Buddy Ganga
Active Member
I had a problem one time that actually turned out to be one of the best things that could have happened to my grow set up.
I had a tent I couldn't use because it was to tall for my basement.
Then it hit me. I've got a 4x4x6'6 tent.
If I laid it down I'll have 6'6x4 of floor space and not just 4x4.
Then I thought about how weak the tent would be, and the problem with hanging the lights.
So this is how the single double veg was born.
I needed 6 1 1/2 inch pvc T's and 4 pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe.
4 small drywall screws.
4 pieces of a coat hanger cut down to 8 inch's.
And the original tent package.
Now I couldn't stand everything being on the floor, so I built a table using a full sheet of osb/plywood and cut down a 4x4 for the legs.
It's like a hydro table, and I now have storage for my soil tubs under the tent.
I take 2 pieces of pvc pipe and screw a T on each end.
These will be my floating, completely adjustable light bars.
I take another pipe and screw a T on one end.
This will be my support in the back from top to bottom.
![growing 040.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097178-2f8f0c39edd5bba14fac812b6afb47ab.jpg)
So now I put the tent together on it's side on the table.
As I put the top rear bars together I slide on a 2 T pipe then the 1 T pipe and then the other 2 T pipe.
Then on the front top bar I repeat the process, using the last T with out the pipe in the middle. I leave the front support T unscrewed so I can remove it from time to time if needed.
![growing 041.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097179-3352822e6700d33c0cc5bff5b4cf3723.jpg)
Then I pull the tent over the frame.
This is my favorite part. Since the T's a bigger they will easily slide back and forth from left to right.
Now I take the wire and I wrap it around the light bar leaving just enough to bend a hook on the end. I do two on each bar then, I hook my light pulleys onto the hook and now the lights can move left to right and forward and back with little effort.
![growing 043.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097182-6868d2d78d598ce2a3d97932f2e0b318.jpg)
Yes, thats right not put in a light but the lights. We now have more space so we need more light.
2 400 watters work perfect for the 6'6 x 4 footprint I now have.
So now it's time to bring in the plants.
Look at all the space for airflow and light to get through.
Her are 9 plants in 3 quart pots and there is room for a lot more.
![growing 047.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097181-2e9e20340e852602641892f83841eadc.jpg)
![growing 045.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097177-6639d2fc4e38f1d56a6166ef77e46035.jpg)
This not only allows me to have more room/plants in veg, it lets me have different stages of veg in the same tent. I can set one light lower for smaller plants while leaving the other higher for the older veg and mothers.
Modifacation cost under 15 bucks.
Added veg and usability of a tent, priceless!
It's not cutting corners, I just made them child proof by rounding them off a little!
Now most clone/mother or veg tents run over $100. And they are only 3x4x2 or 3x3x4. This tent cost me $75 bucks and it's larger then two regular veg tents.
So who else has some money saving/ creative solutions or helpful tips for our fellow growers ?
I had a tent I couldn't use because it was to tall for my basement.
Then it hit me. I've got a 4x4x6'6 tent.
If I laid it down I'll have 6'6x4 of floor space and not just 4x4.
Then I thought about how weak the tent would be, and the problem with hanging the lights.
So this is how the single double veg was born.
I needed 6 1 1/2 inch pvc T's and 4 pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe.
4 small drywall screws.
4 pieces of a coat hanger cut down to 8 inch's.
And the original tent package.
Now I couldn't stand everything being on the floor, so I built a table using a full sheet of osb/plywood and cut down a 4x4 for the legs.
It's like a hydro table, and I now have storage for my soil tubs under the tent.
I take 2 pieces of pvc pipe and screw a T on each end.
These will be my floating, completely adjustable light bars.
I take another pipe and screw a T on one end.
This will be my support in the back from top to bottom.
![growing 040.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097178-2f8f0c39edd5bba14fac812b6afb47ab.jpg)
So now I put the tent together on it's side on the table.
As I put the top rear bars together I slide on a 2 T pipe then the 1 T pipe and then the other 2 T pipe.
Then on the front top bar I repeat the process, using the last T with out the pipe in the middle. I leave the front support T unscrewed so I can remove it from time to time if needed.
![growing 041.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097179-3352822e6700d33c0cc5bff5b4cf3723.jpg)
Then I pull the tent over the frame.
This is my favorite part. Since the T's a bigger they will easily slide back and forth from left to right.
Now I take the wire and I wrap it around the light bar leaving just enough to bend a hook on the end. I do two on each bar then, I hook my light pulleys onto the hook and now the lights can move left to right and forward and back with little effort.
![growing 043.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097182-6868d2d78d598ce2a3d97932f2e0b318.jpg)
Yes, thats right not put in a light but the lights. We now have more space so we need more light.
2 400 watters work perfect for the 6'6 x 4 footprint I now have.
![growing 042.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097180-1315f02a8068b8a010176b89ee07dc39.jpg)
Look at all the space for airflow and light to get through.
Her are 9 plants in 3 quart pots and there is room for a lot more.
![growing 047.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097181-2e9e20340e852602641892f83841eadc.jpg)
![growing 045.jpg](/data/attachments/1097/1097177-6639d2fc4e38f1d56a6166ef77e46035.jpg)
This not only allows me to have more room/plants in veg, it lets me have different stages of veg in the same tent. I can set one light lower for smaller plants while leaving the other higher for the older veg and mothers.
Modifacation cost under 15 bucks.
Added veg and usability of a tent, priceless!
It's not cutting corners, I just made them child proof by rounding them off a little!
Now most clone/mother or veg tents run over $100. And they are only 3x4x2 or 3x3x4. This tent cost me $75 bucks and it's larger then two regular veg tents.
So who else has some money saving/ creative solutions or helpful tips for our fellow growers ?