Grow Tent selection help

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Bonsai Guy

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Hi everyone,



New to the site, but not to indoor growing. I've been thinking of buying a grow tent for my plants and have found two that are the right size for me on ebay. I'm just wondering if anyone can differentiate between the two and tell me which is the better buy. Thanks for any tips.

First one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Reflective-60-x60-x78-Mylar-Hydroponics-Grow-Tent-Hydro-Room-Box-Indoor-/161025978558?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257de570be

Second one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321094232114?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648


So which should I choose and why?
 
sunni

sunni

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if money is no option I would go with the second one for a few reasons . they seem more knowledgable in the way they descript the product. it has moveable supports that the other does not. dunno they word their product better than the first. seems like if you do have issues that they would be compliant to help . they also say that the product is the one from the photo and not from a Chinese knock off site
 
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Bonsai Guy

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sunni said:
if money is no option I would go with the second one for a few reasons . they seem more knowledgable in the way they descript the product. it has moveable supports that the other does not. dunno they word their product better than the first. seems like if you do have issues that they would be compliant to help . they also say that the product is the one from the photo and not from a Chinese knock off site
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Thank you! That's kind of what I was thinking as well. The second one seems to have sold more and probably has a better warranty. It also looks a bit more reflective, which was my main concern.

I wish there were shorter tents available though. I use T5 lights and will have to really work around the tall ceiling issue. I think heat/humidity would be easier to adjust in shorter setups as well. Darn.
 
sunni

sunni

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Bonsai Guy said:
Thank you! That's kind of what I was thinking as well. The second one seems to have sold more and probably has a better warranty. It also looks a bit more reflective, which was my main concern.

I wish there were shorter tents available though. I use T5 lights and will have to really work around the tall ceiling issue. I think heat/humidity would be easier to adjust in shorter setups as well. Darn.
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well that's the thing about tents or something premade youll have to adjust it to exactly what you want. but the second one for sure.
 
sunni

sunni

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Bonsai Guy said:
You think I could adjust the poles themselves? Maybe cut them?
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it says it has adjustable poles and moveable supports so I would think you wouldn't need to cut them, but you probably could , probably jigsaw it LOL
 
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Bonsai Guy

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sunni said:
it says it has adjustable poles and moveable supports so I would think you wouldn't need to cut them, but you probably could , probably jigsaw it LOL
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I'm just thinking that with as tall as it is, the box won't get nearly as warm as I'd like. I grow tropical plants that like warm temperatures, and I don't think the T5s could give off enough heat to warm such a large area. Maybe I'm wrong though :-?
 
sunni

sunni

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anything can get warm , might take a day or so first, why not try "heating" it up before putting in plants or starting the grow.
 
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mrblu

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id go with a secret jardin tent they are pretty high quality. havent been disappointed with mine at all.
 
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Bonsai Guy

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I think I've got it down to these two:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTHER-KEEPER-GROW-TENT-hydro-cabinet-hut-room-dark-box-/400108844169?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d28587489

Or.....?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/48-x24-x48-Mylar-Hydroponics-Grow-Tent-Room-4X2X4-Clone-T004-/271218734913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f25e57741

The second one is fancier and not as expensive. The only difference I see is that that one does not have a "viewing window", whereas the other one does.

It'll only be able to fit one of my fixtures, but hey, if I have to have one box per light fixture I'm fine with that :-o

(Sorry, I'm probably annoying you all :-P)
 
MarWan

MarWan

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pay attention to the corners, plastic ones are not as tough as metal ones
instead of cutting the poles, why not raise your plants on a table for example

good luck
 
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Bonsai Guy

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MarWan said:
pay attention to the corners, plastic ones are not as tough as metal ones
instead of cutting the poles, why not raise your plants on a table for example

good luck
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Thank you, I'll be sure to look out for that.

I would love to buy a Secret Jardin or Gorilla, but it doesn't seem like they come in the size I'm looking for, unfortunately. They're all too big for my room.
 
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Bonsai Guy

Member
I think what I'll do is go with the Lighthouse one, then build a PVC frame inside of that to support the light, that way it's not dragging on the tent.
 
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Bonsai Guy

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Alright so I went ahead and bought the Lighthouse one. Has anyone ever had any issues with high humidity affecting their lights? My trees like humidity on the higher side, but I'm afraid of that causing something bad to happen to my lights.
 
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