joeblow3302
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Hello all
im helping a friend design a grow room for his new apartment and told him i will get expert advice so i made a design and i am hoping the professionals and experts here on RIU can help tweek the design and help with the many questions i have. maybe when this thread is done it can help many others design their own grow rooms in detail.
so to start: all the basic design information is in the pic above as far as equipment, ill have 2 large reservoirs with air pumps for water, everything will be on digital timers, i will have Co2, dehumidifier, heater, A/C unit ready if necessary. AM I MISSING ANYTHING?
ANTI-DETECTION
Q1: im wraping the room with insulation and then panda plastic to help hide IR signature. will this work for the size of my setup?
Q2:what kind of insulation works best for hiding IR.
Q3: will this size setup be noticable to the power company? (ill be running HPS during the day and MH during the night to minimize energy usage fluctuations however there will be a six hour overlap time that will show a spike, "but its also the time when ppl get home, prepair dinner etc aprox 1pm - 7pm".)
Q4: if i suck the air from the flowering room through a carbon filter and let it out in the veg room which can then dispurse into the rest of the apt will this deal with the smell issues of a grow this size?
Q5: am i missing any security factors?
FLOWERING ROOM
Q1: will using 9 gallon pots in a scrog setup give a bigger yeild then using 5 gallon pots?
Q2: if i have 12 plants under 1 light, is a 600 watt HPS enough? is a 1000 watt HPS enough? (there is lots of space to grow so im not worried about that factor and i would prefer to use 600 watt to keep power usage down) lemme know.
Q3: if i use a squarrel fan to suck air from the rest of the apt into the room and channel it into the flowering room will this be sufficient fresh air for 24 plants?
Q4: shoud i set up my grow cycle for 3 months since some strains take more then 2 months of flowering to ripe?
VEGETATIVE ROOM
Q1: is 4 T5 flourescent tubes enough light for 50 clones on top of a heat mat?
Q2: is a 400 watt MH light enough for 28 rooted, potted clones?
Q3: is a 1000 watt MH light more then i need for 24 plants in 3 or 4 gallon pots? can i use a 400 or 600 watt MH light? (these plants will be topped and LST'd if that makes a difference)
Q4: should i switch from MH to HPS say a week or two before i move the plants into the flowering room? trying to avoid shock i guess...
Q5: is it ok to have the exhaust air from the flowering room channeled through the carbon filter and into the veg room? i figured it wont smell and the heat and humidity from the flowering room would benefit the rooting clones in the veg room.... (this air will also be dispursed into the rest of the apt)
Q6: will having 1 squarrel fan pulling fresh air into both rooms work? will they both get sufficient fresh air or will most end up in the veg room (see diagram above) i was thinking i would make the exhaust tube to the veg room smaller to force most of the air into the flowering room.
aside from all the soil im am going to have to deal with as compaired to some sort of hydro system ebb flow or whatever can anyone point out any other problems i may have missed?
im sure ill be back with more questions soon.....
THANKS IN ADVANCE I HOPE kiss-ass