becasueracecar09
Active Member
Also, on those clip fans, I always drill a hole in one of the ears of the clip and run a zip tie through it and around the pole to prevent the fan from falling.
Just added tape to half the duct running into the tent. What do you mean make it into a U. I opens that pocket up to reduce suctionI would take some of the 4" flex duct you have, and put it through the port you show in the picture above, and make it into a U, so no light gets in/out of your tent.
If your humidity is still a little too low, you can add some tape over half of your exhaust duct to reduce the airflow rate even more. I do that in my drying room to reduce airflow and extend my drying time.
Just opening the pocket is fine for now, but once you get into flower that opening will let light in, and wreak havoc with your plants.
Unfortunatly im bad at explaining, and I dont have a good picture of what im trying to say on my phone. I will get you a picture today of my tent when I get home from work.
Also using FFOF
ok koo i get It now, but what’s the difference from running it over the top of the tent vs how you did itHere is what I was trying to explain with the passive intake. I guess upside-down U would have been a better description.
Im not sure what you mean by running it over the top? I have my exhaust coming out of the tent up high, and the passive intake down low. That way the fresh air coming into the tent gets drawn across the plants, then up past the light, taking the heat and humidity out of the tent through the exhaust.ok koo i get It now, but what’s the difference from running it over the top of the tent vs how you did it
Im not sure what you mean by running it over the top? I have my exhaust coming out of the tent up high, and the passive intake down low. That way the fresh air coming into the tent gets drawn across the plants, then up past the light, taking the heat and humidity out of the tent through the exhaust.
In the picture you posted your exhaust is coming from the top of the tent. You need to get air into the tent so your walls dont collapse like they are in the picture.
Ohhhh okay i think i get You, your saying put a piece of duct into that open port so i can Get more airflow and i wont have to worry bout a light leak.. it doesn’t have to be hooked to anything.In the picture you posted your exhaust is coming from the top of the tent. You need to get air into the tent so your walls dont collapse like they are in the picture.
In post #59 you showed a picture of a slightly open port to help reduce the suction. What Im trying to explain and show is that you need to get some kind of light trap into that open port so you don't screw with the plants light schedule once you put them into flower.
In my previous post is showed my solution for this with a 4" duct placed in that port to block the light.
I hope this helps.
ok koo i get It now, but what’s the difference from running it over the top of the tent vs how you did it
Exhaust just like you have it - pulling warm air out of the top of the tent.
A black woman's nylon / stocking or similar (edit - rubberbanded to the opening) will knock the light down a bit and serve as a light dust filter. Just make sure to tell the owner of said stockings before you destroy them. There were consequences in my house!The curve/hook in the duct is what serves as the light break. Just need about 24" of duct.
Thanks for the extra feedback... stocking sounds like a great ideaA black woman's nylon / stocking or similar (edit - rubberbanded to the opening) will knock the light down a bit and serve as a light dust filter. Just make sure to tell the owner of said stockings before you destroy them. There were consequences in my house!
How many of us over 60 are using pot to help us stand the pain that we endure each day ?Yeah you really need extraction in there to help with the humidity, and you need the air exchanged for the health of the plant. That light should be enough for a 2x2 area at most. The plants don't look terrible you likely just need to dial in a few veaconditions. They need air exchanged, and they need air flow. Look at your temperatures at the canopy level as well, with LED you will be fine anywhere between 78-82 or so at canopy.