Exceedingly Quick Question For Anyone With a Grow Tent
- Thread starter Bob Smith
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Again, I appreciate it, but that doesn't work for me.
I'll just continue looking until I find the answer that satisfies me.
EyezofSnake
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I tie mine to the pole/brace using twine. I have tried it hanging from the cieling , on the floor, and this works best.
jwop
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Thank you kindly - if you don't mind me asking, how large is your tent and how large is your fan? I have a 2x4 and am unsure as to how large a fan I could tie to the pole.
EyezofSnake
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it's 3.3 X 3.3 X 6.7 '
I used to use a 16 inch diamater fan mounted on the roof, aimed down.
I use 2, 6inch fans mounted on one side, pointing diagonally (they draw a triangle if you extended the vectors) . They don't oscillate. I just run them 24/7.
Tents get humid.. you need max airflow in there. I learned the hard way and got mold once.
I used to use a 16 inch diamater fan mounted on the roof, aimed down.
I use 2, 6inch fans mounted on one side, pointing diagonally (they draw a triangle if you extended the vectors) . They don't oscillate. I just run them 24/7.
Tents get humid.. you need max airflow in there. I learned the hard way and got mold once.
JimmyPot
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Alice Cooper is that you?lol
1sofakingg
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How about a tower fan that oscillates ? Your local pharmacy probably has them on sale right now ! A tower fan is a vertical squirrel cage type fan . I picked one up at walgreens in the l.a. area recently 50% off . Put a couple of bricks, or blocks on the floor, and you've got a stable table
Actually, since I have more space than I require (3x4, which I don't need all of because it's only my vegging tent), I think that I'm either going to go with the tower fan idea or put a small oscillating fan on top of an upside-down bucket.How about a tower fan that oscillates ? Your local pharmacy probably has them on sale right now ! A tower fan is a vertical squirrel cage type fan . I picked one up at walgreens in the l.a. area recently 50% off . Put a couple of bricks, or blocks on the floor, and you've got a stable table
Not the most stylish option, but it is what it is.
Thanks all for their help here, and I hope to have some pics and a journal started up shortly when I've got everything how I want it.
jsteezy1290
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look at my post earlier today in indoor growing, just get one that tilts up and down , you dont need to mount anything it should be able to sit on the ground
EyezofSnake
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Tower fan works, but takes up space.
Also, when your exhaust fan is pulling a ton of air through the tent, the tent will cave-in on itself to form a more concave shape. The tower fan will either suck the tent into itself, or get knocked over. This is assuming you don't have supports in that area.
I went back into my tent a while ago and welded 4 foot diagonal bar stock pieces forming an X on each side of my tent. Fixed my cave-in problem and gave it major support.
Also, when your exhaust fan is pulling a ton of air through the tent, the tent will cave-in on itself to form a more concave shape. The tower fan will either suck the tent into itself, or get knocked over. This is assuming you don't have supports in that area.
I went back into my tent a while ago and welded 4 foot diagonal bar stock pieces forming an X on each side of my tent. Fixed my cave-in problem and gave it major support.
Yeah, I have one of those and tried to mount it on one of the poles but it didn't seem to be working and I said "fuck it".
As far as the tower fan taking up space, I have more space than needed in my veg tent, so that's not a massive concern for me.
Haven't installed my exhaust fan yet, so we'll see about that, but it's only going to be a 4" inline fan (4" axial for intake, and a 6" inline fan for cooling my 400W).
captain bob
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The poles in my tent are far too thin to be hanging anything from, I had to use wood to make braces to support a 1000w in a 6 x 6 tent.
Not sure if it helps, but I used the exhaust to pull from the light fixture, and had the intake hose pushing air in the bottom, angled upwards. The intake is enough to blow the plants quite a bit eliminating my need for another fan.
In a 2 x 4 room, im thinking a good intake even blowing from the top should be more than enough.
Cheers.
Not sure if it helps, but I used the exhaust to pull from the light fixture, and had the intake hose pushing air in the bottom, angled upwards. The intake is enough to blow the plants quite a bit eliminating my need for another fan.
In a 2 x 4 room, im thinking a good intake even blowing from the top should be more than enough.
Cheers.