Grow Room Floorplans. Here to help.

[phillipchristian]

I plan on installing a minisplit.

Even better. Make a cutout of plywood or drywall to cover the window and seal around it. Put two 6" holes in it and attach flanges to the holes. Then just attach ducting to your hoods and you're good. Or buy a dual zone 4 ton mini split and stick on ein your veg and another in your flower.

 

[phishtank]

There isnt a window so I'm going to have to install it into the wall. Just didnt know if it was possible to cool the entire room with like a 3 ton unit.

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

What you think Phil can you help me out?

 

[phillipchristian]

You can definitely do your flower room with a 3 ton unit. Even if you put your ballasts in there. You are just gonna have to look into something for your veg room because i'm not sure an intake fan will cover it. Maybe just vent the hoods from your flower room and have an intake fan/controller on the wall pulling air into your veg.

 

[phillipchristian]

Don't forget about +rep fellas.

 

[phillipchristian]

What you think Phil can you help me out?

Working on it right now.

 

[phillipchristian]

What you think Phil can you help me out?

How are you going to cool the room? Do you want a seperate area inside the room for veg/clone/mother? What other equipment will you have in the room (i.e. ballasts, filter, Co2, etc...)

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

What you think Phil can you help me out?

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

oops didnt mean to put that last post again, I need help with all that, No serperate area, will be needed. Will have 600 watt hps ballast with 600watt wing reflector, 18 air circulator.

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

Looking to place plants in middle of room with light hanging down from ceiling. Never done this before, so any points in the right direction will be much appreciated. Will be using Bio-Bizz full mix soil.

 

[phillipchristian]

Looking to place plants in middle of room with light hanging down from ceiling. Never done this before, so any points in the right direction will be much appreciated. Will be using Bio-Bizz full mix soil.

What about a/c? Is the room cool or are you going to have to add some type of cooling? A 600w light won't affect temps that much but if it's hot during the summer than centrail air is not going to cut it. Especially since the hood is not air cooled.

 

[phillipchristian]

Do you have money to buy extra things like Co2, a mother/clone tent, T5's, etc...?

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

Its only going to be a quick opp, Ive got a 3 month time scale max, very risky biz. So dont want to spend big bucks, but I am willing to buy whats necessary. Can Buy t5's yeah, Dont no much about venting!

 

[phillipchristian]

This is what I have so far. You need to answer a lot of questions before I can really design something. Placing your plants in the middle of the room is a waste of space. You are going to need a space for Mother plants and clones/veg. Tent would be the easiest way to go. If you can build then even better because with a tent in that room then you won't be able to go into the tent when the flowering plants are in dark cycle. Building a wall to seperate them would be ideal and probably cheaper than a tent.

Still need to know about a/c, carbon filter, C02, budget, etc..

 

[phillipchristian]

If you are only doing 1 grow then you don't need a space for mother plants or veg either. You just veg them in the room and then switch light cycle when you want to. It's not that hard. If you have an a/c in the room or central air then that will be enough to cool the hood. You don't need to have any ventilation besides the fan in the room. Just buy a cheap carbon filter/fan combo. Something with a 4" fan will be fine and should run you under $100. Then all you need are seeds/clones, pots, soil, nutrients and you are good.

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

I was going to Veg and Flower my plants at same time really, I can build a tent, I suppose, but I thought this would Reduce my available space. I was going to use the whole space for veg, then flower. I have a good few hundred english pounds to spend on some Ventilation, I wont be getting A/C so I would need an alternative. English weather isnt great tho, so I didnt think this would be a problem. I was also going to install a Carbon filter, there is a big hole in the wall I can fit this to with some ducting.

 

[phillipchristian]

You said 3 months. That is only enough time to do 1 cycle. Therefore you won't need to build anything. Start your seeds in the room under some cheap CFL's. When they get about 10" tall switch them to the 600w. If it's a switchabel ballast them but an MH bulb for it. Veg them till they are 2' tall then switch to a HPS bulb and 12/12. Flower the plants and bounce. Put a fan in the window that sucks air out of the room and put a carbon filter on it. Bring air into the room from the house (passive intake). It will come in from under the door most likely. Or use the two vents you have. Bring air in the bottom one and exhaust if through the top one. Then just scrub the air in the room with the filter. You are making this WAY more complicated than it has to be for a 1 time grow. You can basically do whatever you want. It's not going to be sustainable so who cares. A 600w light isn't going to create that much heat. Just scrub the air in the room for smell and you should be fine. DOn't even have to worry about ventilation. Worry more about actually growing the plants. That's gonna be the hard part.

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

Yeah good advice +rep, I see you around the forum a lot so ill get on with it and come back to you with any problems if ok? Hell ill even add you as a friend. Thanks again.

 

[phillipchristian]

Drop by anytime with questions man. Good luck.

 

[Kyle Keen Green]

Thanks man, will need it ,like I said, Its pretty risky, got helicopters heat scanning and my landlord could be knocking around, but I hopefully have it all worked out!