Fan/filter combination help

First off thank you to everyone on riu. I've never posted before but I research these threads religiously and have learned a ton from everyone here. Right now I could use some help, even tho there are some rooms set up pretty close to mine none are exactly the same.

So here goes, my room is 16' x 12' with 8 foot ceilings and 6 1000 watt lights. I currently have a 12 inch vortex fan exhausting my room with a 4 foot filter that has ran its course and time to upgrade. The fan has to pull/push the air about 20 feet. Now I have the option to buy 2 new 10" phresh filters rated for 1400 cfm. $150 for both and they are brand new! Will these filters be enough or should I pass and go with another 4 foot 12" filter? Is love to save the extra money but not if it isn't going to be enough.

Hello and welcome! If you can get a sweet deal like that i would go with the 2 10inch phresh.
The way i see it, you can put 1 on 1 side of the room and the other on the oppisit side?

Should cover more ground (air) id think. Im no expert tho.

Any pics?

Shhmo, do you mean 1 on each side and have 2 exhaust fans going or just have a filter on each side of the curre,t ducting I already have set up? I will try to get pics later on today

Sorry im assuming you are using 2 fans. If so then 1 on each side.
If you only have the 1 fan then i dont know if its possable or if it will pull enough but maybe you could use a "Y" comming off your single fan and put a filter on the 2 lines comming from the "Y"?

Make sence? This is just my own opinion i do not know if it would work. I dont see why it wouldnt tho?

Make a bit of sence?

I'd use 12 inch "Y" and connect two filters by 10 inch reducers.

No sir, just the 1. Yeah the Y connector makes since. My vortex is only rated at 1140 cfm so would it be worth putting both of them up? I know they would probly last longer this way but if I were to only use 1 at a time I could just switch it out after it's ran it's course. I've decided to pick them both up now just gotta decide the best way to set them up. I have an extra 10in fan laying around but I'd prefer not being Bob the builder for this project lol

Lol right on. Looking forward to seeing your set up.

Oversize the filter. Like a six inch fan run an eight or ten inch filter. It will last longer. I also buy bulk carbon from the hydro shop. Same as phresh. I also bake my filters.

The first time I break one down I remove the synthetic mesh liner and put metal screen in. I then can put the whole filter in the oven. 500 for a few hours. It does stink but I put an old stove in my shed.