Heisenburg7
Active Member
So first off, I just want to say a few things; hopefully ill keep this reasonably short, thanks for reading and thanks for the advice!
Goals- High Yield, Hoping for minimum of 10 oz for the first run. Will also only be running a max of 5 plants.
The Room- 3 x 3 x 10, closet, (im aware this isnt ideal but hopefully after you read you'll think otherwise) where the old furnace used to be in the living room, its now in the basement. The door is going to be a pre hung outside door so its nice and sealed. i havent decided if im going to do the entire room in mylar or just paint it white yet..
The Lights- I've decided I'm def going go with an iPower setup, mh/hps with air cooled digital ballast. now the real struggle is 1000 vs 600. The ballast of the 1000 also offers 50% and 75% power. with the size of the room im thinking 1000 is going to be just too much due to heat, even though i would absolutely love to hang a 1000. thoughts? price is only $40 difference.
Ventilation- Bare with me, hope this is easily understood. (should NOT have smoked prior to writing up this post, haha). For air induction i will have 4" dryer duct sucking air in through a vent in wall of the room (used to be a return for the old furnace), across the floor of the room, through the floor to the crawl space in the basement, where an inline fine will be pushing it back the way it came, back up through the floor and released at the bottom of the room. since i wont be inducting from outside the temperatures should be steady around 72 almost all the time. i'll also be keeping my windows open as often as possible for fresh air. for exhaust i will have another 4" dryer duct running up the corner to the ceiling (opposite the intake), it will go from there down the corner, through the floor, into the crawlspace where another inline fan will be sending it into a charcoal filter which will then Y into my actual dryers ducting, which of coarse vents outside. I will also have 1-2 small fans inside the room as well. (the inline fans will only be placed in the crawlspace of the basement for sound control).
So... thats the general layout.. my main questions are: which size light? what size fans for cfm? any particular strains, nutes, soil, etc. you guys recommend? thanks again in advance!
Goals- High Yield, Hoping for minimum of 10 oz for the first run. Will also only be running a max of 5 plants.
The Room- 3 x 3 x 10, closet, (im aware this isnt ideal but hopefully after you read you'll think otherwise) where the old furnace used to be in the living room, its now in the basement. The door is going to be a pre hung outside door so its nice and sealed. i havent decided if im going to do the entire room in mylar or just paint it white yet..
The Lights- I've decided I'm def going go with an iPower setup, mh/hps with air cooled digital ballast. now the real struggle is 1000 vs 600. The ballast of the 1000 also offers 50% and 75% power. with the size of the room im thinking 1000 is going to be just too much due to heat, even though i would absolutely love to hang a 1000. thoughts? price is only $40 difference.
Ventilation- Bare with me, hope this is easily understood. (should NOT have smoked prior to writing up this post, haha). For air induction i will have 4" dryer duct sucking air in through a vent in wall of the room (used to be a return for the old furnace), across the floor of the room, through the floor to the crawl space in the basement, where an inline fine will be pushing it back the way it came, back up through the floor and released at the bottom of the room. since i wont be inducting from outside the temperatures should be steady around 72 almost all the time. i'll also be keeping my windows open as often as possible for fresh air. for exhaust i will have another 4" dryer duct running up the corner to the ceiling (opposite the intake), it will go from there down the corner, through the floor, into the crawlspace where another inline fan will be sending it into a charcoal filter which will then Y into my actual dryers ducting, which of coarse vents outside. I will also have 1-2 small fans inside the room as well. (the inline fans will only be placed in the crawlspace of the basement for sound control).
So... thats the general layout.. my main questions are: which size light? what size fans for cfm? any particular strains, nutes, soil, etc. you guys recommend? thanks again in advance!