When I started, I converted a 2x2x70 hot water heater closet to my grow cabinet. Built a false floor to keep pot elevated, used Walmart Mylar safety blankets for reflective walls, 6 inch clip fan (non oscillating) for wind and used a hole saw close to ceiling to make exhaust port and fabbed a holder for a scavenged overhead projector ducted fan. I don’t worry about aroma so no filter…
Yes, except for the lights… don’t cheap on those!
Do you have an opinion on going for a cheaper exhaust fan? I have seen a lot of people say not to because they don't last.
My opinion on the exhaust is to go with AC Infinity. It's the best you can get and you can use it for every grow moving forward. You will appreciate how quiet it is and how efficient it is.
I think this is the wave but right now in my current setup during the night I expect that it may get to pretty cool temps <60F which I think having the light heat it might help without having to spend on more on temperature control. The max I expect room temp to be during the grow is probably 75 around the end so if I need to cool it somehow I can figure it out then. But I think having a hot light might solve temp issues at night and I would only have to buy a dehumidifier. Do you have any thoughts about a setup like that?
Yeah if heat is not an issue, on the contrary, then a light that runs hot is not a bad thing. My thoughts on the dehumidifier are that you don't need a big one like the one you mentioned earlier. I had high humidity in my 2x2 tent and I used a wayyyyy smaller dehumidifier, like a 1 liter or 2 liter unit. So you'll save some decent money there.
Did you have a dehumidifier that could monitor and turn on and off or did you just monitor that yourself and control?
I have vivosun, and Mars hydro in the other tent, both are good. But maybe the AC exhaust fan would be better... For the size you'll be growing in a 4 " would work but if you have a speed control on it just pony up to a 6". Just so you don't have to upgrade later, cuz you may need to...
I just turned it on manually. Maybe I was just lucky, but because of the size of it, I just needed it to run 24/7 and it would be within the limits. So not super complex in my case.
I hope thats a typo... Cloudline pro 4" is $119, not $185. Good choice, but you might consider 6".
I got an email a few days back they were selling em for 42$ for 4/20.
The only reason I plan on using the AC infinity set is to track my temp hum and vpd and control it. Do you think a vivosun kit would be reliable enough?
I think so. I believe the Migro channel on Youtube does a comparison video on some of the common systems.