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    single plant apartment setup

    I live in a basement suite meaning the landlords live in the same house upstairs, I have converted a dresser into a place for 3 8" pots or more smaller ones.. I am using a 250 HPS because I only have 20" of vertical growth room, the taller your room the more watts you may want, but if you decide...
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    Electrical Question +REP

    The good news is your washing machine is probably a dedicated 15 amp circuit, so if all your equipment can go on this then you just have to sacrifice laundry lol
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    Any ideas on how to lightproof this cabinet? (Pics)

    I just did a dresser and your best bet is to use black and white poly (panda plastic) It gives you light proof smell proof and reflection all at once, make sure it overlaps around the door and use weather stripping as well, This has worked for me.
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    Cool tube and ventilation Question

    I have been doing the same thing as you, getting it ready before the girls go in... I have a Can Fan 4" with speedster speed control, Can Filter 9000 and a cool tube, my temps are higher about 85 but im doing it in a dresser so small space and my ambient temps are hot right now 78 inside and 90...
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    Filter? What size?

    Figure out the Cubic Feet of your room so 10 x 10 x ? then figure out how many times you need to vent the room... Then get the filter that is rated for this CFM of air going through it.. From what I have read the filters don't work if air is passed through too quickly so get one rated for the...
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    Too much running into one receptacle?

    You have to see what else is on the circuit with that attic outlet... And I suspect that the "feed" to the outlet in the attic was a 14 gauge on a 15 amp breaker so your not really helping much by using a 20 amp etc... But that is good practice I always oversize things so good job! So find out...
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    Too much running into one receptacle?

    Where is the 12 gauge wire coming from? It better be the panel. Is it on a 20 amp breaker? Is your GFI plug also 20 Amp?
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    Cool Tube with a Wing or Magnum XXXL 8"

    I got a 6" cooltube for $70 Canadian at better then nature, what a steal I tell ya! Not sure if the sale is online too but you can check
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    Cooling My Grow Room

    I would run a duct through your drop ceiling if you can pull it off and tie into your bathroom fan exhaust to exhaust your hot air, then I would use AC and cool the room that I am sucking air into my grow room you will be golden, now pulling it off without your room mate knowing is the hard...
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    Battery Back Up

    They are 2 different measurements.... The 180 Watts is what it draws to operate at every given moment so that means that your 1200 watt backup would easily handle this and other loads... Now you have to look into the details of your backup battery for how long it will last, the battery would...
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    Venting /Temp/Humidity Question With HPS

    The way I am doing it is, Carbon filter -- Fan -- Cool tube -- Exhaust You don't want your fan after your light because then your cooling your fan with hot air, and the decision to suck through your filter or blow is up to you I decided to suck for my design. If your ambient air temp is 65 I...
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    Battery Back Up

    Batteries are rated in "Amp Hours" so if you have 1 amp running for 1 hour that is one amp hour... However I suspect your pump runs on AC and the battery will be DC. Is this a backup power supply that is like built in the store? or are you planning to just hook up a battery because that won't...
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    250w HPS Club And Help Guide

    So I have the dresser moved into position, the sound factor is in check with it being beside the fridge. I just need to finish the exhaust in hiding the duct somehow. However these seem to be my typical temperatures... I am ready to put some plants in but would this be a lost cause with it...
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    Inline fan connected directly to carbon filter?

    I am doing the same thing except I have like 3 inches of ducting if you count that ha ha... I tested the set up by putting a stinky OZ of budz in there and I couldn`t smell a thing....
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    Opinions on my test run please!

    Helllo I am planning to do a stealth grow in a dresser I have made. I have a 250 HPS Electronic Ballast 6" Cool Tube 4" Can Fan Can Filter 9000 Now I am doing a test run before I put any plants in to sort out any bugs... it is still summer and warm but fall is quickly approaching so this may...
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    Welthink Electronic Ballast...

    Not sure but I just ordered a Lumatek ballast and they say that the other brands that are fan cooled are less reliable, but they are just trying to sell their product. But I would be sketchy if I couldn't find any info on it, make sure its not from China...
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    Fan advice needed please

    Hello everyone, I have made a stealth dresser that is in total 10 cubic feet. I have been battling with getting this inline fan in there and slowed down and quiet.. My Carbon filter suggests 43 CFM for exhaust to work properly and with only 10 cubic feet that would be sufficient airflow for my...
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    250w HPS Club And Help Guide

    Thanks guys, My intake is actually on the other side of the box, I have my carbon filter then my fan then my cool tube and then it exhausts out the right hand side, and my intake is also on the right hand side but ends right on that side unlike the intake that is actually from the other side...
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    250w HPS Club And Help Guide

    Well I have been doing more thinking, and after hooking up my fan to my speedster speed control and realizing how bad it hums and then reading AFTER I bought both things obviously to read that this is a problem lol typical... Anyways I figure I have 10 Cubic feet in my growing space (Why on...
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    250w HPS Club And Help Guide

    Hello Everyone, I have been reading and reading and reading and reading lol you know how it is, This site rocks! I have hollowed out a dresser, I have a 4" Can fan, Can Filter 9000, Cool Tube and a 250 Watt Electronic Ballast on the way, My height is restricted to 20" from the bottom of the...
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