About to pop my cherry

Discussion in 'Grow Room Design/Setup' started by brokton, Aug 13, 2012.

  1. #1 brokton, Aug 13, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 18, 2012
    Hi all,

    I've been lurking for quite some time and have finally decided to jump in and start growing. I have a somewhat small space available to me, in a closet that occupies the corner of my attic. I've determined that I have enough room for a Secret Jardin DR120W Grow Tent (2'L x 4'L x 5'3"H) in which I plan to grow 4-6 plants in Fox Farms soil using SCROG method.

    google sketchup layout of closet w/ grow tent

    For lighting, I'm currently leaning towards this package from amazon which contains:

    * 400-watt dimmable digital electronic ballast
    * 1x 400-watt super hps bulb
    * 1x 400-watt mh bulb
    * 6-inch cool tube with add-on wings
    * Pair of Rope Ratchet
    * 24-hour timer

    I'm a bit concerned about sound & smell, so I'm thinking of the following for air filtration:

    * HVACQuick - S&P TD-SILENT Series Inline Fans
    * Can-Filter 33 - 13" Carbon Filter | Air Cleaners/Odor Control

    google sketchup layout of tent interior w/ filter, light & fan

    Does see anything obvious that I am missing here? Is this enough cooling for a 400w hps? Any help would be appreciated.

    Edit: Bit of a change here. I decided to go with the 600w version of the light and the td-150s (333 cfm) version of the fan.
     
  2. So I've got my tent set up now and I'm realizing just how much space my fan and filter are going to take up. I modified my sketchup with my new plan for the layout.

    Basically, I was thinking of putting the carbon Filter and light in the tent, but the fan would be located outside of the tent both since it is pretty big and because I could make it a bit quieter.

    Here is a video of my thoughts on the layout. should this work?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSTAdZiP0fo
     
  3. Looks good tight for 6 plant scrog might be better with 2 or 4 andLST training 1st with long veg 2 months to bush them out.
    How did you develope that cad drawing into the movie What software is it looks very sophisticated. I would be concerned with heat also in such a tight space
    cool tube will help but unless the air in the attic is cool than your are looking at a hotbox.
     
  4. [quote name='"Stihmata"']Looks good tight for 6 plant scrog might be better with 2 or 4 andLST training 1st with long veg 2 months to bush them out.
    How did you develope that cad drawing into the movie What software is it looks very sophisticated. I would be concerned with heat also in such a tight space
    cool tube will help but unless the air in the attic is cool than your are looking at a hotbox.[/quote]

    Yeah, I was thinking it might be better off with 4 plants. I've got white widowXbig bud on its way.

    The software is just Google sketchup. its a free program that has a huge library of pre done models that you can search through and import. I just drew out the room and found a light, ducting, carbon Filter, and fan that somebody else made.

    The attic should be pretty cool this fall and winter, though we'll have to see next summer. I should be able able to vent air into the attic too if I really need it.
     

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