Travel trailer grow 1 or 2 flowering rooms

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chronnie49

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So I just moved Into a travel trailer where I am going to grow and live. The bedroom I'll be growing in is 8x8 with 6 and a half foot ceilings and want to do a perpetual grow. I plan on building insulated plywood grow boxes and I just wanted everybody's opinion on how I should set it up. I was thinking either 1 6x8 flowering room or 2 6x4 with alternating harvests, and I'll have a veg area which will be about 2x5. If I do 1 big flowering I was thinking 2 1000w air cooled hoods, or if I do 2 separate flowering rooms do 1000w in each, or a 600w hps and 400w mh for a full spectrum. I will be using promix in 5 gal pots, scrog and at least a 4 week veg using t5 or 400w mh. I will be hooked up to a 30 amp breaker that will be running 240v so I think I should be ok on electricity. So what would you do with this space? Thanks for your opinions and advice.
 
Alienwidow

Alienwidow

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Are all the plugs on the same 30amp breaker? Or is that the main and theres tens coming off of the 30?
 
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chronnie49

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Also I was wondering if the gavita 600/750 would be possible with my short ceilings? I'll be running a.c. so I think I can cool them, but i have read that they can bleach if they get too close and need at least 24" from the top of the plant.
 
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chronnie49

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Alienwidow said:
Are all the plugs on the same 30amp breaker? Or is that the main and theres tens coming off of the 30?
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Yea I have 1 30 amp breaker that I am going to hookup to a powerbox light controller at 240v. It has 4 240v outlets and 2 120 v outlets for fans and accessories.
 
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chronnie49

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I also have another 15 amp circuit that I will need to use for lights in the living room where I'll be living.
 
fandango

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To get an idea how to pull a lot of weight in your given space,there is a grower on youtube named Limbo Holland...he can show you how to build the box and other features.
 
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chronnie49

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So I decided I'll go with 2 flowering areas with alternating harvests. Since both lights will be on the same time schedule would it be better to just keep it one big room or split it into 2? I am thinking I will just keep it one big room unless there is a benefit to splitting it up.
 
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GorillaSeedBank

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chronnie49 said:
So I decided I'll go with 2 flowering areas with alternating harvests. Since both lights will be on the same time schedule would it be better to just keep it one big room or split it into 2? I am thinking I will just keep it one big room unless there is a benefit to splitting it up.
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I would think one room. Less materials, and one environment to regulate vs two. I would only do the two if you run them apposing to keep temps up( winter) / down ( summer). Just my thoughts. Keep us informed how it goes and what you do, I'm sure a lot of folks have similuar thoughts and projects lined up :0)

-Gavin
 
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chronnie49

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GorillaSeedBank said:
I would think one room. Less materials, and one environment to regulate vs two. I would only do the two if you run them apposing to keep temps up( winter) / down ( summer). Just my thoughts. Keep us informed how it goes and what you do, I'm sure a lot of folks have similuar thoughts and projects lined up :0)

-Gavin
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Yea that's what I was thinking. The room is 6x7 so I was thinking about putting a 1000w and 600w. The veg room will be 5x2 with a 400w.
 
ButchyBoy

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chronnie49 said:
So I just moved Into a travel trailer where I am going to grow and live. The bedroom I'll be growing in is 8x8 with 6 and a half foot ceilings and want to do a perpetual grow. I plan on building insulated plywood grow boxes and I just wanted everybody's opinion on how I should set it up. I was thinking either 1 6x8 flowering room or 2 6x4 with alternating harvests, and I'll have a veg area which will be about 2x5. If I do 1 big flowering I was thinking 2 1000w air cooled hoods, or if I do 2 separate flowering rooms do 1000w in each, or a 600w hps and 400w mh for a full spectrum. I will be using promix in 5 gal pots, scrog and at least a 4 week veg using t5 or 400w mh. I will be hooked up to a 30 amp breaker that will be running 240v so I think I should be ok on electricity. So what would you do with this space? Thanks for your opinions and advice.
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"A" 30 amp breaker will be 110 volts. It takes two breakers to get 220 volts.
Are you attempting to run the entire room off of a single 30 amp breaker? Do you have insurance?

You need to calculate the amperage you will be using and go from there. Lights, fans,a/c.... it adds up fast!

I run 1200 watts in my flower room along with two in line fans, two room fans and a air conditioner. My lights and a/c run off of a 220 volt lead on two 30 amp breakers that is split into two 110 volt outlets (30 amps each) and the rest (fans and veg lights) runs off of a 110 volt 15 amp breaker. Turning on my vacume dims the lights in my veg room (15 amp breaker).
If you have access to 220 volts use that for the lights as it will reduce the load on the wiring and breakers. As soon as I can afford it I will be building a contactor setup to control my 600's so they can run on 220 volts.
 
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chronnie49

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ButchyBoy said:
"A" 30 amp breaker will be 110 volts. It takes two breakers to get 220 volts.
Are you attempting to run the entire room off of a single 30 amp breaker? Do you have insurance?

You need to calculate the amperage you will be using and go from there. Lights, fans,a/c.... it adds up fast!

I run 1200 watts in my flower room along with two in line fans, two room fans and a air conditioner. My lights and a/c run off of a 220 volt lead on two 30 amp breakers that is split into two 110 volt outlets (30 amps each) and the rest (fans and veg lights) runs off of a 110 volt 15 amp breaker. Turning on my vacume dims the lights in my veg room (15 amp breaker).
If you have access to 220 volts use that for the lights as it will reduce the load on the wiring and breakers. As soon as I can afford it I will be building a contactor setup to control my 600's so they can run on 220 volts.
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I don't know that much about electricity but i had friend who is an electrician come check it out and he said 240 wouldn't be a problem. He is going to build me a box similar to this
http://www.powerboxinc.com/dpc7500-combo.html

It will be hooked up to the 30amp at 240v. With the 3 lights and fans I will be pulling about 14 amps, and I have ac on another 120v circuit so it should be fine unless I am not understanding correctly. Which is very possible haha thanks for the input.
 
fandango

fandango

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I would bet the electrician will run a wire 10gauge from the breaker panel(main)and mount a small sub panel in the grow room...from there you can use several 20amp 120v breakers.
 
fandango

fandango

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Heat is always an issue to deal with weather in the winter(when you need to keep the flower room warm)lights out.
Or get rid of the heat in the summer time.
You could blow the extra heat out of the veg room into the flower room,use an inline blower.
 
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chronnie49

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fandango said:
Heat is always an issue to deal with weather in the winter(when you need to keep the flower room warm)lights out.
Or get rid of the heat in the summer time.
You could blow the extra heat out of the veg room into the flower room,use an inline blower.
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Yea I might do that. I will be framing and insulating the room in the next few weeks once I get some more money, and will just start with the 1000w. Then I will setup the 400w in the veg room when I can afford it, so it will be a while until I know how the temps are gonna be. It will take at least 3 months to get all 3 lights going so this will be an ongoing project.
 
fandango

fandango

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A small ceramic box heater set on low will keep room room above 60 pretty sure of that.

If the temps drop even 1 night...you can catch a case of PM.
 
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