Heat and tents

Hey all, new member.

Question about tents.

Pondering growing in a spare room in my house in a 10x10 tent.

I'm wondering if there is a general limit to heat that a tent can hold with proper venting and not suffocate and burn the plants.

In this 10x10 I want to try an 8x6 scrog and have a rotation of 8 plants in there and harvest once per week.

I'm wondering if the 5 or 6 600w Gavitas are going to be too much. From what I have read, you want to stay around 60-80 watts per sq ft of grow space, and 600s are cooler and more efficient than 1000s although the de bulb looks pretty neat.

I'm wondering if it's going to be too much to try and keep the environment under control.

I want to try and get as much as possible from each plant.

Money is not really an issue and I'll get vent tubes and carbon filter, dehumidifier, etc and allow the tent to breathe, although I want to use CO2....

I just want to see if others have been able to keep an environment like this under control and keep plants healthy and productive.

Thanks!

Gavitas are very powerful lights and usually would be not very suitable for tent grows due to the height you need.

Maintaining air temps is a question of air exchange but also depends greatly on the climate you live in. Obviously its more tricky with hot climates because you have less degrees you can afford to rise.

Co2 is better in a totally sealed room with AC to keep temp down and dehumidifiers. Tents are not air tight.

You can light a 10x10 wall to wall with 4x1000w se HPS. Or you can have 4x600w with 2ft walk ways in between each light.

I would probably look into Ceramic metal halide lights, more efficient. Nice spectrum.

I think given your questions you need to do a bit more reading/researching. No offence intended.

coreywebster said:

Gavitas are very powerful lights and usually would be not very suitable for tent grows due to the height you need.

Maintaining air temps is a question of air exchange but also depends greatly on the climate you live in. Obviously its more tricky with hot climates because you have less degrees you can afford to rise.

Co2 is better in a totally sealed room with AC to keep temp down and dehumidifiers. Tents are not air tight.

You can light a 10x10 wall to wall with 4x1000w se HPS. Or you can have 4x600w with 2ft walk ways in between each light.

I would probably look into Ceramic metal halide lights, more efficient. Nice spectrum.

I think given your questions you need to do a bit more reading/researching. No offence intended.

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No offense taken. I have quite a bit of research to do.

Appreciate the reply.

It might be a good idea to start small, gain experience, then expand.

Justcurious, how big is the room you're putting a 10x10 in?

NrthrnMichigan said:

Justcurious, how big is the room you're putting a 10x10 in?

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It's a 12x13 master bedroom with an attached master bathroom and huge walk-thru closet. I'd veg in the closet.

I'm in a modular home park so I was really hoping to be discrete and keep smell from getting out as much as possible. It's legal to grow but that doesn't mean people need to know you're doing it. There's a house down the street that grows and I know because I can smell it.

I'd just use the whole bedroom. Carbon Scrub the exit fan air and forget the tent. It is much easier to work with real walls.

That's a lot for a small space like that with people so close to you. Its going to stink if you fill it full of flowering plants, no matter what you do.
Like you said, you can smell the house down the street. Think someone else will smell it and want it?? Are you in a legal state? Get where I am going?
How much have you grown before?
Just things to ask yourself.

5BY5LEC said:

That's a lot for a small space like that with people so close to you. Its going to stink if you fill it full of flowering plants, no matter what you do.
Like you said, you can smell the house down the street. Think someone else will smell it and want it?? Are you in a legal state? Get where I am going?
How much have you grown before?
Just things to ask yourself.

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I can faintly smell it when I walk by. Can't quite tell which house though. Don't know what kind of setup is going on there.

Was hoping a tent and carbon filter would keep smell down.

Where I live is a very light crime area with many senior citizens and not a lot of children. Don't think I'd get robbed. Also legal where I am. Park management doesn't snoop.

Think I'll be all right as far as being bothered or bothering anyone.

Just want to be able to control environment.

Thinking 48 sq ft of grow space in the 10x10.

Maybe I can get away with 4x 600w gavitas.
Hopefully heat won't be too bad. Summers can be temperate. Very few days 90+.

Thanks for replies.