Has Anyone Finished a Grow with the Dark Room Grow Tent??

[xrayspecs]

im using a DR60, which is only 0.6mx0.6mx1.4m.

100mm RVK fan outtake at top via filter
passive intake
250w cfl

i have no heat issues at all, if anything its a bit too cold, about 70f. about the same as the room ambient temp. ok im not using hps but i think 250w hps would be no problem at all, only issue is limited height to grow the plants under hps (given room for fan and filter, light, and pot).

making sure there is plenty of passive intake (but less power than outtake) is very important, this makes a big difference for me.

these tents have a 3 large grilles at the bottom that can be uncovered by lifting a velcro cover, i use 1 open as passive and works fine. using this makes the tent non-lightproof though. also some light shows through the zip for the door, so i am extra careful about using room lights.

for me the problems are the restricted height (probably applies to DR80 also), and lightproofing issues.

personally if i knew as much when i bought it as i have now learned, i would just convert my closet into a growroom instead of using a tent, and make sure it is properly ventialted. thats what i intend to do for my next grow.

i guess though if you dont have the option of doing a diy job with panda sheeting or mylar then tents are a great way to get started.

oh i forgot to say, someone was asking if you can vent into the room you also vent from. Yes, this works OK, but is just not ideal. I have had no problems doing this, although i do keep the room door open mostly (i dont mean the tent door), to ensure that air circulates outside of the room as much as possible.

 

[SAPFO]

Im looking at this right now. Whats the yeild mate? How long etc...

 

[xrayspecs]

who - op or me?

 

[SAPFO]

you mate...xray.

 

[xrayspecs]

well its my 1st grow about 8 weeks in, 2 plants, but you could fit 4 at most in this space. they are about 27" tall and basically if they get any bigger i have problems as i cant raise the lights any more. the light, filter and fan take up a lot of space at the top of the tent. not sure about yield but the plants have plenty of bud sites and are healthy looking. i think 1oz per plant is realistic with 250w cfl (the big cfls), but time will tell.

 

[warkrimez]

Doin my first grow in a dr100 at the moment,initially i had heat problems as i didnt wanna use my ruck fan till flowering,i have 5 ducting holes in mine so ive plopped a mini in the bottom left corner hole and another minifan in the upper right hand corner with a mini fan over my seedlings sitting 18inches under a 400w grolux....temp is a steady 77f now but my humidity is at 39%

 

[Babs34]

Interesting...I just picked up something all too similar from a thrift shop, but it's a "portable closet." I'm new to any kind of indoor growing and I'm not messing with HPS, so I'm trying to figure out how I'll set this up. It's 6 feet wide, 6 ft. tall...zips up front. I'm going to try to use flourescents alone. I went to Lowes and got a gazillion ideas on how to mock that tent already before even seeing one. I'm thinking of just using the shelve liner, which is exactly the same silver color....or maybe just building a white frame around it. Either way, it will cost me virtually nothing in the end.
For all practical purposes, it seems like I could use that really thick black plastic and duck tape a frame around it. Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[xrayspecs]

yes those portable closets would work fine, you just need to lightproof, you can just buy reflective sheeting and tape that to the inside. make some holes for venting and voila. im sure with fluoros this will work just as well as any bought tent.

 

[Babs34]

Yeah, xray...I think so too. I keep hearing that a white background would work better though. I was considering mylar, but I feel that would overheat such a small space...not to mention it isn't cheap. I love getting creative.
LOL, I just realized I typed "duck".....correction, duct.

 

[spagettiheady420]

I have the dark room 150 and it does just fine. Im running 2-6"Air cooled 600w HPS, with my exaust goin through my lights and it works great. I plan on doing 40 clones in flood and drain 4x4 table with a 70gal. res. I have a coconut fiber mat that goes on table-under rockwool blocks and 1 6" inline fan blowing cool air in bottom left duct hole. My problem is the room only reaches 64 degrees when the lights are on. Im probably goin to buy a thermostat controller, any suggestions on what brand?

 

[Mindmelted]

Just started my White widow grow.

 

[zombie1334]

Think you could fit a 6" inline fan, 6" carbon filter, & 400W HPS with 6" hood in a DR80?

 

[warkrimez]

yes they would fit in.whether you get the temps balanced with the light close to you plants with all the zips closed is a different story...im using a dr100 with a 400w grolux my temps average 78f but i did have probs at first as im not running my ruck fan and carbon filter till they start to smell.

 

[xrayspecs]

Think you could fit a 6" inline fan, 6" carbon filter, & 400W HPS with 6" hood in a DR80?

you can fit it in, but like zombie said thats not the problem! way too hot, and plants way too close to the light.

 

[spagettiheady420]

here are some pics of my setup

 

[warkrimez]

that a dr150?

 

[mcone]

Just picked up a Growlab80 tent. Using it for veg, but it's large enough to flower two 42" monster plants(11" for pots and 18" for lights) or four dense 24" plants. It is 2'7" x 2'7" x 5'11" tall. I don't know why the height is a problem for people, I might even put in a shelf so I can do seedlings at the bottom!!
Currently have 180w of CFL over 6 clones inside (adding light as needed), and will probably have room to veg all six plants to 18" before I transplant them and split the crop for flowering... Strains are Headband, 707 Headband, Purple Extreme, Two M.T.F, and Green Crack.

Temps in the room are 76F, and it is 79F 2" below the bulbs inside. Exhausting the tent with 2 computer fans to reduce noise overall. It is a whisper closet!

Easy to assemble and disassemble for sure, actually ripped some strawberry cough and put it together in another room before realizing it didn't fit through the door. Had it back together within 15min in the right room. Easy as rolling a j!

Throw a video camera inside to monitor temps and you don't even have to open the tent until it's time to water or raise the lights. Talk about covert, "Whats that box in your bedroom?" - "Oh, expandable wardrobe.. You know these tiny closets..."