DIY GROW TENT w/ pics

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cronicspade

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Heres the outside viewof the newly constructed tent, I dont have very good camera so the pics arent very good. I didnt take many pics of contruction it was fairly basic. the top face of the tent has a piece of plywood the exact same size of it. this supports light hangings and the box has support so it is actually pretty sturdy, it just needed a bit more work. I used 1/16th drill bit to secure 1/8in eye hooks (i guess>) and used them to mount lights and i have outlet inside of box and outside. plenty of opportunity for more timers for the different fans. I dont wanna run the bathroom fan for very long maybe every 2 hours for 1 hour? I dont know, im kinda unsure about the things catching fire. I do have a nice one though, its 60 CFM and 3.0 sones. Im not using it now the 80w of floruos aint heatin the tent much but the fan inside is definently on. i may just order some nice cimouter fans they are much more quiet..



 
JonnyBtreed

JonnyBtreed

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stoverdro said:
NOOOOOO...
dont use foil it creates hot spots and is literally the worse thing you can use for reflective material and emergency blankets are jsut as bad man. just to let oyu know.
but other than that that is awesome i think you inspired me to build one of my own but i will be going for a 6ftx6ftx6ft bow.....nice man thats pretty sweet!
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Emergency blankets are made out of mylar....
 
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cronicspade

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lol honestly i did buy spray paint at first but found at VERY quickly that is NOT a good idea inside hahahaha ....

i used flat white paint... it actually did help the reflectiveness of the walls but i still need mylar..
 
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cronicspade

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i have a germinated dank seed of unkown strain in the aero gardner , 3 head band seeds that havent sprouted in the aero gardner also. I currently have 3 head bands in soil that havent sprouted,and 4 plants from dank seeds on unknown strain that are in dirt (mushroomcompost/peatmoss) that are about 1.5 weeks old. They are looking pretty healthy too! Temps are at maximum 82F but mostly 77F, they seem to be loving the new environment. Im not even going to use the hood of the aerogardner, maybe for side lighting?... im going with hps OF COURSE, most likely 250w. and i know, i know 400w is better but i dont know about 400w ... 250w with 160w of shoplights should be PLENTY for such little space (5ftx2ftx3.5ft)

im going to get emergency blankets for sides of tent - i need more timers.. i definently need more nutes and an airstone as well..

thanks for taking interest gypsybush.. ill def keep you all posted!
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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the light from a 400 "hits" much harder... there is a big difference...

That is why I choose the 600, more bang for my watts...

If you can keep it cool, go big, over ventilate and you will not regret it...

Just my opinion though...lol

Cheers...

Gypsy...:bigjoint:
 
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Phinxter

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sorry to somewhat hijack here to give a bit af kudos and advice for Gypsy's tent.
first off thats way killer for the price. i have a store bought tent the same size as yours and you already know i paid alot more than you did and got the same thing.
yours rocks.
my 1 suggestion is your cooltube. the reflectors in them suck ass. remove the inside and outside reflector completely and make a batwing for it you will be glad you did.
i got about double the light onto my plants using the batwing.
you can check AL B. Fucts light out to see exactly what im talking about as his is modified exactly like i did mine
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Phinxter said:
sorry to somewhat hijack here to give a bit af kudos and advice for Gypsy's tent.
first off thats way killer for the price. i have a store bought tent the same size as yours and you already know i paid alot more than you did and got the same thing.
yours rocks.
my 1 suggestion is your cooltube. the reflectors in them suck ass. remove the inside and outside reflector completely and make a batwing for it you will be glad you did.
i got about double the light onto my plants using the batwing.
you can check AL B. Fucts light out to see exactly what im talking about as his is modified exactly like i did mine
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Thanks you so much for your kind words...

a batwing Al B. Fuct style is in the works already...lol....

Funny... thanks... good looking out...

hard to believe I can get more light on these plants though...lol...

I have the 600 watt HPS 10 inches from the plants... it's freaking bright in there..lol...

Did you get the fancy adjustable bat wing or did you make one? if so, did you paint it white?

Cheers...

Gypsy...:bigjoint:
 
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Phinxter

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the batwing AL B. uses was way to spendy for me so i went with a DIY and used a sheet of aluminum from the local hardware that was polished enough that i thout it would reflect better if i didnt paint it white. so no i didnt paint mine
and i used some very thin cable like for hanging flourescent fixtures for the adjustment
they did have some aluminum sheets that were very dull that i would most certainly have painted had i not found sheets as shiny as i did
 
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cronicspade

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no need for apology! glad you've stopped by to drop a line!

im going to be making a reflector for my 70w hps also, until i order my new one MAYBE it will be 400w... i guess i mite as well go big, fatter buds equals a happy grower :)
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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more grams per watt also equal a happier wallet...lol...:bigjoint:

over light it... over ventilate it... you'll be happy with the results...
 
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cronicspade

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haha ill take that into consideration..

i was just looking at your aerogarden grow gypsy you really pulled some fire nugs out of that thing - that definently gives me some inspiration for using this thing. im going to buy airstone now..

and quick question that has been asked a hundred times im sure.. but is the aerogarden pump suppose to turn off, is it on timer? I thought if i set it to herbs then it would always run.. its off now and i was just wondering???

my dank seed is slowly coming up as a sprout in the AG, im interested in how fast they will grow in the AG compared to some organic soil..

More updates coming soon!!
 
GypsyBush

GypsyBush

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Thanks... not bad for a nightstand grow is it?...lol....

watch out for stem rot from over watering...

there is a schedule in their website... it's also posted somewhere on my thread... I'll look for it...

I would choose the least amount of water, as their media holds quite a bit of water...

Over watering by the AG killed 2 of my clones and rotted parts of 3 stems...

Once the roots reach the water, you can save your stems from the stress by just having the airstone on... no water pump...

But you can only do that when the roots have reached the water....

just my 2 cents....

Good luck..


 
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