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potfarmer297

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jaimee d said:
Looks good...you are pulling the tent air into the carbon filter, thru the light hood and out of the tent (with the inline fan sucking at the caboose)...seems right as I have been told!
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tnx jaimee D i think it's working out well......but is it normal for my tent to be all sucked in or is there still something that i'm not doing allright????
 
glooberry

glooberry

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KingDavid91 said:
Thanks alot, theyre like a week in to flowering so im really excited to see the outcome,
when i set up my tent it was in a basement that was like 6'8" so it was super tight like i couldnt flip it, and i accidentally slipped the tent part on upside down. this was the saddest moment ive had in a long time, it took forever to take it off and put it on again by my lonesome lmao
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I feel your pain man... I did the same thing when i was putting up my 5x5x7. def not a great moment when you realize the next step is disassembly. I ripped a corner of my tent doing that crap too. (ill have to sew it back soon but im not to impressed on some of the stitching on some of these tents.
 
glooberry

glooberry

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potfarmer297 said:
tnx jaimee D i think it's working out well......but is it normal for my tent to be all sucked in or is there still something that i'm not doing allright????
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My tent has a tendency to do that too. It comes from there being no way for air to get in to the tent. There is an imbalance of pressure from the fan taking all the air out. i find if you have a "porthole" on your tent, its good to open up an intake opening. This will free up that constriction by equalizing the pressure as well as ensure proper air circulation. if you like you can even stick a light trap on the outside to keep light out or even put a screen on the inside to keep out bugs.
 
wyteberrywidow

wyteberrywidow

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glooberry said:
Thats how mine does. i find if you have a "porthole" on your tent, its good to open up an intake opening. This will free up that constriction by equalizing the pressure as well as ensure proper air circulation if you like you can even stick a light trap on the outside to keep light out or even put a screen on the inside to keep out bugs.
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Yeah have a passive intake being its getting suckd in..
 
Jug Stomper

Jug Stomper

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I just hooked up the rest of my ducting into the ports*below and have them coming out of the tent at an angle and closed the velcrow air vent, I thought this would be a good light proof passive intake but the temps have gone up a few degrees. Any one have experience with this issue? Maybe this mh conversion bulb I just put in is hotter than the hps? Maybe I should just veg with the hps?
 
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Ganja Geek

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Whats up all... awesome thread! I just bought a 6.5x6.5x6.5 tent online. Its one of thouse cheap no names. I picked it up for a 180 bucks. Anyway when I get it all set up Ill hit you guys back up.
 
karl hungus

karl hungus

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convict156326 said:
thats exactly how im gonna run mine when i get the fan, i have over a foot of clearence, will the 6 inch fan push through a carbon sock? specifically this set up https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/7074-easy-build-diy-carbon-filter.html
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i would advise against using that DIY filter...i tried it, didnt do much, really...i could still noticeably smell it, even on the floor above. save yourself some time and effort, and spend the extra few bucks for a decent filter. when it stops serving its purpose, buy some activated carbon (you can find it pretty cheap if you look), and replace the old carbon in the filter...you might need to replace the pre-filter at some point too, but thats cheap as well....

you can either spend like $15-$20 at least in supplies for the DIY filter that doesnt do squat, or spend another $50 or so on a decent filter that you can replace the carbon in when you need to for cheap. im waaay happier after i bought a can filter...cant smell a thing.

also, put the filter inside the tent, at the beginning, not the end, of your exhaust system-and pull the air out through it. vortex fans pull through resistance better than they push past it.
 
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marmarb

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currently useing a 400 mh/hps in a 2x2x5 tent currently week 3 with autos and a 4x4x5 self made grow tent wit a dual 600 in there week 3 flowering nl and papaya clones
 
KingDavid91

KingDavid91

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set up my carbon filter, and raised the lights and put a table, so now its official and te smell is already gone.
when i went to check on the plants and setup everything, i checked my plats and it was 80 degrees and 70% humidity. i didnt know a tent would make that big of a difference
 
wyteberrywidow

wyteberrywidow

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KingDavid91 said:
set up my carbon filter, and raised the lights and put a table, so now its official and te smell is already gone.
when i went to check on the plants and setup everything, i checked my plats and it was 80 degrees and 70% humidity. i didnt know a tent would make that big of a difference
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sounds good
 
jaimee d

jaimee d

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Ganja Geek said:
Whats up all... awesome thread! I just bought a 6.5x6.5x6.5 tent online. Its one of thouse cheap no names. I picked it up for a 180 bucks. Anyway when I get it all set up Ill hit you guys back up.
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I have the same tent I think...off ebay...gotham_products??? It looks to be a very nice tent!
 
KingDavid91

KingDavid91

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KingDavid91 said:
set up my carbon filter, and raised the lights and put a table, so now its official and te smell is already gone.
when i went to check on the plants and setup everything, i checked my plats and it was 80 degrees and 70% humidity. i didnt know a tent would make that big of a difference
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wow enough typos on my part? i guess i was more high than i thought i was last night lmfao
 
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