Hey guys, been kicking the tires at getting a grow up and running and have decided to take the plunge.
My buddy has a nice quality unused 8x8 grow tent he's willing to donate, which is larger then what I will need for what I'm planning, but does fit in the grow area.
My plan is to grow 20-24 plants in the tent, partitioning off the grow area in the tent with a drop sheet. The grow room is right next to my laundry room, which has water and power already run. We only use the clothes dryer once a week so I'm kicking around the idea of just using the 240v dryer outlet for the lights and just planning laundry around the lighting cycle (pending approval from the superviser of course
), or just run a couple of new circuits as the panel is about 10' away from the laundry room.
As for lights, planning on running a couple DIY cob LED lights, of which i'm going to start a more appropriate thread in the LED forum. But I'm thinking about mounting the drivers externally on the wall of the laundry room, then feed the power wires thru the wall into the tent right next to the wall (see pic for layout).
Ambient temp in the basement is around 15c (60f) so hoping to be able to keep the temps in the tent a managable level with relocating the drivers, not sure about the humidity levels there, but have a decent dehumidifier on hand and will purchase a humidifier. Will be feeding the room with air from inside, exhausting to outside. Winters here are quite harsh, but will probably add an intake from the side window that I can keep closed to feed from inside, but in spring switch to outside air, just setup a couple of blast gates on either intake to control source.
As for exhaust, I'll likely output to the backyard rather then out the side towards the neighbors. Punching a hole in the drywall is no sweat to feed the exhaust ducting back into the laundry room and either tie into the laundry output vent or just jury rig something out the egress window. Will likely run a 6" AC infinity fan on the exhaust with filter.
i've got one buddy saying go hydro right away and one saying go dirt. So planning on likely doing one or two dirt crops to get my feet wet and then switch to a hydro.
Anyhow, after all that, here are some specific questions and if you have any ideas with the above please let me know!
1. my house is older, dust and my lab sheds hair like it's a competition. So I would think I would need some kind of light intake filter of some sort? Just for dust/bugs/dog hair etc.
2. Any reason outside of lack of convience to the wife to repurpose the dryer 240 circuit for light power? Safety wise it would be right up there I would think.
3. Will I have air recirc issues with the 6"? Assuming I can manage temps/humidity without cycling air.
4. Grow area inside the 8x8 would probably be in the area or 5x8, shouldnt be a problem using the remaining space for keeping water and tools and such I would guess?
Thanks all!
Z
My buddy has a nice quality unused 8x8 grow tent he's willing to donate, which is larger then what I will need for what I'm planning, but does fit in the grow area.
My plan is to grow 20-24 plants in the tent, partitioning off the grow area in the tent with a drop sheet. The grow room is right next to my laundry room, which has water and power already run. We only use the clothes dryer once a week so I'm kicking around the idea of just using the 240v dryer outlet for the lights and just planning laundry around the lighting cycle (pending approval from the superviser of course
), or just run a couple of new circuits as the panel is about 10' away from the laundry room.As for lights, planning on running a couple DIY cob LED lights, of which i'm going to start a more appropriate thread in the LED forum. But I'm thinking about mounting the drivers externally on the wall of the laundry room, then feed the power wires thru the wall into the tent right next to the wall (see pic for layout).
Ambient temp in the basement is around 15c (60f) so hoping to be able to keep the temps in the tent a managable level with relocating the drivers, not sure about the humidity levels there, but have a decent dehumidifier on hand and will purchase a humidifier. Will be feeding the room with air from inside, exhausting to outside. Winters here are quite harsh, but will probably add an intake from the side window that I can keep closed to feed from inside, but in spring switch to outside air, just setup a couple of blast gates on either intake to control source.
As for exhaust, I'll likely output to the backyard rather then out the side towards the neighbors. Punching a hole in the drywall is no sweat to feed the exhaust ducting back into the laundry room and either tie into the laundry output vent or just jury rig something out the egress window. Will likely run a 6" AC infinity fan on the exhaust with filter.
i've got one buddy saying go hydro right away and one saying go dirt. So planning on likely doing one or two dirt crops to get my feet wet and then switch to a hydro.
Anyhow, after all that, here are some specific questions and if you have any ideas with the above please let me know!
1. my house is older, dust and my lab sheds hair like it's a competition. So I would think I would need some kind of light intake filter of some sort? Just for dust/bugs/dog hair etc.
2. Any reason outside of lack of convience to the wife to repurpose the dryer 240 circuit for light power? Safety wise it would be right up there I would think.
3. Will I have air recirc issues with the 6"? Assuming I can manage temps/humidity without cycling air.
4. Grow area inside the 8x8 would probably be in the area or 5x8, shouldnt be a problem using the remaining space for keeping water and tools and such I would guess?
Thanks all!
Z
