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calibear916 said:

hey @phillipchristian i had a question. i am venting my 6000 watt lights in a sealed and insulated 15 x 20 garage through the addict and out of the house. i have my mother plants in a tent inside the house so that is not an issue but plan on having a veg room along side the flower room in the garage. i wanted to create a box on the roof between each of the rooms that runs all the heat from all of the lights through the ducting into the box which will be pulled into the addict using a 10 inch fan and is then dispersed out of the house. what do you think about this plan and how many btu's will i need when choosing an AC unit?

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Addict: Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of
the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

Attic: Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often
used for storage

kidneystoner420 right on brotha thank you!

KidneyStoner420 said:

Attic: Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often
used for storage and growing pot!

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Fixed it for ya.

Much appreciated for this thread. I'll make mine simple and easy.

1. I'm going to buy a secret jardin tent dark room pro dr300w II (120"x60"x80")along with a portable digital ac 14,000 btu wich will be inside the tent wich has tubing to vent the hot air outside the tent.

2. I have two xxxl 8" magnum 1000 watters with 592cfm can pulling the air out from one end of the tent to the other outside of the tent.

3. Inside I'll have a fan, dehumidifier,a/c, and carbon scrubber because I want to use co2.

4. Going to do a sog with about 120 2L bottles wich has a foot print of 4 bottles per sq ft.

5. It will grown inside a bedroom. The co2 I was going to use is. C.a.p. ppm-4 co2 monitor/controller.

My question is what size scrubber should I use and since I have space available on the floor should I put it on the floor or hang it?
Also I'm going to have the a/c hot hose venting out of the tent to a window could I just have the air cool light venting out of the tent in the room? Thanks

I would hang the filter. Hot air rises, youll be better off pulling from up there. I have 2x600 and a 1000 on an 8" fan, mostly 6" ducting due to the 600 hoods, and my temps dropped ~2 degrees when I lifted my filter off the ground and hung it.

I vent 2 tents into the bedroom which has ac in it. It works but its not the most efficient since youre cooling more space than required. Also, it would be better to vent completely elsewhere, since you're forcing the ac to cool hot air, instead of just getting rid of it at a much lower cost. I'm going to be running my exhaust through my ceiling within a couple days to see how drastic the improvement is.

You wont be very efficient with co2 in a tent. They're far from sealed.

mike91sr said:

I would hang the filter. Hot air rises, youll be better off pulling from up there. I have 2x600 and a 1000 on an 8" fan, mostly 6" ducting due to the 600 hoods, and my temps dropped ~2 degrees when I lifted my filter off the ground and hung it.

I vent 2 tents into the bedroom which has ac in it. It works but its not the most efficient since youre cooling more space than required. Also, it would be better to vent completely elsewhere, since you're forcing the ac to cool hot air, instead of just getting rid of it at a much lower cost. I'm going to be running my exhaust through my ceiling within a couple days to see how drastic the improvement is.

You wont be very efficient with co2 in a tent. They're far from sealed.

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Thanks mike for the quick response.

sky rocket said:

Much appreciated for this thread. I'll make mine simple and easy.

1. I'm going to buy a secret jardin tent dark room pro dr300w II (120"x60"x80")along with a portable digital ac 14,000 btu wich will be inside the tent wich has tubing to vent the hot air outside the tent.

2. I have two xxxl 8" magnum 1000 watters with 592cfm can pulling the air out from one end of the tent to the other outside of the tent.

3. Inside I'll have a fan, dehumidifier,a/c, and carbon scrubber because I want to use co2.

4. Going to do a sog with about 120 2L bottles wich has a foot print of 4 bottles per sq ft.

5. It will grown inside a bedroom. The co2 I was going to use is. C.a.p. ppm-4 co2 monitor/controller.

My question is what size scrubber should I use and since I have space available on the floor should I put it on the floor or hang it?
Also I'm going to have the a/c hot hose venting out of the tent to a window could I just have the air cool light venting out of the tent in the room? Thanks

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I bought a set of Hercules supports for my GL240...not sure if they make any for the 300, but you might want to look into it:
http://www.monstergardens.com/monster-store.html?page=shop.product_details&product_id=1413&flypage=flypage-vmshopgreen.tpl&pop=0
The extra support helps with the overall support of the tent and for hanging heavy things.....

how much is the bill if u use hydroponic lights in ur room to grow weed?

Brother Numsi said:

I bought a set of Hercules supports for my GL240...not sure if they make any for the 300, but you might want to look into it:
http://www.monstergardens.com/monster-store.html?page=shop.product_details&product_id=1413&flypage=flypage-vmshopgreen.tpl&pop=0
The extra support helps with the overall support of the tent and for hanging heavy things.....

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Thanks brother numsi. I'll email monster gardens to see if the bars are compatible with the secret jardin tents.

sky rocket said:

Thanks brother numsi. I'll email monster gardens to see if the bars are compatible with the secret jardin tents.

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No need to. I just found a new tent company that allows you to hang up to 300 lbs (that you don't really need to) and it's height adjustable. Wich is something new in the tent industry. It's gorilla grow tents.

ScoobyDoobyDoo said:

what are trying to do with that space? do you want to use it all for flowering? or do you want to split it up into a veg space and flowering space. need more info bro. like windows and doors. style of grow. size of flowering plants, etc...

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im doing dwc i want to try veg/flower and about 2-3 oz a plant its 5 blocked windows and what would you do with this space also

sky rocket said:

No need to. I just found a new tent company that allows you to hang up to 300 lbs (that you don't really need to) and it's height adjustable. Wich is something new in the tent industry. It's gorilla grow tents.

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Yeah they look great!! I like the anti-infrared ceiling, but the weight may be a bit much with steel poles...grew up camping with a steel-poled tent, but then again, if you only put it up once then it's not too bad. How much for what you ordered?

Brother Numsi said:

Yeah they look great!! I like the anti-infrared ceiling, but the weight may be a bit much with steel poles...grew up camping with a steel-poled tent, but then again, if you only put it up once then it's not too bad. How much for what you ordered?

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I didn't order it yet but a 5x9 tent with an adjustable height to 12 ft is $700.

Still out there? I'm putting together a 4x1000 watt room. I am trying to decide whether to use the "exhausting method" or the "scrubbing method" as described by this site: http://www.sea-of-green.com/hydro/ventilation-sizing-carbon-filter/#comment-1022.

Here's the issue. I'm in Arizona, so cooling is going to be an issue. I plan to have an AC unit in the room and hate the idea of venting the air that I just paid to cool. However, if I seal the room and pull air from the attic to vent the lights, am I going to run into problems in the summer when the air temp in the attic is already 120+?

Any thoughts are much appreciated

Liphted said:

Still out there? I'm putting together a 4x1000 watt room. I am trying to decide whether to use the "exhausting method" or the "scrubbing method" as described by this site: http://www.sea-of-green.com/hydro/ventilation-sizing-carbon-filter/#comment-1022.

Here's the issue. I'm in Arizona, so cooling is going to be an issue. I plan to have an AC unit in the room and hate the idea of venting the air that I just paid to cool. However, if I seal the room and pull air from the attic to vent the lights, am I going to run into problems in the summer when the air temp in the attic is already 120+?

Any thoughts are much appreciated

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your going to have to run ac in az. you may want to run a closed loop lighting system. fresh air from outside the grow tent or area blowing thru the lights and back out of the tent or space. also you will need a carbon filter and fan for the air circulation of the tent itself. also id run in 50 amps of 220 unless you are eliminating a veg area. then you can run 30 amps and still use 120 for the ac. just remember to calculate the total amount of power your going to use before hand. id say at least 30 amps of 240 and 20 amps pf 120. to be safe to power everything.

Thanks Wheels. I hugely appreciate you weighing in! The electrician made up a game plan this morning and I'll pass your thoughts on to him. Truth is, electrical talk is still Mandarin to me - time to learn I guess. That's part of what I love about this - always learning something new!

It's a 12 X 12 room - no tent. I'll veg in the adjoining closet.

A closed loop definitely makes the most sense to me too. Do you have any thoughts on trying to cool hoods with air that is already 120 F? The only available intake in this space will be from the attic unless I want to pull air from another place in the house in and vent it to the attic. I'm not sure that the circumstances will allow for that, and again, it pains me to vent air that has been $ cooled. But do I have a choice? Electric bills can get gnarly down here May-September.

Any desert growers out there that have vented with attic intake?

Been looking at your work and I'm impressed with your ideas. Well done!

I have a space 80x100.... how would you propose it best be set up? It's completely open so we have the opportunity to build out seperate rooms within. No equipment purchased just yet so all options are on the table.

Could you provide a design and "wish list" of equipment? Your help is greatly appreciated so thank you in advance!

What do you think?

menuink said:

Been looking at your work and I'm impressed with your ideas. Well done!

I have a space 80x100.... how would you propose it best be set up? It's completely open so we have the opportunity to build out seperate rooms within. No equipment purchased just yet so all options are on the table.

Could you provide a design and "wish list" of equipment? Your help is greatly appreciated so thank you in advance!

What do you think?

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inches? ft? cuz ft would be bad ass. lmao. how many lights are you wanting to run? wattages? ac? dehumidifier? co2? ozone or filter scrubber? veg or flower or both? lots of stuff to consider? 120 volt or 240? running power or using existing? give me a few hints on what you are looking for and i can recommend a few things.

Liphted said:

Thanks Wheels. I hugely appreciate you weighing in! The electrician made up a game plan this morning and I'll pass your thoughts on to him. Truth is, electrical talk is still Mandarin to me - time to learn I guess. That's part of what I love about this - always learning something new!

It's a 12 X 12 room - no tent. I'll veg in the adjoining closet.

A closed loop definitely makes the most sense to me too. Do you have any thoughts on trying to cool hoods with air that is already 120 F? The only available intake in this space will be from the attic unless I want to pull air from another place in the house in and vent it to the attic. I'm not sure that the circumstances will allow for that, and again, it pains me to vent air that has been $ cooled. But do I have a choice? Electric bills can get gnarly down here May-September.

Any desert growers out there that have vented with attic intake?

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they sell hood covers that are kinda like fire blankets made to fit specific hoods. they work really well to keep the heat inside the hoods for the air to suck out and not radiating heat to the whole room also insulated ducting. ac is a must also. closed loop. sorry i havent gotten back. been really busy.

wheels619 said:

inches? ft? cuz ft would be bad ass. lmao. how many lights are you wanting to run? wattages? ac? dehumidifier? co2? ozone or filter scrubber? veg or flower or both? lots of stuff to consider? 120 volt or 240? running power or using existing? give me a few hints on what you are looking for and i can recommend a few things.

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hahah... 80x100 inches... not! They're all Feet! This is actually 1 of 3 spaces that I have available, so I'm setting up in the smallest one first and we'll see how business progresses from there.

My thoughts are to have: 4 Flowering and 2 Veg Rooms, mother room, cloning room, one (or two) small "Testing rooms" to trial run various lights and strains before going into the primary grow areas and a drying room. I'd like to run 4-6 strains, one or two very high yieldling strains that are dominant Sativa, then two Sativas, and one Indica.

Im still debating the way we'll grow... using a soil, hydro (and what type of hydro) or aero. I'd love opinions on the single best way, or mix of ways...

Lighting... I do want to max out this grow (and space) but don't want to exceed what is necessary. My plan is to mix lights to provide a solid spectrum and to include vertical lighting to minimize shadows. (Of course I would prefer to minimize the power footprint as much as possible...) Flourescents in the cloning room and green service lighting in each grow room.

Wattages... whatever works best for the space and I'll run power so I have 240 and 120 available.

AC... I would like to keep it simple.

Dehumidifiers, yes.

I figure that each room will need intakes and exhausts, CO2 burners and scrubbers for the air intake and exhaust. Wireless Humidity and temperature controls...

I have to be missing something here I'm sure but in the meantime, thanks for your assist. So very cool of you. (sorry for the repost, just getting used to this)