Advice on this setup

EndlessPossibilities

EndlessPossibilities

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Screenshot_20190828-003934_Chrome.jpg I have this wardrobe i bought a couple years ago to grow in and never ended up using it, stuff labeled in picture was original idea someone helped me with. I am now gonna use it and was hoping to get some advice/ Ideas. I currently am also running a 2x4 gorilla grow tent so open to any and all ideas including both setups. The wardrobe flower space is 45 inches tall 22 inches wide and 19 inches deep. Both veg and or drying areas is 26 inches tall 22 inches wide and 19 inches deep. Thanks in advance to anyone who chimes in. :grin:
 
Get a good fan. Put in in the top left side of top storage and filter in top of flower chamber with a bit of duct or rigid 90degree plastic bend to connect them. Obviously you need to cut a hole.

I would consider good LEDs for both lighting options personally.

A HLG135w in the flower chamber.
A HLG65 in the veg chamber.
Vent the veg to the flower and the storage above veg (for drying) to the flower with PC fans but put light traps over them so you don't get light leaks.
 
It should work for 2 plants (barely), but your carbon filter would be useless.
I'd personally get another tent, using one for veg and the other for bloom.
The one thing I'm skeptical about is the 250, which will be fine for veg but really not enough for bloom
400 watt minimum HPS for a decent plant, or a good LED (less heat)
Good luck
 
coreywebster said:
Get a good fan. Put in in the top left side of top storage and filter in top of flower chamber with a bit of duct or rigid 90degree plastic bend to connect them. Obviously you need to cut a hole.

I would consider good LEDs for both lighting options personally.

A HLG135w in the flower chamber.
A HLG65 in the veg chamber.
Vent the veg to the flower and the storage above veg (for drying) to the flower with PC fans but put light traps over them so you don't get light leaks.
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I was thinking that too could I put the carbon filter up in the storage area as well? or would it not work as well?

Also i have never made a light trap before can I ask how that is done?

I have a 4inch ac infiniti fan i can throw in there and already have an hlg 65
 
EndlessPossibilities said:
I was thinking that too could I put the carbon filter up in the storage area as well? or would it not work as well?

Also i have never made a light trap before can I ask how that is done?

I have a 4inch ac infiniti fan i can throw in there and already have an hlg 65
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Yes! If you cut a hole in the top of the flower area you can put a carbon filter in the storage area and just filter it through the hole, A 4inch setup should be fine for that size of space!
 
EndlessPossibilities said:
I was thinking that too could I put the carbon filter up in the storage area as well? or would it not work as well?

Also i have never made a light trap before can I ask how that is done?

I have a 4inch ac infiniti fan i can throw in there and already have an hlg 65
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Yeah you could, but if you do that you may as well cut out that section that is the roof of the flower chamber, sit the fan on right side of top storage , so that flower chamber is like a upside down L shape. That will mean no more extra resistance.
I you did that I would cut a few 2" x2" blocks to screw into corners in a few sections just to make it a bit more rigid , I would probably do that regardless, cupboards like that are not known for their structural integrity.

A light trap or baffle is just a narrow box painted black inside and has some angles that reflect light back, think of a periscope but with the mirrors facing the opposite way so it doesn't allow light through (you wouldn't use mirrors)
It allows air to flow freely but stops light. You should be able to see simple designs online.
 
The diagram shows you pulling air through the veg into the flower area. I think the Rh in the flower side is going to be hard to control. Maybe reverse the flow. From flower into veg.
 
Merlin1147 said:
The diagram shows you pulling air through the veg into the flower area. I think the Rh in the flower side is going to be hard to control. Maybe reverse the flow. From flower into veg.
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Ok what do you think about if I turned the top right storage into Veg and them used the bottom space as Storage. That way I can have a hole at the bottom of the flower for cool air and vent out into the veg as high up as possible?
 
coreywebster said:
Get a good fan. Put in in the top left side of top storage and filter in top of flower chamber with a bit of duct or rigid 90degree plastic bend to connect them. Obviously you need to cut a hole.

I would consider good LEDs for both lighting options personally.

A HLG135w in the flower chamber.
A HLG65 in the veg chamber.
Vent the veg to the flower and the storage above veg (for drying) to the flower with PC fans but put light traps over them so you don't get light leaks.
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Can I ask how you think the best way to hang the HLG 65 in that chamber would be? I thought about ratchet hangers but that would take up a lot of the space i have in there.
 
Oh and I would use a hook and bolt through the wood, rather than just your typical hook with screw thread.
With chipboard you want to know its not going to fall out.
 
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