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Originally Posted by adfw
Haven't even built the room yet. Gonna frame this weekend. Brother giving me 2 1000w lamps/shades/ballasts. Going to hit the local hydro shop for the rest. I was thinking a vortex exhaust 6" at least with carbon filter, then lots of intake holes along the bottom to create a vacuum, what do you recommend? want to do this right the first time. willing to buy cool tubes if they will help with heat. I guess I'll have to build, then fire up with reg shades and see were temps are. My basement is concrete/dirt, very cool even in summer. should I run an intake fan too? Basically I'll do what ever it takes? This might be a stupid question but can I run 600w bulbs off a 1000w ballast?
And ya I would prefer less plants but bigger. Considering DWC but will use soil till I get the hang of it. How many plants would you use and what size pots?
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depending on your temps, that exaust fan should work, but you do want an intake fan as well, u want exaust going out high, & intake in low. cooltubes are really meant for small grow areas w/ little or no ventilation. no the bulb & ballast have to match or BOOM. i dont know your grow space, but i like to grow fewer bigger plants vs lost of small ones. im not surwe you can do DWC w/ soil. i never use anything smaller than 3gal pots, the rule is 1gal per ft of plant, ex:3ft plant = 3gal pot.