Grow Tents!

Hey guys I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread about Grow tent discussion. What are some good ones out there and how are you guys rigging them up?(example: 3 x 3 x 6 tent with a 400w hps, 260cfm fan, Carbon filter, ect) Are you getting good results? What materials is your tent made of? Are you happy? Post up your tents and show the world there power! Let's have a grow tent discussion so everyone can be better informed about quality tents vs poor quality tents.

I will soon post mine when I decide witch one I want. I am probably going to go with the Everest Grow lab GL120 3'11 x 3' 11 x 6'7. Another option I am considering is an ebay listing for about half the price of the Grow lab. It still has reflective material, but I question weather its a quality product or not.
Ebay Listing 4 x 4 x 7

That is the brand of tent you want. It has all the bugs worked out you wont be disappointed. Go with can-fan 9000 Carbon filter at the minimum, and get your self an inline exhaust fan. Get a couple of clip on fans and you should be set.

one thing I will warn you about is heat evacuation. When you use HD lamps its a real bitch to keep them at low temps. Air cooled hoods are an absolute must, and or a/c. The tent I purchased from HTG is a cheap piece of shit. Plastic corner pieces that break easy and it wasn't very sturdy. Just dont skimp on inline fans or youll regret it.

I was thinking about one of those, I love it from the simplicity standpoint. I just wish they didn't look so much like a grow tent.

Dont build your own. It only gets complicated. Purchase one like you have pictured. I have tried building my own and modifiying linen closet deals and nothing has worked out well. I have ended up purchasing large cabinents for near the price of a decent tent

How does the grow lab compare to the hydrohut silver (the one that doesn't kill plants)???

The grow lab is the latest tent out, and have the best materials. I did a lot of research. You wont be disappointed with the Grow Lab, the neswest model. The newest one has two windows on the front.

You will be able to run a 400 HPS in the 33''x33'' with just a carbon filter pulling the air out. Shouldnt need a air cooled hood, all though they are the best to buy regardless because you get the safty glass, just my opionion. Give you the cababilty to air cool the hood later.

TechnoMage said:

I was thinking about one of those, I love it from the simplicity standpoint. I just wish they didn't look so much like a grow tent.

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LOL i mean, what do you want it to look like a bounce house!

I purchased 2 tents,and now only use them as veg/clone rooms.I rather make my own grow rooms/area with a wooden frame and panda film.

wonderblunder said:

Dont build your own. It only gets complicated. Purchase one like you have pictured. I have tried building my own and modifiying linen closet deals and nothing has worked out well. I have ended up purchasing large cabinents for near the price of a decent tent

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Yes I tried buidling my own one time, and It didn't turn out very well. I'm just not gonna mess around and just get the grow lab. I will probably pick it up in the next few days along with a 6 inch inline fan. Im going to run a 400w in it for now(3' 11" x 3' 11") but I will eventually run a 600w. thats why im getting the 6 inch inline.

This is what my cab looks like with the doors closed and open. It was a total PITA to lightproof but from the outside it just looks like a storage cab.

itchynutts said:

LOL i mean, what do you want it to look like a bounce house!

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was that homemade? that does looks better in a room then a tent, but what do you do when u need more space? Having a whole bunch of these things in a room would look retarded also

Yep, it a modified cab from Home Depot, it is 36(w)x20(d)x78(h). What I want is one that looks similar but is just a little bit wider and deeper and something that has locking doors, not ones that just swing shut.

I also have two smaller ones (24(w)x14(d)x36(h) that I use for moms/clones/seedling/vegging.

I only grow for myself so running out of space hasn't been an issue.

itchynutts said:

was that homemade? that does looks better in a room then a tent, but what do you do when u need more space? Having a whole bunch of these things in a room would look retarded also

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Hey TechnoMage I have a few questions for you.

What light do you have?
Could you put more two lights in one of those?
And what inline fan do you have?

Right now I have a 250w HPS and temps run about 5 degrees above ambient. I could probably run a 400 in it but I' might need to separate the carbon filter from the cooling chain and cut a new intake for the cooltube. I have more weed than I can smoke now so it hasn't been worth it.

Fan is a Vortex 4" Centrifugal fan. It does double duty for both the light and the carbon filter.

rippin8005srh said:

Hey TechnoMage I have a few questions for you.

What light do you have?
Could you put more two lights in one of those?
And what inline fan do you have?

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Thanks, gonna try to make a similar one in a few weeks.

techno mage that cab is tite man. nice job!

Thanks J. Wish HG420 hadn't gone offline. I had my whole cab making experience up on the site as a thread.

justiceman said:

techno mage that cab is tite man. nice job!

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Growlab is the best tent around by far. Growlab 120L with 4" can fan and carbon filter. Very Sexy and super quiet. Can fans are the quiets fans I have seen so far.

Ordered a tent from eBay on impulse earlier today while enjoying some Trainwreck. It's definately a Chinese made tent and was leary at first cause the supplier has a bad reputation (illumalights) on this forum. Their tent has the exact dimensions I was looking for(3x3x6) and figured long as it has heavy duty canvas and mylar lining it should do the job nicely. There's about 5 or 6 left on eBay and will run about $125 shipped. I'm praying it's not toxic as the description of this tent is vague at best. Power King and illumalights are affiliated and provide ZERO customer service as I've tried to reach them but am routed through an elaborate answering system(plays relaxing music to fend off potentially irate customers) All in all, I don't think I'd do buisiness with this company again. Just my .02 but getting a name brand tent and paying a little more is probably your best bet.