Airflow from AC Unit sufficient for healthy plants?

gubblebum

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Hello! I am doing my first grow in tropical Thailand as today weed was legalized! So I wonder if the following setup is ok?

My 5x5 Mars Hydro tent will be running a Mars hydro fc-e6500 and 6 inch vtronic inline duct fan with 550 m3/h power. The bottom intake I thought could be passive?

I'll then have a small fan inside or 2, just to blow over the plants; finally the room which would get to temperatures of 34c and up, will have AC running, keeping the room temperature at about 28 c. The door on the room will be closed as will the window so just airflow from under the door, leaks in the windows... The room is about 10x10 feet.

Would the airflow in this room be sufficient? Or would I be better off leaving the window slighly more open which would of course put up my AC bill :P
 

bam0813

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No why would you open the lung room. Your exhaust and passive intake will be exchanging the air in the tent with room with tent and ac. As long as ac keeps up . If your just asking about if the door to room tent is in is ok to have closed then yes. It should be unless you cool the whole house
 

ComfortCreator

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What kind of ac are you running, a window unit, or a larger home unit?

What will humidity % be with the ac running keeping it 28c or less? I know its tropical but don't know what your indoor conditions are like.

I 2nd the congrats on legal!
 

gubblebum

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What kind of ac are you running, a window unit, or a larger home unit?

What will humidity % be with the ac running keeping it 28c or less? I know its tropical but don't know what your indoor conditions are like.

I 2nd the congrats on legal!
Thanks everyone! The AC is a largish unit that has a compressor outside and inside the room the fan, not really sure what type exactly! I believe they dry out the air? Temperature wise I figure keep the ac at 28 for cost and its about optimal?

Don't know the RH yet but soon will have an environmental meter... my gear is all on order.
 

pahpah-cee

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I’m confused, I’m imaging you have a room with a tent in it. The room has a mini split dumping cold air in the room.

the window should be closed and the door should be closed. Your fresh air comes from the A/C and the old hot air should be leaving your tent via the exhaust fan, then that should be vented out the window.
 

gubblebum

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Thanks Pahpah-cee that's what I was trying to work out, so thats almost what I'm doing except not sending any air out of the window, figured the 12x12 room has enough "leaks" and coupled with the AC to keep nice healthy air in the tent without exhausting out and having to have the AC work in overdrive?
 
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