karl hungus
Member
nothing i do seems to lower the humidity, and i could really use some advice from some wise people that KNOW how to deal with this issue, not just guesses...
grow space: 4x4x6 ft. homebox growlab, 400w HPS, temps are usually 73-77 at night, 80-83 daylight. humidity around 73%. the tent is inside a basement room (about 10x8 ft.). i think a big part of the problem is that just use a small 8" desktop-type fan for exhaust, with a DIY carbon filter, since i couldnt really afford a nice expensive fan, and i cant really afford anything right now. i dont think it really moves the air through properly though. im in week 3 of flower, and ive been trying to get humidity down since i started flowering, but nothing i do works...
i have a large, and useful dehumidifier, but it puts out enough heat that i cant put it in the tent, and i really dont have room for it in there either, so thats no good...when i put the dehumidifier in the room with the door closed, it helps drop humidity a little, but temps jump above 85, so ive been putting it in the doorway, exhausting the heat into the main basement room...thats fine, except it doesnt change the humidity IN THE TENT...is 73% humidity going to rot/mold my buds?
ive tried a couple of DIY things....tried putting crystal cat litter in there with a fan blowing on it, didnt do anything, even built a little case for it and hung it from the ceiling of the tent, didnt work either...
not really sure what to do here....this is my first grow, and the buds are looking great in week 3, but i dont want to lose it all because of humidity.
do i need to bite the bullet and buy a nice exhaust fan and carbon filter, or does anyone have a better and cheaper idea?
grow space: 4x4x6 ft. homebox growlab, 400w HPS, temps are usually 73-77 at night, 80-83 daylight. humidity around 73%. the tent is inside a basement room (about 10x8 ft.). i think a big part of the problem is that just use a small 8" desktop-type fan for exhaust, with a DIY carbon filter, since i couldnt really afford a nice expensive fan, and i cant really afford anything right now. i dont think it really moves the air through properly though. im in week 3 of flower, and ive been trying to get humidity down since i started flowering, but nothing i do works...
i have a large, and useful dehumidifier, but it puts out enough heat that i cant put it in the tent, and i really dont have room for it in there either, so thats no good...when i put the dehumidifier in the room with the door closed, it helps drop humidity a little, but temps jump above 85, so ive been putting it in the doorway, exhausting the heat into the main basement room...thats fine, except it doesnt change the humidity IN THE TENT...is 73% humidity going to rot/mold my buds?
ive tried a couple of DIY things....tried putting crystal cat litter in there with a fan blowing on it, didnt do anything, even built a little case for it and hung it from the ceiling of the tent, didnt work either...
not really sure what to do here....this is my first grow, and the buds are looking great in week 3, but i dont want to lose it all because of humidity.
do i need to bite the bullet and buy a nice exhaust fan and carbon filter, or does anyone have a better and cheaper idea?