Took down my grow.

They sell mufflers for fans, exhaust fans at least. Take the noises down by 50 percent. But with a divorce on the way, i'd say you made the right move.

Erysichthon said:

that is a damn shame. i truly feel your pain, i grew for a couple years indoors and had to quit when we paid the house off and had to have a reappraisal for the insurance, then moved my gf and her kids in shortly after and all my growing space is gone. its been years since i grew and i miss it sooo bad. i have been considering outdoor grow this year but have almost no outdoor experience

good luck either way

Click to expand...

Good point about giving outdoor a try. It's that time of year again. It's not as difficult as you may think. With the right planning, hard work, and a little luck, the payoff can be huge. I'm a pretty light smoker actually, so with a modest outdoor project it is usually enough to get me through at least half the year. I love it though. I don't even HAVE to do it anymore really I just do it to do it. There are few people who know the details, but my brother thinks I'm a nut because it's a lot of work, but it's fun and worth it to me. The fresh air and exercise are great and it reminds me of being a kid again "playing" out in the woods. The only thing I don't like are the bugs! haha.

That sure is shitty man, but the way I look at it, better safe than sorry. Peace of mind is huge in my book. You can always pick up where you left off after moving/divorce. Hope everything works out for you man!!

Gotta love the down home pragmatism. Its the 2nd day of Spring...enjoy a nice relaxing hike.

Im considering starting over after she moves out. This time i'll ditch the 400 watt MH/HPS and try an all T5 grow in my 4x2 tent. With less heat from the T5's i should be able to install a fan speed controller(or maybe dual fans/filters) turned right down with the controller to eliminate almost all noise while still maintaining smell protection. Im only growing for personal use and to give my mom a bit for her spinal arthritis. Ive read several threads about successful T5 grows using red bulbs for flowering.

Heat is the big problem as it heats up my suite too much and the fan has to be turned up to max(NOISE!) just to keep that hid cool inside the tent.

Im in a basement suite with central air, so smell protection is a huge concern. I already have 2 carbon phresh filters and 1 300cfm fan. I could get another fan and run them both each hooked up to 1 carbon filter. That way i could turn both fans down to minimum speed while still having negative cabin pressure and 90% less noise in theroy.

Good call... Good call.

missing link said:

I had 6 plants in a grow tent vegging at about 3 nodes. My landlord moved into the suite above me and kept complaining that he could hear a slight buzzing down where my closet is since his bedroom is right above it. That was my exhaust fan. I cant turn the exhaust fan off because it will smell too bad without the filtering. I already had it inside a semi-soundproof box but it was still causing slight vibrations. I told him i had an aquarium down there and that i would try to fix the problem. I tore down my grow the next day. Im too paranoid living in fear now.

Im packing up my gear and putting it in storage untill i get a better place to live. Man it hurt to tear those babies up.

Click to expand...

Good call I wouldn't chance it.