New grow room April 2019

Hi
I will be moving to my new house April 1 2019. The basement has this weird room that i will be using for a grow room.

It has a ceramic tile floor and a drop ceiling at 5 foot 2. On top of the drop ceiling there is about an additional 6 inches of space i can use but I have to take it over and see what is up there. I think it is all the rough in wiring etc

Each square on the pdf is 1 square foot. IT is 16 feet at the back side to side and 16 feet from front to back but its in an L shape. The grow area at the back will be 6 feet by 10 feet (or 6 x 12) and enclosed. I was going to use short tents but i might as well use the entire space. This will be a flower room for my 4 plants

I will use a tent to veg them and put them in or build a veg spot in the room. I have not decided

I will put a 6 inch vent going outside (it is on the wall side).

What is the lowest you would run a 315 CMH ? I have 5 foot 2 and can hang it so that i have 5 feet from light to ground. This was the original question

I have about 650 watts of cobs/samsung and a 315. And i will be scrogging everything to fit the space. 200 watts per plant would be perfect.

Other than the 315 i have
200 watts of vero in 3.5 k
240 watts of citizen in 4k
238 watts of samsung strip in 4k
678 watts the 2 in 4k were on sale so they are my everything lights.

135 watt samsung QB in 4k. This will stay in the veg tent

I might change out the 315 CMH for 238 watts of strips in 3k. It would be easier for clearance.
Or maybe i just run all of this stuff and see what happens. I have to keep it under 1300 watts on the 15 amp circuit

I'm sorry but I don't not think you will be able to grow anything in that low of space with a 315, the only chance I can see anything working would be some type of leds, or maybe strips!

I could be wrong, but highly unlikely!

Between 18-24 inchs away for the 315 cmh in flower. And 30-36 inchs in veg.

If you are going to be using the cmh in that much clearance you'll likely have to SOG or scrog heavily early.

Thanks. I have decided to give the 315 to a friend and am running 1000 watts of various cobs and samsung. It will be a start.

It turns out the 5 foot 2 tents i have were practice for this.

Regarding the room it has a drop ceiling. IT is the usual panels of a drop ceiling.

Should I paint them all with kilz? I was planning on doing the walls with kilz flat white instead of using the mylar i have but i may paint it and then put the mylar on too.

The ceiling has me stumped. IF i remove it the studs are 5 foot 8 from the floor but all of the rough in stuff is hidden in it and it would be hard to seal.

With the drop ceiling and the kilz i think i can extract the space better.
13 x 5 foot 10 x 5 foot 2 = 390 cubic feet. My extraction fan can handle it.

What do you think?

gwheels said:

Thanks. I have decided to give the 315 to a friend and am running 1000 watts of various cobs and samsung. It will be a start.

It turns out the 5 foot 2 tents i have were practice for this.

Regarding the room it has a drop ceiling. IT is the usual panels of a drop ceiling.

Should I paint them all with kilz? I was planning on doing the walls with kilz flat white instead of using the mylar i have but i may paint it and then put the mylar on too.

The ceiling has me stumped. IF i remove it the studs are 5 foot 8 from the floor but all of the rough in stuff is hidden in it and it would be hard to seal.

With the drop ceiling and the kilz i think i can extract the space better.
13 x 5 foot 10 x 5 foot 2 = 390 cubic feet. My extraction fan can handle it.

What do you think?

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If it's your house get rid of the drop ceiling and use that space.

grow vertical.

hotrodharley said:

If it's your house get rid of the drop ceiling and use that space.

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It is mine 100% owned. Removing the ceiling will expose all of the floor joists. Should i not cover all of that up or seal it so the extraction works bettter?

It is a lot easier to remove it. No one is looking at it but me and maybe i paint the floor joist with kilz. That makes a lot of sense.

It is prettier now though.

gwheels said:

It is mine 100% owned. Removing the ceiling will expose all of the floor joists. Should i not cover all of that up or seal it so the extraction works bettter?

It is a lot easier to remove it. No one is looking at it but me and maybe i paint the floor joist with kilz. That makes a lot of sense.

It is prettier now though.

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I would just leave it open. Ugly but free height. Use the joists to hang equipment from. Properly. You can always put a flush ceiling up later but less mold chance if open and lit up. In my opinion.

Grow bushes

hotrodharley said:

I would just leave it open. Ugly but free height. Use the joists to hang equipment from. Properly. You can always put a flush ceiling up later but less mold chance if open and lit up. In my opinion.

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I will pull it apart and see what im dealing with. I have to run circuits anyway and a vent to outside.

Cricitcal mass is growing in my small tent and they topped out at 3 foot 2 inches with the pots. But i love sativa.

I am going to build a couple of 3 foot scrog nets out of PVC 3 x 3 foot so i can keep them shorter if running sativa heavy strains

I was able to change out the 4k hortibloom for a 3k and added a 2nd so i am up to 920 watts plus the QB 135. I will start with that and see what happens.

It is like Christmas and i got coal for 20 years...

I had a beauty den in mind for a grow room and my kid said its the best computer room ever. This room was a real surprise i thought it was 6 x 6. So we both get what we want and i told him this is my cannabis room. He said hey at least we both have a hobby

My friend is down on their luck always and paying too much for OCS or blackmarket weed. I said find a space in your house at least 2 1/2 feet square and 6 feet clear space and i will send this to you. Get a tent and filter.

I had it listed for 350 with 2 bulbs and a guy said 250 and i said I would rather give it away and so i shall.