hey guys,
so a friend of mine has a small utility closet in his backyard off the house. its 3x3x8. raw particle board all around. gonna put some panda or mylar on the walls. theres a few other options around the house, but in terms of privacy and convenience, this is it. its right next to the house as well. problem is, this is basically exposed to the elements outside with only the homes residual heat and the closed door offering it warmth and protection.. we are up on the long island sound where it gets mighty cold. he's amending the soil and letting it cook for 3 weeks while the seeds veg in silo cups with happy frog. ultimately going in 5 gallon smart pots. definitely don't want anything freezing. check out the ceiling pic - i imagine that insulation needs addressed if i'm going to have a ballast in there?
right now there's a hygrometer in there saying it's 72 degrees and 66% humidity.
he has this heated welcome mat he could put in there and run when the lights are off. was thinking maybe raise the cloth pots on some bricks so they don't get cooked, but it'll definitely put some heat in there. would have to make sure this doesn't get hot enough to catch the wood on fire though (already discolored some pergo flooring after two days, like if you put a hot pizza on a nice table): http://www.amazon.com/HeatTrak-HCM24-3-Carpeted-Snow-Melting-Door/dp/B001E5CUHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380825672&sr=8-1&keywords=heated+welcome+mat
there will be heat from this guy - not sure if he should run 1000/600/400 on this. he could get that mh/hps hortilux super blue and just keep it higher up, keep the room hopefully toasty and full of light. maybe get a 400 and supplement with a small basic heater? he does plan on getting hortilux regardless....
http://www.amazon.com/Lumatek-Digital-Ballast-Cooled-LUMENS/dp/B007F3KSIY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380825723&sr=8-1&keywords=lumatek+400/600
Not sure if this hood is an issue or not either http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OQTTS8/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
not sure if he's going to have to vent this or if he can keep it closed with a box fan/small fans... also have to take into consideration temp flux/time of day. smell is a secondary concern given the season and location.
general idea: he's basically amending the foxfarm ocean forest ahead of time with azonite/kelp/guano/tomato tome/greensand/lime/ewc, letting it cook for 3 weeks, vegging in silo cups with happy frog and letting them do their thing on 18/6 the duration, no added nutes except maybe some bud candy or cal-mag. thinking 5 to 6 fems. all short/medium autos. there's a dynachem, low ryder, white widow, 5 super skunk automatic.
the other picture is under the stairs, 3x7xdescending stairs, already has ducting through for the central air system as well as dryer - goes right through there to the outside. could be wrong, but is that ufo looking thing a fan? maybe he could tap into that. seems like a more controlled space heatwise. he'd use this spot possibly as well.
any insights are appreciated.
so a friend of mine has a small utility closet in his backyard off the house. its 3x3x8. raw particle board all around. gonna put some panda or mylar on the walls. theres a few other options around the house, but in terms of privacy and convenience, this is it. its right next to the house as well. problem is, this is basically exposed to the elements outside with only the homes residual heat and the closed door offering it warmth and protection.. we are up on the long island sound where it gets mighty cold. he's amending the soil and letting it cook for 3 weeks while the seeds veg in silo cups with happy frog. ultimately going in 5 gallon smart pots. definitely don't want anything freezing. check out the ceiling pic - i imagine that insulation needs addressed if i'm going to have a ballast in there?
right now there's a hygrometer in there saying it's 72 degrees and 66% humidity.
he has this heated welcome mat he could put in there and run when the lights are off. was thinking maybe raise the cloth pots on some bricks so they don't get cooked, but it'll definitely put some heat in there. would have to make sure this doesn't get hot enough to catch the wood on fire though (already discolored some pergo flooring after two days, like if you put a hot pizza on a nice table): http://www.amazon.com/HeatTrak-HCM24-3-Carpeted-Snow-Melting-Door/dp/B001E5CUHG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380825672&sr=8-1&keywords=heated+welcome+mat
there will be heat from this guy - not sure if he should run 1000/600/400 on this. he could get that mh/hps hortilux super blue and just keep it higher up, keep the room hopefully toasty and full of light. maybe get a 400 and supplement with a small basic heater? he does plan on getting hortilux regardless....
http://www.amazon.com/Lumatek-Digital-Ballast-Cooled-LUMENS/dp/B007F3KSIY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380825723&sr=8-1&keywords=lumatek+400/600
Not sure if this hood is an issue or not either http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OQTTS8/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
not sure if he's going to have to vent this or if he can keep it closed with a box fan/small fans... also have to take into consideration temp flux/time of day. smell is a secondary concern given the season and location.
general idea: he's basically amending the foxfarm ocean forest ahead of time with azonite/kelp/guano/tomato tome/greensand/lime/ewc, letting it cook for 3 weeks, vegging in silo cups with happy frog and letting them do their thing on 18/6 the duration, no added nutes except maybe some bud candy or cal-mag. thinking 5 to 6 fems. all short/medium autos. there's a dynachem, low ryder, white widow, 5 super skunk automatic.
the other picture is under the stairs, 3x7xdescending stairs, already has ducting through for the central air system as well as dryer - goes right through there to the outside. could be wrong, but is that ufo looking thing a fan? maybe he could tap into that. seems like a more controlled space heatwise. he'd use this spot possibly as well.
any insights are appreciated.
