NorthofEngland
Well-Known Member
Run down of situation:
4 x 4 x 6' tent
Wilma Big 9 Hydro system (140lt res)
6" Ruck Inline Fan with 6" Rhino Carbon Filter
1000w Lumatek Dimmable (at 1000w, I don't push to 1100w)
16" Oscillating fan - Left/Front Corner - positioned just above the canopy, aimed diagonally at the canopy.
18" Oscillating fan - 18" away from Right Front Corner, towards back - positioned 12" above the canopy, aimed under reflector/diagonally across the top of canopy.
12" Air Circular - Right/Front Corner - stood on corner of a plant pot in use, blowing diagonally under canopy.
Inline RUCK fan has a speed controller, but it has been left on maximum for weeks now.
All 3 fans have three speeds (as well as 'off').
Usually they are kept on the lowest speed.
Occasionally I turn all 3 fans to the highest speed and 'blast' the area for a few minutes.
9 Plants on Day 54 of Flower, after 48 Days of Veg.
The tent is very crowded. I allowed the plants to grow too large during Veg phase, after receiving bad advise from my cousin.
I pruned the lower 3rd of the plants but I was too timid in my approach and now realise I should have taken off far more foliage.
Temperatures and Humidity
Temperatures vary from 64* with [up to] 88% RH, during DARK PHASE to
78* with 64% RH, during LIGHT PHASE.
I AM NEARLY 8 WEEKS INTO FLOWER
the buds are fat and dense and aromatic.
They sparkle with trichomes
and they are incredibly sticky to the touch.
(The trich's are, as of yet, totally colourless and crystal clear).
At this final stage of growing I would hate to lose the crop to mould or rot
The extremely high humidity is a constant worry
and I just hope to avoid any related problems.
I don't know what else I can try, ventilation wise.
A 6" Inline can exchange 420m3/h
the tent is only 2.88m3 (which woks out at 172.8m3/h)
For this crop there is little I can do about the overcrowding.
To change the inline and filter would be difficult.
Putting the Air Circulators on a higher speed seems to make little difference.
IDEAS FOR NEXT TIME...???
I've been pondering the use of a dehumidifier
(but there's little available space within the tent)
An active inline to introduce air, rather than the passive system I now use???
Or a second, smaller extraction inline, that has a 2nd smaller filter UNDER the canopy....?
I was planning on getting an ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLER,
with thermostat and humidistat
but, as things are now, it wouldn't make a difference
because it doesn't have the ability to make my ventilation equipment
work harder than the 100% I have them working now.
Pictures of a my crowded tent recently taken.
SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED.
4 x 4 x 6' tent
Wilma Big 9 Hydro system (140lt res)
6" Ruck Inline Fan with 6" Rhino Carbon Filter
1000w Lumatek Dimmable (at 1000w, I don't push to 1100w)
16" Oscillating fan - Left/Front Corner - positioned just above the canopy, aimed diagonally at the canopy.
18" Oscillating fan - 18" away from Right Front Corner, towards back - positioned 12" above the canopy, aimed under reflector/diagonally across the top of canopy.
12" Air Circular - Right/Front Corner - stood on corner of a plant pot in use, blowing diagonally under canopy.
Inline RUCK fan has a speed controller, but it has been left on maximum for weeks now.
All 3 fans have three speeds (as well as 'off').
Usually they are kept on the lowest speed.
Occasionally I turn all 3 fans to the highest speed and 'blast' the area for a few minutes.
9 Plants on Day 54 of Flower, after 48 Days of Veg.
The tent is very crowded. I allowed the plants to grow too large during Veg phase, after receiving bad advise from my cousin.
I pruned the lower 3rd of the plants but I was too timid in my approach and now realise I should have taken off far more foliage.
Temperatures and Humidity
Temperatures vary from 64* with [up to] 88% RH, during DARK PHASE to
78* with 64% RH, during LIGHT PHASE.
I AM NEARLY 8 WEEKS INTO FLOWER
the buds are fat and dense and aromatic.
They sparkle with trichomes
and they are incredibly sticky to the touch.
(The trich's are, as of yet, totally colourless and crystal clear).
At this final stage of growing I would hate to lose the crop to mould or rot
The extremely high humidity is a constant worry
and I just hope to avoid any related problems.
I don't know what else I can try, ventilation wise.
A 6" Inline can exchange 420m3/h
the tent is only 2.88m3 (which woks out at 172.8m3/h)
For this crop there is little I can do about the overcrowding.
To change the inline and filter would be difficult.
Putting the Air Circulators on a higher speed seems to make little difference.
IDEAS FOR NEXT TIME...???
I've been pondering the use of a dehumidifier
(but there's little available space within the tent)
An active inline to introduce air, rather than the passive system I now use???
Or a second, smaller extraction inline, that has a 2nd smaller filter UNDER the canopy....?
I was planning on getting an ENVIRONMENT CONTROLLER,
with thermostat and humidistat
but, as things are now, it wouldn't make a difference
because it doesn't have the ability to make my ventilation equipment
work harder than the 100% I have them working now.
Pictures of a my crowded tent recently taken.
SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED.
