fishern3
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This is a continuation of my old thread: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/323986-4x8-240w-secret-jardin-growroom.html
I apologize for how long this took to post, but here goes... My DR240W Grow Room(s)
Wattage: One 600W HPS for veg and one 600W Metal Halide for flower room. Both are housed in Sun System Blockbuster's.
Ventilation: One 6" inline fan strictly for hood ventilation and one 6" inline fan for air ventilation and exhaust from rooms split by a "y" connector to each room. Both fans are run through fanspeed controllers to give me complete control of airflow and ducted into my attic through a scrubber. Small fans push air into each room through the bottom ducts and medium sized rotating fans inside each room to keep a constant temperature and airflow.
I went through 2 different designs before I was happy with the performance of the divider wall. My first design failed to stay taped to the rooms inner walls. Apparently, reflective duct tap does not do too well with staying stuck to the reflective material on the inside of the Darkroom. In my second design, I upgraded to a far more resilient material to secure the insert to the reflective material of the tent: 2" wide Adhesive Velcro Stripping.
First I used rzza's suggestion from Home Depot and used one roll of the Reflectix 24 In. x 25 Ft. Double Reflective Insulation as my material for the divider.
I cut it into thirds, making three 2ft x 8.33ft sections, and had my girlfriend sew the thirds together with some fishing line and a strong canvas needle, making it ~6ft x 8.33ft. I made a mock-up on a piece of paper of my design to help me through the cutting process.
I measured cutts along the sides to make the sheet of reflective insulation into a sort of quarter cube.. thing. With an exacto knife, I made the incisions to create the corners. Once cut, I brought it inside the tent and began to fold and tape the corners up.
Then I used one and a half rolls of Industrial Strength Adhesive Velcro Tape to build a light barrier/seal around the outside of the divider, ultimately separating the two rooms from any light/air contact. There was a little trouble getting around the metal structural pipes on the roof, but I simply used old clean socks to fill the gaps.
This also gave me the very cool option of making the insert easily removable, in case I wished to ever use the room as a whole in the future! I taped over the sewing points with some reflective duct tape to keep out any light trying to escape from the veg room.
Of course, I outfitted them to the best of my abilities with ample light and air movement.
I will admit that this setup is a bit over-kill for the size of the rooms, however, this is something I plan to use for the remainder of my life. I also wanted the option of upgrading the room size later without having to purchase a whole new get-up.
That's it! If you are ever interested in doing this feel free to copy my design and throw in a few things of your own. The more the merrier! Here is a few other pictures of the rest of the design..
I apologize for how long this took to post, but here goes... My DR240W Grow Room(s)
Wattage: One 600W HPS for veg and one 600W Metal Halide for flower room. Both are housed in Sun System Blockbuster's.
Ventilation: One 6" inline fan strictly for hood ventilation and one 6" inline fan for air ventilation and exhaust from rooms split by a "y" connector to each room. Both fans are run through fanspeed controllers to give me complete control of airflow and ducted into my attic through a scrubber. Small fans push air into each room through the bottom ducts and medium sized rotating fans inside each room to keep a constant temperature and airflow.
I went through 2 different designs before I was happy with the performance of the divider wall. My first design failed to stay taped to the rooms inner walls. Apparently, reflective duct tap does not do too well with staying stuck to the reflective material on the inside of the Darkroom. In my second design, I upgraded to a far more resilient material to secure the insert to the reflective material of the tent: 2" wide Adhesive Velcro Stripping.
First I used rzza's suggestion from Home Depot and used one roll of the Reflectix 24 In. x 25 Ft. Double Reflective Insulation as my material for the divider.
I cut it into thirds, making three 2ft x 8.33ft sections, and had my girlfriend sew the thirds together with some fishing line and a strong canvas needle, making it ~6ft x 8.33ft. I made a mock-up on a piece of paper of my design to help me through the cutting process.
I measured cutts along the sides to make the sheet of reflective insulation into a sort of quarter cube.. thing. With an exacto knife, I made the incisions to create the corners. Once cut, I brought it inside the tent and began to fold and tape the corners up.
Then I used one and a half rolls of Industrial Strength Adhesive Velcro Tape to build a light barrier/seal around the outside of the divider, ultimately separating the two rooms from any light/air contact. There was a little trouble getting around the metal structural pipes on the roof, but I simply used old clean socks to fill the gaps.
This also gave me the very cool option of making the insert easily removable, in case I wished to ever use the room as a whole in the future! I taped over the sewing points with some reflective duct tape to keep out any light trying to escape from the veg room.
Of course, I outfitted them to the best of my abilities with ample light and air movement.
I will admit that this setup is a bit over-kill for the size of the rooms, however, this is something I plan to use for the remainder of my life. I also wanted the option of upgrading the room size later without having to purchase a whole new get-up.
That's it! If you are ever interested in doing this feel free to copy my design and throw in a few things of your own. The more the merrier! Here is a few other pictures of the rest of the design..
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