Help designing 1000 watt setup...

Hi all! First off, thank you all! I have been lurking in the shadows for some time now and absorbing your knowledge like a sponge . Thank the almighty cannabis gods, I finally have the resources to build my first grow room! I'm extremely excited and have decided to take the approach of do it right the first time so, what i have so far is a 9 plant bio-bucket/DWC type system. Honestly, I am not sure of the difference between DWC and bio buckets or if the buckets are just a "type" of DWC... anyways moving on... each plant will be in a 5 gal. bucket, held in place by lava rocks in a netpot. each bucket has a feed line and return line that runs to the reservoir. I have an entire bedroom to work with but, i am torn between using the room itself or having the plants in an enclosed grow-box. I would keep the ballast, reservoir, and any other heat contributing devices out. I'm hoping to be able to vent the heat from the light out of the box fast enough that i wont have to worry about temp.... but i doubt it.... dimensions of my box, if one were implicated would be approx 5x5x6 LxWxH.
I could go higher but would like for the bottom floor of box to be a couple feet up so that my return lines can "waterfall" into the res. creating more dissolved oxygen. or at least i hope so. my mind went blank as to what to say next. i have tried to plan as well as possible but i really would appreciate any tips or suggestions someone may have.. one of my main questions i can think of is... "do you think ill be better off growing using the whole room or an enclosed environment venting in and out of the room.. I'm really trying to avoid having to use a chiller or A/C... i really cant afford the chiller and cant afford to run the A/C lol. thanks again everybody and, i look forward to growing with you.

I see i have had quite a few views but no input or suggestions... maybe I wasn't clear? does anybody have any experience growing in a whole room vs. a grow box within a room? from my understanding a 1k hps light has about a 4x4 footprint of primary light. Is this wrong or should I increase my pots from 9 to 12? i would hate to waste any primary lighting available.
if you have any questions or suggestions about my project feel free to ask... until next time good growin!

not sure because i dont use one but i think 5x5 is the footprint of 1000watt

I grow in a tent i like it then i can clone veg and flower in one room.

Its going to get hot from that light. I think you could use a lager space if you have the room. It would probably help with the overall airflow if you had the margins of the grow space open and clear. Also equipment like fans/filters can be used in the extra space.

i run 2x 1000watters and they get hot, i now have cooltubes wich is nice to have and not expensive(100$ ea.). If you are going with a 1000w with 6' celling you should consider cooling for the light.

DWC is very nice, i had pretty decent result using dwc setup.

Tell your fiancee that you need to have a closed loop cooling system that will eventually allow you to use CO2 without any waste. I have read that having an open space for your res where light can reach leads to algae development. Maybe keep that "splash" idea with the res tank but pipe that water and let it fall in the tank with out having the water exposed to light.

Thanks Budheavy, You are right i don't want any light particles to contact my water. I definitely overlooked that fact when i planned the waterfall. that could have been a disaster for my system, you have just saved me some time AND money! BRAVO + rep. as for the ventilation i think im going to cut two holes in the top of the closet ceiling so that i can run an intake from an exterior attic vent and exhaust either directly outside via another exterior attic vent OR from the room out the hole in ceiling through the attic and down into the garage. I think the latter may be a bit stealthier as far as smell, noise and heat plumes rising from a vent at my house. any opinions or tips on my ventilation would be appreciated. should start posting pics of blueprints and equipment soon. thank you all for your help with this design.

Until next time.... Good Growing!

gex0420 said:

Thanks Budheavy, You are right i don't want any light particles to contact my water. I definitely overlooked that fact when i planned the waterfall. that could have been a disaster for my system, you have just saved me some time AND money! BRAVO + rep. as for the ventilation i think im going to cut two holes in the top of the closet ceiling so that i can run an intake from an exterior attic vent and exhaust either directly outside via another exterior attic vent OR from the room out the hole in ceiling through the attic and down into the garage. I think the latter may be a bit stealthier as far as smell, noise and heat plumes rising from a vent at my house. any opinions or tips on my ventilation would be appreciated. should start posting pics of blueprints and equipment soon. thank you all for your help with this design.

Until next time.... Good Growing!

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Hey we're all here to outgrow the government in the broad scheme of things, so your welcome. The cooler the intake the better. I would also say that a cheap duct booster will aid in the exhaust of the light cooling system if the run of the ducting is longer than say 20 feet. It depends on the inline fan you use. I have a Can Fan. I think it the High Output model at about 435 cfm. The damn 6" Can draws more amps than the 8" normal one. I think the 8" has a higher cfm rating than the 6" HO. Research the specs. God bless the internet. Keep me posted.