I've bought quite a few books and have been researching a lot about different techniques, the last thing I wanted to do was come on here and ask questions because I don't want to waste peoples time but I'm pulling out my hair trying to find answers to these questions.
A little background, I'm looking to run 2 small tents, a 3'x'3'x6' for flowering and a 2'x2'x4' for cloning and will be running aeroponic systems in each tent with co2. These tents will be set up in the corner of my bedroom in a make shift closet I made hanging blankets from the ceiling (don't judge).
My materials list:
Secret Jardin 3'x3'x6' tent
Viagrow - 2'x2'x4' tent
2 - 20 lb. co2 tanks (1 can be refilled while other is used)
Titan regulator
Titan Atlas 2 co2 controller
2 - 6 inch inline fans
1 - 6 inch carbon scrubber
6 inch insulated duct
O zone regulator
Ona Breeze fan
2 - 6 inch circular fans
dehumidifier
Mechanical timer
Backdraft damper
Ductstat
Ventilation
I'm interested in running co2 between both the tents but would like to limit cost by purchasing 1 regulator and controller. I will keep the controller in the flower tent so that it only releases co2 when the light is on. I'm thinking if I connect both tents with duct and run an inline fan and a backdraft damper on the lower duct pointed into the clone tent. I'll connect the inline fan to a photocell switch in the flower tent so that exhausts co2 that might be pooling on the bottom of the flower tent into the clone tent only when the lights are on and the co2 is on. On the upper duct I was either thinking I could make this a passive connection with just a backdraft damper to block light from the clone tent that will be running 24 hours a day or install a carbon scrubber inline (I've seen mixed opinions on if I need a scrubber, I think I don't need it considering the tent isn't technically air tight so there will be some unintended outside air circulation inherently using a tent.) Also I'm wondering if there are any drawbacks that the clone tent will only be enriched about half the time the light is on.
Is this a waste of time and if so where and when should I use co2? I've seen it is most beneficial 2 weeks into flowering especially considering I have such a limited grow area and would probably be better off not letting the plants get too tall quickly but would like to avoid making the change from a vented system to a sealed system to accomodate co2 in the middle of the grow.
Also am I in danger running the enriched tents in the same room I sleep?
Lighting
Originally I had planned to use a 600w HPS in the larger tent and a 400w MH in the clone tent, connect both cool tubes with insulated duct and use 1 inline fan to vent them both. I have since scaled it down due to concerns about heat and overall power consumption. I now plan on using 400W for the 3'x3' and 250w for the 2'x2' but I can't seem to find a vented 250w lamp on Amazon. So now I'm thinking 125w CFL might be better for the clone tent (will have only 6 clones) but I'm wondering if I'm going to have heat issues considering it isn't vented, also wondering if I'd be better off buying a more powerful vented light like the 400w MH to optimize yield.
Humidity
Do you think I should run a dehumidifier at night?
Smell
Will Ona Breeze and O zone regulator work to controll smell? I'm also hoping the connection between tents will help reduce cost by being able to share the same odor neutralizing equipment.
A little background, I'm looking to run 2 small tents, a 3'x'3'x6' for flowering and a 2'x2'x4' for cloning and will be running aeroponic systems in each tent with co2. These tents will be set up in the corner of my bedroom in a make shift closet I made hanging blankets from the ceiling (don't judge).
My materials list:
Secret Jardin 3'x3'x6' tent
Viagrow - 2'x2'x4' tent
2 - 20 lb. co2 tanks (1 can be refilled while other is used)
Titan regulator
Titan Atlas 2 co2 controller
2 - 6 inch inline fans
1 - 6 inch carbon scrubber
6 inch insulated duct
O zone regulator
Ona Breeze fan
2 - 6 inch circular fans
dehumidifier
Mechanical timer
Backdraft damper
Ductstat
Ventilation
I'm interested in running co2 between both the tents but would like to limit cost by purchasing 1 regulator and controller. I will keep the controller in the flower tent so that it only releases co2 when the light is on. I'm thinking if I connect both tents with duct and run an inline fan and a backdraft damper on the lower duct pointed into the clone tent. I'll connect the inline fan to a photocell switch in the flower tent so that exhausts co2 that might be pooling on the bottom of the flower tent into the clone tent only when the lights are on and the co2 is on. On the upper duct I was either thinking I could make this a passive connection with just a backdraft damper to block light from the clone tent that will be running 24 hours a day or install a carbon scrubber inline (I've seen mixed opinions on if I need a scrubber, I think I don't need it considering the tent isn't technically air tight so there will be some unintended outside air circulation inherently using a tent.) Also I'm wondering if there are any drawbacks that the clone tent will only be enriched about half the time the light is on.
Is this a waste of time and if so where and when should I use co2? I've seen it is most beneficial 2 weeks into flowering especially considering I have such a limited grow area and would probably be better off not letting the plants get too tall quickly but would like to avoid making the change from a vented system to a sealed system to accomodate co2 in the middle of the grow.
Also am I in danger running the enriched tents in the same room I sleep?
Lighting
Originally I had planned to use a 600w HPS in the larger tent and a 400w MH in the clone tent, connect both cool tubes with insulated duct and use 1 inline fan to vent them both. I have since scaled it down due to concerns about heat and overall power consumption. I now plan on using 400W for the 3'x3' and 250w for the 2'x2' but I can't seem to find a vented 250w lamp on Amazon. So now I'm thinking 125w CFL might be better for the clone tent (will have only 6 clones) but I'm wondering if I'm going to have heat issues considering it isn't vented, also wondering if I'd be better off buying a more powerful vented light like the 400w MH to optimize yield.
Humidity
Do you think I should run a dehumidifier at night?
Smell
Will Ona Breeze and O zone regulator work to controll smell? I'm also hoping the connection between tents will help reduce cost by being able to share the same odor neutralizing equipment.