DirtPoor
Well-Known Member
Ok so I have recently decided to grow again! I really want to make sure that I do it right this time...I have grown about 2-3 times in the past but before I was able to see any buds something always happened, and the plants had to be destroyed. This time I have decided to grow indoors in the spare room, it has two sliding doors with mirrors. As you can see in the pics, I have made a grow closet from some spare wood around the house and some perforated reflective material (not sure what its called) designed to go in attics and reflect the heat out in the summer and keep heat in during the winter. Its measurements are 2'W 3'D 6'H, which I'm hoping will be enough to grow 4-5 plants. Once the structure was assembled I added the covering, wrapped it like I would a gift and sealed it all up with duct tape to make sure it was all nice and tight. I was having trouble deciding how I wanted to do the door because I didn't really have anything that a would last long (velcro, zipper) and I was really trying to do the whole project for free aside from the cost for lighting. After some thought I went with a piece of the material that just rolls up and down and is fastened to the tent with duct tape as well; before I start to grow I think I will build a door to fit on the tent and replace the flap. The inside of the closet has detachable shelves that will work to hold all the equipment both inside and outside of the tent. Ventilation will be some duct work (and a homemade Carbon Filter) and fans running to the closet door which I'll have to leave open. I really wish I could afford an 400w HPS right now but I can't, so I was thinking of getting a 36" 6 bulb Vanity fixture with 42watt CFLs, or a fem moor of the shop lights like I have in there now with 42watt CFLs. Please let me know what you think and feel free to give any advise.
P.S. I have also read that tinfoil could be a bad Idea for grow rooms; this material is not tinfoil and I don't think it will act like it (heat spot, burn spots on plant). It seems pretty well at reflecting the light evenly.
P.S. I have also read that tinfoil could be a bad Idea for grow rooms; this material is not tinfoil and I don't think it will act like it (heat spot, burn spots on plant). It seems pretty well at reflecting the light evenly.
Also I was wondering if you think that a 400watt HPS would be to big for the area and cause to much heat: 2'W 3'D 6' H?
