Hello fellow blades! I am about to wrap up my current grow ( check sig ) and I can already tell I am going to be unhappy with the outcome. I will get about 2 pounds off 28 plants under 2000W. After doing my ScrOG homework I came to the realization that this is a better approach for me. Considering I live in a not so pot friendly part of the world I am rethinking my strategy based on 2 thing: Reduce my grow to as few plants as possible. Reduce my light bill to a not so sketchy level. With that said here are some rough plans. Lol so imagine a square around that sybolizing a closed off room. Anyway so this is where I would like to head. My main problem is, that I have never worked with enclosed growing spaces before. My current grow space is 12 x 10' and its still really crowded. What I am trying to accomplish is 3 separate closets within the same room.That way I can run them a few weeks apart and get a more consistent harvest times and less work all at once when it comes time to trim. Also I can run 3 different strains at the same time. These are the specs id like to run 3) 4x3x5' tents 3) 400w digital switchable 3) MH bulbs 3) HPS bulbs 3) Cooltubes 1) 8,500BTU Mobile AC unit 1) Carbon scrubber + 8 inch fan 1) 6 inch fan for exhaust 1) Booster Fan 2 plants per tent 6 plants total. Hopeing for 2.5-3 pounds with this set up. So I guess my questions are: By running ducting from my window, through all the tents and through all the cool tubes, will this be enough power to eliminate the heat from the lights? Is the booster fan even necessary with a 6" fan? I plan to exhaust my light heat directly into my room, and my tent heat/smell into the can. Is there any sort of smell of just the cool tube exhaust? Thats pretty much it. I plan to hook up the ac unit to the first then and use little booster fans or computer fans to push the air from tent to tent. Hopefully this will be enough to maintain an average temp throughout. Any input, cynicism or criticism is welcome. I am just trying to figure out a way to run multiple tents and contain all smell and light within the tents them selves, instead of the room they are in.
I'm about to move into an apartment and i was going to do the EXACT same setup as you haha. Mine however, is going to be in a 2.5'x3'x4' grow room with 2 plants per tent and there will be three rooms all staggered so i can get harvests on a consistent basis (basically the same as you, wierd). Keep me updated on the grow room i would really like to see some pics once you get it set up.
this looks good but is it going to be perpetual or just one harvest also c02 will help with a better yield and some nice air circulation this setup should be fine.
i think the cooling would be more efficient in this setup. i know its all jumbled together, but i feel confident this will work much better. also, run the compuer fans off 2 of those big 6v batteries, and run the 8"exhaust of 2 separate 6v batts. theyre like $6 for a pack of 2, and they will run your fans for a LONG time. i know they wont use much power, but itll save 24v running all day for many weeks. and you can make the hose adapter for the AC unit out of cardboard (painted cardboard, not the brown stuff [not as airtight]) and duct tape.