robertdobbs
New Member
Hi all,
It has been about 8 or 9 years since i've grown.. Cant wait to get started again ! I'm currently in a new house, this time one that I own (no longer have to worry about landlords, etc).. and I'm creating a smallish grow room to grow 2 plants. I plan on using super soil and 5 gal smart pots. The light will be a Realdro 1200W COB LED fixture.
The issue I am trying to figure out how to control is the fact that I do not have ventilation in this room. The walls are concrete, and the door to the room/closet is in a common area. I dont really have any options other than running venitlation ducting into the closet which i'm trying to avoid unless there is no other way around it. The room is about 5.5ft Wide x 3.5ft Long x ~7ft high.. also in the basement so the concrete walls stay cool-ish through summer.
I have an inline fan and carbon scrubber to try and keep the smell down recirculating the same air in the room.. however once summer hits and the ground warms up i'm sure the temps will rise. Right now i'm getting a reading of a low temp of 58F at night with the light off and high of 72F during the day when the light is on. RH is at 30% (very dry where I am) right now.
I know that plants need good resperation to be healthy, so I'm looking to do my best to somewhat create a sealed environment that is still healthy.
I plan on using an arduino to take CO2 readings and open/close a solenoid on a CO2 tank to keep levels optimal. waiting on my next paycheck to get the components i need to make that DIY controller. (shit loads cheaper than buying one.)
Correct me if I am wrong, but if I manage to increase the CO2 in the room, as well as use a small dehumidifier to drop the humidity if it goes about 60%, do you think I would still have issues caused from lack of ventilation?
Thanks in advance!
It has been about 8 or 9 years since i've grown.. Cant wait to get started again ! I'm currently in a new house, this time one that I own (no longer have to worry about landlords, etc).. and I'm creating a smallish grow room to grow 2 plants. I plan on using super soil and 5 gal smart pots. The light will be a Realdro 1200W COB LED fixture.
The issue I am trying to figure out how to control is the fact that I do not have ventilation in this room. The walls are concrete, and the door to the room/closet is in a common area. I dont really have any options other than running venitlation ducting into the closet which i'm trying to avoid unless there is no other way around it. The room is about 5.5ft Wide x 3.5ft Long x ~7ft high.. also in the basement so the concrete walls stay cool-ish through summer.
I have an inline fan and carbon scrubber to try and keep the smell down recirculating the same air in the room.. however once summer hits and the ground warms up i'm sure the temps will rise. Right now i'm getting a reading of a low temp of 58F at night with the light off and high of 72F during the day when the light is on. RH is at 30% (very dry where I am) right now.
I know that plants need good resperation to be healthy, so I'm looking to do my best to somewhat create a sealed environment that is still healthy.
I plan on using an arduino to take CO2 readings and open/close a solenoid on a CO2 tank to keep levels optimal. waiting on my next paycheck to get the components i need to make that DIY controller. (shit loads cheaper than buying one.)
Correct me if I am wrong, but if I manage to increase the CO2 in the room, as well as use a small dehumidifier to drop the humidity if it goes about 60%, do you think I would still have issues caused from lack of ventilation?
Thanks in advance!
