Good inexpensive grow tents?

grg61458

grg61458

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I have two blackberry Nirvanna strains on their 3rd week from seed. I plan to grow hybrid and some sativa indoor strains. I'm using a 245 watt LED for now would like to use my closet space for veg and clones. What size tent should I use for max yield and how tall should it be. Any recommendations where to get good quality inexpensive tents that work well :D
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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What's inexpensive to you?

I have experience with Grow labs, they have great customer support and many sizes with many port configurations.

2x2x4 clone lab is like $200 and 6x6x6 tent is like $350.

Never torn, perfectly sealed and tough material. Can go up and down a hundred times and see little wear.

AS for yield that depends on your light. You want to cover the entire foot print of your hood. Most common is a 4x4 footprint. So a 5x5 or 6x6 tent would work giving you space to move around.

Its not how many plants or space you have, its how much green can you get under that lights footprint. Wither its 1 jumbo or 100 SOG.
 
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spek9

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I bought my two Lighthouse Hydro tents (2x4x5' and 1.5x3x3') through Gotham Hydro's eBay site, for $100 and $70 respectively.

They have all number of sizes, and they have great pre-and-post sales communication.

-spek
 
Lo Budget

Lo Budget

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Apollo makes decent tents for the $, imo. I just got one a couple of weeks ago. It's my first, so I don't have anything to compare it to but it was priced right. I wish it had a couple more bars on top and I need to iron the zipper flaps if I get ambitious. The flaps leak a little here and there from being folded. It's minimal. No tools needed to assemble, all metal frame and a good selection and placement of ports. Full removable spill tray. The fabric is pretty heavy, I can't imagine how anyone could tear it. Metal zippers. I expect it to last for years. And, I'd like to get another, smaller one for veg.
 
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reasonevangelist

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Honestly, i think it would be better to build a box of your preferred size, out of velcro and foam core. Order a box of foam core from U-Line and get building. You don't really need a "room," just some white walls and a top, within a room, or within a slightly larger box (like a closet).
 
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spek9

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reasonevangelist said:
Honestly, i think it would be better to build a box of your preferred size, out of velcro and foam core. Order a box of foam core from U-Line and get building. You don't really need a "room," just some white walls and a top, within a room, or within a slightly larger box (like a closet).
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The good thing about a tent is that it is self-contained. It has all the ventilation holes (with socks), passive intakes, waterproof floor pan, cross members at the top for hanging lights, fans, filters etc.

I'm not against a DIY, but you have to weigh the purchase of materials plus labour, then the ability to tear it down and move it if necessary.

-spek
 
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reasonevangelist

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spek9 said:
The good thing about a tent is that it is self-contained. It has all the ventilation holes (with socks), passive intakes, waterproof floor pan, cross members at the top for hanging lights, fans, filters etc.

I'm not against a DIY, but you have to weigh the purchase of materials plus labour, then the ability to tear it down and move it if necessary.

-spek
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Yeah... i originally had planned to build a box like what i described, saw a cheap tent, pulled the trigger, now kind of regret it. But hey, it was way easier than building something... at least until i realized i have to half-disassemble it to get it out of its spot! lol.
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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If the tent offers accessories to bulk it up, I would get them now. Ideally you should be able to hang the hood, ballast, can- filter and oscillating fans on the frame.
 
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spek9

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reasonevangelist said:
Yeah... i originally had planned to build a box like what i described, saw a cheap tent, pulled the trigger, now kind of regret it. But hey, it was way easier than building something... at least until i realized i have to half-disassemble it to get it out of its spot! lol.
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You and me both (having to disassemble to move), but still easier than re-purposing a grow area with ventilation holes, hooks in the ceiling, water damage etc back to original state :)

I love DIY, but I guess I'm just older now, so I always weigh in the cost of my time spent on a new project. Unless it's something new and/or extremely interesting so I want to build it, it's just easier to buy something and move on to the next project :)

-spek
 
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spek9

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BluJayz said:
If the tent offers accessories to bulk it up, I would get them now. Ideally you should be able to hang the hood, ballast, can- filter and oscillating fans on the frame.
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In my 2x4x4' tent which is steel framed, I have, hanging inside:

- 6" carbon filter
- 6" 440CFM inline fan
- 400w HPS w/ cooltube
- all of my electrical cables

...and on top of the tent:

- ballast
- power bars
- timers
- variable fan switches
- my spare LED lamp
- *2* 5 gallon Claber Oasis drip feeding systems, ~1/2 full

I put in no extra supports. You could I suppose, by putting in a piece of plywood and bulking up the corners if necessary.

-spek
 
BluJayz

BluJayz

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^ As it should, merely suggesting if his type offers a package for re-enforcement that it would be suggested; since they probably went cheap due to a second package.

It would likely be extra cross-member bars or hanging plate for the ballast and controllers..
 
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wood780

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For the price I like the rev 2.5 secret jardin tents they use better poles corners and fabric now andbthey have good customer service . I had an old ds 150 that was getting flimsy and they sent me a brand new dr 120 rev 2.5 for free whisch is twice the price of the tent I had . Then the tent they sent me had a 1" rip in it so they sent me a whole new fabric no returns or anything . They even had it sent to my local grow shope . Later they fed exed me a second set of poles free of charge for the extra fabric they sent me
 
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Hi, newby here still tryng to choose how to set up my 1st grow, although I know I wanna go with hydroponics/aeroponics of some kind coupled with LED to tackle heat and energy consumption issues and I reckon the tents are the right solution for me, living in rented property as I do. My question is, value for money aside for a moment, are there any real benefits to springing for a higher quality tent? Like for example a Gorilla? They look to be heavier duty materials all round and sell the shit outa those steel corners, but in real terms, do growers feel a benefit in terms of either the growing experience or the assembly/disassembly? I spend a fair amount of time out at my day job, so I'm also concerned about safety issues etc.
 
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purplehays1 said:
i have a Secret Jardin and it is quality.
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Thanks for answering. 1st of all, which of their product lines are you using? Is it one of the "Dark Room" tents or the "Intense" tents? And , sorry to be a pain, but may I ask, what kind of lighting do you have in there? Are there plenty of upper supports for installing everything required? Do you have any issues with light leakage or aroma escaping or anything like that? Are you calm about leaving the grow unattended for a couple of days if need be with all the lighting and watering activated? Was it easy for a single person to put up? Anything you think an absolute beginner should prioritize when looking around at grow tents? Thanks again, and again, sorry for all the Q's!
 
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purplehays1

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Thanks for answering. May I ask, what kind of lighting do you have in there? Are there plenty of upper supports for installing everything required? Do you have any issues with light leakage or smells escaping or anything like that? Are you calm about leaving the grow unattended for a couple of days if need be? Was it easy for a single person to put up? Anything you think an absolute beginner should prioritize when looking around at grow tents? Thanks again!
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A child could put it togeather. Every grow tent will have minor light leaks u have to fix. My tent is tiny, 2x2x5.5 and there is no shortages of anything. It works perfectly and i have no issues with smell and is fire proof so if the worst di9d happen ur tent just melts. I run a 400w HPS. check my sig if u wana see my grow, almost finished with a cycle.
 
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purplehays1 said:
A child could put it togeather. Every grow tent will have minor light leaks u have to fix. My tent is tiny, 2x2x5.5 and there is no shortages of anything. It works perfectly and i have no issues with smell and is fire proof so if the worst di9d happen ur tent just melts. I run a 400w HPS. check my sig if u wana see my grow, almost finished with a cycle.
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Thank you.

WOW! Looks like you have plenty of loaded colas in there! Nice going on making such good use of so little space! Impressive and inspirational shit!
 
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