Stealth Grow

darkliight

darkliight

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Hi, everyone. I am trying to decide how to grow 8 plants (1 Bubbleberry, 1 OG Kush, 2 Trainwreck, 2 Sour Diesel, and 2 Grand Daddy Purp). My budget for the grow is $1000US (seeds not included). I am living in an apartment, so an entire room being dedicated to this grow op is not possible. However, I have been looking into tents. I am currently looking at Viagrow Grow Tent 3' x 3' x 6'. My first questions:

1) Anyone know of inexpensive, yet reliable grow tents? The Viagrow Tent is priced on Amazon for $130 + shipping ($40). Keep in mind, that space is critical as I must remain inconspicuous.

2) How easy are these tents easy to hide? I have a maintenance man, and pest control sprays every 6 months or annually.

Also on the shopping list is lighting. I am trying to figure out what size light would be the most effective while leaving me frugal. I am currently looking at a 600W HID light (priced at $220), but cannot decide on the best bulb to use.

3) Which light, either MH or HPS, is best for both vegetative and flowering?

4) Am I OK with a 600W lamp, or am I over-shooting it for 8 plants, soil-grown, in a 3' x 3' x 6' tent?

5) Inexpensive light suggestions? Air-cooled is a requirement.

Odor control as you all know is imperative to any stealth grow. The Viagrow tent I am considering has 3 lower level intake flaps, and 4 6" holes for ventilation. I am estimating that I will have to spend roughly $80/fan.

6) 6" Inline fans w/ charcoal filters, is what I am thinking. Anyone have other suggestions, or a site/vendor with good pricing?

Other items are essential to the grow, but are not really negotiable price-wise, but there are details I am curious about. What size container is ideal for a tent of the mentioned size, and 8 plants. I am accustomed to using 5 gallon buckets, but this would require 5.35 cu.ft. of soil. Assuming I'll be using 5 gallon containers, this is what I am looking at on the bill roughly.

- Fox Farm Ocean Forest Organic Soil: $12 + shipping/1.5 cu.ft.
So basically, 4 bags to fill 8 5-gallon plant containers = $50

Nutrients, I like Fox Farm, I have heard from other growers that FF is excellent for indoor soil ops. This is what I am looking at spending for nutes:

- Fox Farm Soil Nutrient, Trio (Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom): $48/3-pk
- Fox Farm Open Sesame, Cha-Ching, and Beastie Bloomz: $72/3-pk

7) I am not sure, but I am thinking that one pack should sustain 8 plants for a full season, 30 days vegetative, flowering about 65 days.

Testing meters, since it is a soil grow I am only looking at a 4-way soil tester, $25 for a tester that measures soil fertility, ph, and moisture, as well as measuring lumens of light.

So, with what I am looking at it breaks down to (all shipping included), I like to round up to help me be frugal:

- (1) ViaGrow 3' x 3' x 6' tent: $170
- (1) 600W HID lamp w/ bulbs: $260
- (4) FF Ocean Forest soil: $50
- (1) Trio FF 1 quart Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom: $50
- (1) Trio FF Open Sesame, Cha-Ching, Beastie Blooms: $75
- (8) 5-gallon black buckets: $120 (This seems outrageous, looked on Home Depot ws)
- (1) ViaGrow 120V Dual Outlet 24 Hour Digital Timer: $20
- (2) 6" Inline fan w/ charcoal filters: $160

Subtotal: $855.00 (no taxes included)

So, I have stayed under my budget, but any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated. I look forward to reading comments and input on this idea, and I especially look forward to your answers to my questions.
 
darkliight said:
Hi, everyone. I am trying to decide how to grow 8 plants (1 Bubbleberry, 1 OG Kush, 2 Trainwreck, 2 Sour Diesel, and 2 Grand Daddy Purp). My budget for the grow is $1000US (seeds not included). I am living in an apartment, so an entire room being dedicated to this grow op is not possible. However, I have been looking into tents. I am currently looking at Viagrow Grow Tent 3' x 3' x 6'. My first questions:

1) Anyone know of inexpensive, yet reliable grow tents? The Viagrow Tent is priced on Amazon for $130 + shipping ($40). Keep in mind, that space is critical as I must remain inconspicuous.

2) How easy are these tents easy to hide? I have a maintenance man, and pest control sprays every 6 months or annually.

Also on the shopping list is lighting. I am trying to figure out what size light would be the most effective while leaving me frugal. I am currently looking at a 600W HID light (priced at $220), but cannot decide on the best bulb to use.

3) Which light, either MH or HPS, is best for both vegetative and flowering?

4) Am I OK with a 600W lamp, or am I over-shooting it for 8 plants, soil-grown, in a 3' x 3' x 6' tent?

5) Inexpensive light suggestions? Air-cooled is a requirement.

Odor control as you all know is imperative to any stealth grow. The Viagrow tent I am considering has 3 lower level intake flaps, and 4 6" holes for ventilation. I am estimating that I will have to spend roughly $80/fan.

6) 6" Inline fans w/ charcoal filters, is what I am thinking. Anyone have other suggestions, or a site/vendor with good pricing?

Other items are essential to the grow, but are not really negotiable price-wise, but there are details I am curious about. What size container is ideal for a tent of the mentioned size, and 8 plants. I am accustomed to using 5 gallon buckets, but this would require 5.35 cu.ft. of soil. Assuming I'll be using 5 gallon containers, this is what I am looking at on the bill roughly.

- Fox Farm Ocean Forest Organic Soil: $12 + shipping/1.5 cu.ft.
So basically, 4 bags to fill 8 5-gallon plant containers = $50

Nutrients, I like Fox Farm, I have heard from other growers that FF is excellent for indoor soil ops. This is what I am looking at spending for nutes:

- Fox Farm Soil Nutrient, Trio (Big Bloom, Grow Big, and Tiger Bloom): $48/3-pk
- Fox Farm Open Sesame, Cha-Ching, and Beastie Bloomz: $72/3-pk

7) I am not sure, but I am thinking that one pack should sustain 8 plants for a full season, 30 days vegetative, flowering about 65 days.

Testing meters, since it is a soil grow I am only looking at a 4-way soil tester, $25 for a tester that measures soil fertility, ph, and moisture, as well as measuring lumens of light.

So, with what I am looking at it breaks down to (all shipping included), I like to round up to help me be frugal:

- (1) ViaGrow 3' x 3' x 6' tent: $170
- (1) 600W HID lamp w/ bulbs: $260
- (4) FF Ocean Forest soil: $50
- (1) Trio FF 1 quart Grow Big, Big Bloom, and Tiger Bloom: $50
- (1) Trio FF Open Sesame, Cha-Ching, Beastie Blooms: $75
- (8) 5-gallon black buckets: $120 (This seems outrageous, looked on Home Depot ws)
- (1) ViaGrow 120V Dual Outlet 24 Hour Digital Timer: $20
- (2) 6" Inline fan w/ charcoal filters: $160

Subtotal: $855.00 (no taxes included)

So, I have stayed under my budget, but any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated. I look forward to reading comments and input on this idea, and I especially look forward to your answers to my questions.
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Hi dude I'll answer all the questions I can :)

1 = Unfortunatly not... tents are not my area of knowledge

2 = It really depends on where you position the tent in your flat... I mean a big black cube/box will defo stand out in say: A white room :)

3 = MH is Best for Veg.. But you'd be better off with a high performance 'Dual-Spec' 600 ... If you have a digital Ballast then 'Digi-Lux' lamps are the way to go... If you have a Magnetic Ballast then Hortilux
lamps will be what you need :)

4 = The 600 will be fine for the space, providing you can cool it well enough ... But 8 plants could be considered 'a push' ...6 med plants would be better, or 4 large plants... ??

5 = I've found 'Sun Systems' makes exceptionally good air-cooled Reflectors

6 = I use an 8" Systemair ~ in-line fan, with an 8" Rhino Carbon filter... it cools my Cab (730W) and there is "ZERO" smell :) :) :)

7 = 1 pack should do it :)




Hope that's of some help, if you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
1) I was thinking of putting the tent in the corner of my upstairs room and putting a bookshelf in front of it, and extending the side to cover the box up.

2) So, for 8 plants, would it be worth the money to upgrade to a 1000W HID light? Or, just grow 6 and use the 600W. My priorities are (in order): Potency, Yield, Aroma, Taste. I should have mentioned that I am looking for an entire light setup (lamp, bulb, and ballast). Another light I found: http://www.bghydro.com/BGH/customkititems.asp?kc=HLHPS06CLA&eq=

3) Does the diameter of the fan affect the efficiency? http://www.growannex.com/environmental-control/fans/active-air-inline-fan-6in-400-c 400CFM 6" Inline
 
Tents are good and all but alot of people chose cabs because you can build them that you can take them apart and move if you have to and make it the way that will work for them.


It can be easy to hide a tent but it has to be the right shape and the last thing you wanna do is buy one and either return it for a smaller one or mod it your self to make it work and its almost why some chose cabs over tents. You might be able to buy the stuff to build your own tent witch shouldn't be really hard to find depending where you live and the best part is that it can cost less and you can build it to find in a cab if you wanted to.
 
8 plants deffo too big for a 3ft by 3ft space, more plants doesn't always = more bud 4 plants under 600w can achieve as much bud as 8 pants under 600w its all relative people oftern get obsessed with more plants.

Hiding a tent is gonna be difficult and aswell as the tent you have the fan noise to consider. a large cabinet or wardrone converter can be good for stealth grows and easily done in your budget.

you may want to consid(screen of green) can be very productive in small spaces
 
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