be comparable to a high output, loudy fan connected to a charcoal filter in the same way?

I'm really sensitive to sound so I'm really going an extreme route to remove any possibility of sound emitting from the grow room. I'm only growing 3 plants underneath 1000w HPS that has been water cooled by a 1/10 HP chiller inside of 30 gallons of RO water. I live in a hot climate (usually 75+ at night) and my grow op. is in the room that I am usually in. The op will be air tight and sealed from the outside, utilizing zip tarps and two-by-fours and oxygenated by bottled CO2 with regulator and CO2-monitor.
So while I can afford the big fans, I really do not want a loud fan that will be loud whenever it comes on. How can I make an exhaust system that is completely silent, but effective for three large plants?

I will be growing the plants at least 10 feet tall, each. One mother plants, one vegetive plants, and one flowering plant. The containers will be a soil-mix in 20 gallon pots and will be vegged to a height of like 6 feet before being put into flower.
 

jnuggs

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dang man! them will be some biiig plants! can't wait to see! Sorry I can't help much with the question you asked really. I have an S&P TD series mixvent, 100 model, it's rated around 100cfm, and I feel it is pretty quiet. The only other things I have to compare is a 550ish CFM fan, and a box fan. There is a whole thread on these fans and their quietness. I think the 100 is pretty quiet. You could ask around about the Panasonic Whisper line, but as I remember, it wasn't quite as efficient as the TD-100. I'm sure a guy by the name of Hotwire on this thread will help you out!
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/61475-these-fans-real-deal.html
I hope I may have helped you in some way! Good luck with your grows, life, and keep safe! PEACE
 

JordanTheGreat

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i don't see why it wouldn't work, just don't have them pulling through too long of a run...maybe just the y fittings. the one thing is that when you are moving that much air you are going to have a lot of woooooooshing air going thru the ducts...i'm battling noise right now too as i SLEEP in my grow room. picked up some of those TD series fans and they are a whole lot quieter than other comparable models, but still air noise... im going the route of insulated ducting next, i'll let you know how that goes
 
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