1000w perpetual closet grow

707Napacalibomb

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So I just upgraded pretty big when the plant limit laws were ruled unconstitutional... Right now I have a closet about 7'x2'x9'ft tall. I built some tables to cut the room into two; one with 70inches of height and one with 40 for vegging. I am running a 1000W HPS hortilux on a a 4foot rail. It has a 4in inline vortex sucking air into the attic as well as two small 6in normal fans. The bottom vegging chamber is an 8bulb 4ft T5 that is vegging 8 plants and some clones. I grow in soil and use a combination of nutes like floranova, cal mag, root 66, bud candy... I currently have about 14 strains that I am trying out to pick some good mothers for the next couple of goes. some of the ones Im ecited about are Chem Dawg, Double Underdog, Blue Dream, Grape Ape, Hash Plant, Green Crack, and Mr. Nice. I have 5 going into flowering and in one month I will fill the flowering chamber with the rest.
The only thing I have left to figure is how to light proof the room I have to make two doors, one for the top and one for the bottom, I am thinking mylar with a combination of velcro and zippers. Yall let me know what you think. I will put pix up today, yall let me know if there is anything I could do better. I just put all this up last week after only running the 1000w solo over 6plants the whole time. I plan on adding a carbon filter in the attic and hopefully co2
 

707Napacalibomb

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707Napacalibomb

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So Ive only been running this ambitious project for the last few days and I think a 1000W light might be too much I have a large box fan along with the 4in inline vortex. The light is also on a 4 foot rail which changes the temp on the canopy. If I leave my plastic lining open then the temp will spike to around 88. I only need it to drop a few degrees so that I can have it completely automated and not have to fuck with it on a 12hr basis to open and close flaps and zippers... I really want to keep the 1000W but is there anyway to drop it a few more degrees? I am only using passive intake and I cant put a hole in the side of the house.
 

bobsgreen

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So Ive only been running this ambitious project for the last few days and I think a 1000W light might be too much I have a large box fan along with the 4in inline vortex. The light is also on a 4 foot rail which changes the temp on the canopy. If I leave my plastic lining open then the temp will spike to around 88. I only need it to drop a few degrees so that I can have it completely automated and not have to fuck with it on a 12hr basis to open and close flaps and zippers... I really want to keep the 1000W but is there anyway to drop it a few more degrees? I am only using passive intake and I cant put a hole in the side of the house.
You could try some insulated ducting..that might drop it a degree or two..also cut any extra length in your ducting you dont need out..just for length for the heat to diffuse out and the harder your fan is working. If it helped +rep please.
 

707Napacalibomb

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insulated ducting might be a good idea but that shit was a pain to put in b/c of the moving light rail and is even harder to get to now b/c those tables are in there tight... Im need to marinate on what to do cause my options are limited but I am so close to the ideal set up. No matter what I know that I could switch to a 600W and run that closet all day at like 79degrees. But nothing is prettier than a 1000W NUG. Thanks for the advice, anyone ever used the heat shields around their lights?(the silver reflective ones)
 
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