Beveridge.H
Active Member
I am currently growing in a room in my basement.
The dimmensions are of the room are:
6 feet long
4 and a half feet wide
6 feet 8 inches tall
I am using CFL's and a fluro as lighting, but I am considering using a HPS setup soon.
I currently have 10 plants growing(going into their second week of vegging, they are not feminized), and will be planting some new autoflowering fem. seeds when they arrive. I would like to use the HPS setup for the arriving seeds, and keep the CFL's for the plants I already have growing.
I live in a ranch-style house with a sub-finished basement, in a average suburb-type neighborhood. Judgeing by the amount of plants I will be growing, do you guys think smell will be a issue with neighbors? If so, could someone explain to me how to prevent the smell using carbon filters? I dont quite understand that.
The room does not have a door(I use a heavy tarp nailed to the doorframe as a cover), and has a large hole cut out of the wall which leads under my stairs, to the rest of the basement. The hole is hidden from view, and currently blocked off.
If I use a 400W HPS set-up, would I be able to place a box fan infront of the hole in the wall to draw fresh air in as a intake? Or would this run into problems because of smell?
For an exhaust, would It be possible for me to run a vent into the rest of my basement after the air had been filterd? I will have a dehumidifier running in the rest of my basement, so mold and such shouldnt be an issue.
Also, is it a must that I have the exhaust vents hooked up directly to the ballast?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Happy Growing!
Beveridge.H
The dimmensions are of the room are:
6 feet long
4 and a half feet wide
6 feet 8 inches tall
I am using CFL's and a fluro as lighting, but I am considering using a HPS setup soon.
I currently have 10 plants growing(going into their second week of vegging, they are not feminized), and will be planting some new autoflowering fem. seeds when they arrive. I would like to use the HPS setup for the arriving seeds, and keep the CFL's for the plants I already have growing.
I live in a ranch-style house with a sub-finished basement, in a average suburb-type neighborhood. Judgeing by the amount of plants I will be growing, do you guys think smell will be a issue with neighbors? If so, could someone explain to me how to prevent the smell using carbon filters? I dont quite understand that.
The room does not have a door(I use a heavy tarp nailed to the doorframe as a cover), and has a large hole cut out of the wall which leads under my stairs, to the rest of the basement. The hole is hidden from view, and currently blocked off.
If I use a 400W HPS set-up, would I be able to place a box fan infront of the hole in the wall to draw fresh air in as a intake? Or would this run into problems because of smell?
For an exhaust, would It be possible for me to run a vent into the rest of my basement after the air had been filterd? I will have a dehumidifier running in the rest of my basement, so mold and such shouldnt be an issue.
Also, is it a must that I have the exhaust vents hooked up directly to the ballast?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Happy Growing!
Beveridge.H
Some worst than others. It really depends how stealth you need to be. If your basement temp is cool all the time and you dont have to move heat from a lamp, a couple of fans will move air if theres a big enough area to get some freash air.400's are nice lights and dont put off alot of heat. A filter and fan with a vented hood is a necessity when you know you will have heat problems. They help alot and take care of smell.
A fan and carbon filter work best when the air is pulled through the filter instead of pushed through. I go, filter-fan-light-out/exhaust. There are other ways of course.