1200w garage grow
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h8popo
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sounds like you got one hell of a setup coming together... i run a 600 lumatek. they are the shit. top of the line. but... the garage, thats is prime real estate for me lol. I dunno if i could ever give that space up for anything...hahhaa. I love my cars way to much. good luck man!
it should be. the old bulbs were a year old and the ballast 2 years old.
southernsmokejuggalo
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heres something that might help you save some cheese. i know its for a small set up but scaling it up a bit could be a whole lot cheaper than buying a damn carbon filter. i know all the ones ive looked at are a lil out the average persons budget.
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/101248-best-diy-ez-walmart-carbon.html
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/101248-best-diy-ez-walmart-carbon.html
Looks very nice mateI really like the idea of using only 1 fan...How does this look?
One thing though, I would move the fan to the other side of the lights. The fan will perform better staticly speaking on the negative side
Plus if you ever decide to add co2, you will not have to do major mods to it
The way it sits now you will eventually develop air leeks on the positive side.Looks good!
Unity
BloodShot420
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air leaks on the positive side are much better than on the negative side...
having filtered air leak into your grow room will not be a problem... having grow room air leak into your filtered air stream will definitely be noticeable...
having filtered air leak into your grow room will not be a problem... having grow room air leak into your filtered air stream will definitely be noticeable...
That makes a lot of sense but wouldnt the carbon filter where it is placed now make a problem if there were any leaks after the entry point.
what if I moved the fan behind the lights, as well as the carbon filter at the VERY end, and seal the end of the filter to the exhaust and blow out NOTHING but carbon filtered air..
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I'm not choosing between one or the other mate, just trying to tell the man how to avoid them all together.
The fan will also perform most efficiently with the least amount of static resistance on the positive side.
I'm not sure if you use a fan speed controller, but if your fan exceeds the carbon filters performance cfm you will need one. For example, I have a 260cfm 6" Fantech fan, static resistance may subtract 40cfm, that leaves me with 220 cfm. If I use a 200 cfm can33 carbon filter I will need to throtle back my fan by 20 cfm in order to not exceed the carbon filters specifications.
I usualy do not like the idea of reversing the carbon filter for the simple reason that it voids the prefilter. This will cause a significant static increase over time due to clogging. I guess you could do it if the fan was strong enough to overcome the static resistance, but it would surely not be eficient in the long run.
Good luck mate!
Unity
I usualy do not like the idea of reversing the carbon filter for the simple reason that it voids the prefilter. This will cause a significant static increase over time due to clogging. I guess you could do it if the fan was strong enough to overcome the static resistance, but it would surely not be eficient in the long run.
Good luck mate!
Unity
That is how I was originally going to do it, but it's going to have to wait until after my first harvest.
I called and they told me shipping would not be 161$, it would be more about 60. But thats without a carbon filter so I think im going to buy a carbon filter locally because of there weight.
Speed controllers are only around 20$ right?
VaporBros
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You wont even need a speed controller. If your using one fan for a filter and TWO hoods, your gonna want all the air-flow you can get. Or go big and get a 10" vortex fan. Just get ducting reducers for the hoods.
Or, do what your gonna do in the diagram and add another fan in between the hoods for more assurance.
edit: speed controllers also make your fan have a loud "humm" to it as they are not made to work with controllers. So iv'e read.
Or, do what your gonna do in the diagram and add another fan in between the hoods for more assurance.
edit: speed controllers also make your fan have a loud "humm" to it as they are not made to work with controllers. So iv'e read.