...btw i totally failed to address your main subject the tent 
sorry. my 5x5 is a lot bigger in the room than i thought it would be, i feel like the king of Persia in that thing. my 3 person northface tent is smaller. there are 5 plants w about a qp's worth of bud in there and its taking 1/3 of the space at the most. metal framed amazon cheapie but i used black gasket sealer to fix up light leaks. how's the search going anyways? cheers
My gorilla tent came with a removable bottom liner that you can take out to clean or replace. Seems like a similar feature to what you described and very handy.
Just have to keep them really small. You can keep a single mother in a 2x2, more is pushing it IMO but you can do it. How many clones do you need to be cutting and how often will determine ideal mother size. Always wise to have some extra space if it's possible.
Well lets assume you can pull an average yield of 1.5 pounds off a 4x4 area, thats 1.5 ounces per sqft. Then a 3x3 area would be about 13.5 ounces at that same production level of 1.5 ounces per sqft. 2 ounces per sqft is doable for sure and that would be 18 ounces in a 3x3.
Ya my cheap 2x4' Topolite tent came with a liner too, but I would want the Gorilla to flower in since I can already see a couple of pinhole leaks in the seams of this one. But I only use it for cloning, vegging, and saving genetics. I know the tent is upside down, but works well how I have it set up.
One thing I forgot to mention is I popped out the red LEDs in the sensors with a tiny screwdriver. At first I put Gorilla tape over it, but that didn't do much of anything. Those things are bright as hell.
Thanks man. Ya that's my clone only Green Crack that I want to keep going awhile. I have em under a 6 bulb t5.
I use side lighting. Love it. Sides yield like tops. If you have the space and can cool the added heat then side lighting rocks. A side trellis is handy to keep the plants off the side lights.
That's awesome. Defs post a pic up of the flowering room. I'm just getting my feet wet with this so side lighting probably a ways away still for me.
a decent humidity control lots of darkness, indirect air movement and you're golden. You will find what works best for you soon enough just enjoy this. first time I ever trimmed my own plants I was laughing like a little boy didn't seem real.
its the only one. i do have a 4" inline w carbon filtration, used it once to see what's that like, but really the tent door is open 6 am till pm 6:45 so temp is 79 - 81f 52% humidity. tent closed w 94°f outside its 87 - 89 degrees w one 4" vent open and an 8 inch on top open. w 4" inline, its 79 -80°f. Am self employed, only one who lives in the home and the rooms ac venting only has a feed, return is in the hallway (1952 house) so the odor control and chill is strong. just closed the tent up a little while ago: 75.5 degrees.