8x10 floor and lighting plan

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TheHealingOfTheNation

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I just built an 8x10 room. The door is in the middle of the 10' wall so I can walk down the middle of the room.
I have 2 Blockbuster hoods and 600 and 1000W switchable ballasts.
I dont know if I want to run 4 600's or 2 1000's.
If I run the 600's I think Ill need to run 3x6' trays along the side walls and Ill have some walking space around the trays. I dont know if I can use 4x8 trays with the 600's anyway.
With the 1000's in there I have no idea how I would set it up.
I might scrog, I might not.
Theres no air exchange and the lights will not be air cooled.
Im lost... Any help on a design for this room?
 
tags420

tags420

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That's a really nice space and door position.
2' walk way in the middle with 4x8 trays on each side. That way even if you only use it as a 3x6 you can upgrade/expand easily later.

For a one 4x8 tray I would run (2) 1k's or (3) 600w but sound like that is more than you want to run...so go with the (4) 600w. Look into light movers.

You need air exchange if they aren't AC'ed unless you run CO2.
 
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TheHealingOfTheNation

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Thanks for the reply. 4x600 was my first choice, but it seems like its gonna be tough to work in the room and Im not sure Ill get very good coverage.
I have an AC and dehuey already and plan to pick up the co2 gear in a few days.
Not sure that 3x6 will allow much walking room. The 3x3 trays Ive seen have an outer dimension of 4x4.
If I fill the room with 4x600's and 4x4 I have no idea where Id put any fans along the walls. Theres really only the walk way space.
Without air cooling the lights I dont know if Ill be able to get the 600's close enough
 
thecoolman

thecoolman

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your going to need ac at least 6000 btu per 1000 watts no less. botanicare makes some trays slightly smaller
 
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TheHealingOfTheNation

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2 ton already installed and a 70pt dehumidifier.
Fucker is the newer model of the Soleus Air Dehumidifier made Gree. The old model was recalled along with 2.2 million others.
I called the recall hotline and they said this one is not on the recall list. I think its just because its brand new and hasnt had any reported issues.
Anyone else see this shit?
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Gree-Recalls-12-Brands-of-Dehumidifiers/
I dont want to buy a new one!
 
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TheHealingOfTheNation

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Yes... That dehumidifier actually pumps water up the wall and into my bucket!:clap:
Im thinking about using the center, right through the doorway, as a 2ft walkway between the plants, or putting 3 600's along the back wall and 1 1000 along the wall opposite of the dehuey and all the equipment and fans in the same corner...
Or If I make it a 1ft walkway Ill have some room on the sides and I can put some fans in the corners?
If I set up with everything in the corner of one side Id have to leave a res, a fan and some other shit in the corner near the dehuey.
Otherwise the Dehuey can go along the backwall in the walkway, and Ill have to put a fan and my res there.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
The pics dont do this room justice. Plenty of weed can fit in this room.
Yes... We did all this work on that gangsta ladder
 
dr.tree

dr.tree

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If you put your trays in wheels you can slide them that way your walking space can move giving you full access to all sides of your trays. Some ply wood with wheels
 
Nizza

Nizza

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be careful with using dehumidifier water, if using on plants; know it can be very stagnant shit, and if using clear vinyl to tube it with you may have algae grow in there and screw with your plants (algae rapes nitrates)
 
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TheHealingOfTheNation

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I used a garden hose to drain the dehuey at my last location and it stripped the rubber. There was all kinds of goo coming out of the hose.
This ones manual says to use a garden hose, but thats crazy shit!
They supplied that black tube you see going up my wall. It seems safe so far, but Im thinking of getting something a bit more rigid to connect.
If I put them on wheels I can cover an 8x8 in the middle and then slide them to the sides to get in. I might even be able to slide my way around the room to get to the back sides of the trays, but it might get a little complicated with fans and shit in there.
It seems like a waste of light to leave the center of the room empty. If I were to use reflective panels in the center, kinda like uncle ben, then my air flow would be reduced. Im already having a hard enough time finding a place for fans! Probably gonna have to put them under the tables blowing up across to the other side or something.
What makes it even more difficult is that my AC was installed along the 8ft long wall where I thought Id be hanging 2 reflectors 2ft from the wall, but I lose a lot of height with the AC there.
That dehuey has casters that I cant get off without taking the entire machine apart! Id like to get it off the floor if possible but Id have to drill holes in it to hang the thing.
 
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TheHealingOfTheNation

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The backwall isnt insulated, there is just the reflectix there. When that side of the house gets the sun the heat penetrates through my reflectix.
Will that wall sweat and cause mold with the room set to 75-80?
The rest of the walls are insulated
 
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tucker0104

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That is amazing. I am about to start building a room in my 25' wide by 50' long garage. Not sure how big yet or how many lights, but I already have a dedicated breaker cabinet for it right by where I am going to put the room. Would like to build as big of a room as possible but since this is my first time probably just grow a couple plants for my first time. I am going to have to have a big AC unit dedicated for just the room so I am going to get my HVAC certification so I can install the system myself. That means I can install for all your other growers in the NC, VA, SC area too. Hit me up in a couple of months. I want to grow 365 days a year in North Carolina. So, to me, it is going to be a good project. I know nothing yet so I have the "bible" and am going to start reading it when I am hiking and then start asking some questions on here. My goal is to be able to quit my high stress job for something I enjoy and supplement my income by growing. My wife just tripled her salary with her new job so things are looking good.
 
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