After much help from both GC and Roll It Up I have finally decided on what my setup is going to be like. Below is the contents of my setup and a ghetto picture i drew online with a MSPaint program. Note i will be starting the seeds in a dixie cups in a humidty dome. Also note the venting on the top is just a sketch and not where the items will be placed. Total being spent is roughly around $650. Kinda Pricey but im happy with all that im getting and how much of the stuff can be used over and over again. The strains i am growing are 2 x Big Bang and 4 Random Bag seed with no name atm. Hoping that when it gets up and going i find out. Tent & PH control deal $114 Amazon.com: 4x4' Mylar HYDROPONIC GROW TENT 48x48x76 HYDRO BOX HUT, GYO1008: Sports & Outdoors ie=UTF8&coliid=I2ZP5JBO8PQGY8&colid=SJFLB9VWKRCZ Amazon.com: General Hydroponics pH Control Kit: Patio, Lawn & Garden Light Deal $119+ hood extra cost and a timer https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=47929 Hood/Reflector https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49541 Technaflora Recipe For Success - BC nutes $36 https://www.htgsupply.com/nutrients.asp?categoryID=2&subcategoryID=118 Carbon Filter https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49749 Fox Farm Ocean Forest https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=46655 Thermometer/Hygrometer https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49411 3 gallon grow bags https://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=45953 2x Inline Fan Inductor 8 In. In-Line Duct Booster Fan - DB208 at The Home Depot 20" Box Fan Walmart.com: Galaxy 20" Box Fan: Home Improvement In the Picture the red represents the inline duct fans. One blows fresh air in at the bottom and the top one sucks the heat from the light, and sucks the air out into a carbon filter. Yes i have researched the bends in the ducting and how much air flow is cut down from each type of bend. The blue part is the carbon filter. The black lines are trying to represent the way air is flowing through the tent. The box fan is up in the top left corner but i am skeptical of switching to clip fans. Box fan pushes more air. Much Love Guys and thanks for all your help!!!!! Any more advice is greatly appreciated.
That fan you have in the top left corner blowing air down towards the plants is a NO NO. Instead of having the fan in the top corner blowing down, have in down at the bottom facing up circulating air towards the top. The way you have it set up right now will just be blowing all of your hot air down (heat rises), if you flip it around you will have much better results. Other then that looks good!
Does blowing through the filter outside the tent work as effectively as pulling air through the filter? I am setting up a tent and planned on placing the carbon filter inside the tent.
both ways will work but you will extend the life of most carbon filters by pulling air through them as many have a pre-filter element that helps screen out larger particles. when you push air from the center of a filter outwards, the carbon element will filter the same but you lose any benefits of a pre-filter, if you have one...