Help with veg tent selection PLEASE

brandon727272

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Hey guys, I'm working on setting up an indoor grow. Right now, I've bought a Growlab 120 tent http://www.horticulturesource.com/product_info.php?products_id=7747 . I'm going to be running a 600w hps with a 6" fan on the bottom corner. I plan on running about 6 plants at a time in this tent, but I want to purchase/make another tent/box that I can veg clones in and keep mothers in. First off, how big of a tent will I need to support a few mothers and a batch of clones? Next, how big of a light and what kind will I need to support the mothers while preparing the clones to be moved into the flowering room? Also, the tents will be in a room that is kept at a very livable temperature, will I need a fan on the veg tent too?

Thanks guys, I greatly appreciate the help, I'm a noob :hump:. Help earns rep.:-o
 
Anyone? I'm thinking about using some t8 fluoro lights for vegging. Do they produce much heat? How many watts total do you think I'll need? I'm sure someone knows atleast some answers..
 
I use some pre-fab storage cabinets that I found at Home Depot. They are 36" high, 24" wide and 15" deep. I use a type of compact T5 that is 21" long and puts out about 4,800 lumens. I actually have two of the cabs. One has a 3 bulb setup I use for vegging and the other is for mothers/clones and only has one bulb.

I actually want to downsize the bulb. 2,500 lumens would be more than enough for mothers/clones.

Shot of some of my girls vegging
Veg cab 7-17-2011 12-55-46 AM.jpg

Clones in the other cab
Dome 7-8-2011 11-15-54 PM.jpg

Another shot of the veg cab when I was running an experiment
Loaded Cab 10-29-2007 6-27-47.JPG

Inside shot of cab before putting lights in
Front of cab 10-28-2007 5-41-54.JPG

Shot of the bulbs on in my 3 bulb hood. Two 6500k bulbs and one 2700k bulb.
We Have Light 12-3-2006 1-05-34 AM.JPG

Shot of the bulbs with lights off
Underside of hood.jpg
 
I'm probably either gonna buy a small cabinet a little bigger than that, or make a tent out of pvc piping and mylar. How much did your cabinet cost? Do fluoro lights produce much heat? Would I need a fan to circulate air? Thanks man, appreciate the response. Tent should be coming soon!
 
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