Hey everyone
Thought I'd take a moment to share my method for adding a wall mount fan in a grow tent.
The main issue is that the poles are not large enough to secure a fan mount. To get around this, I've instead mounted the fan on an electrical conduit, which is then secured to the pole. (props for the conduit idea to Bud Bug from his Grow tent mod thread)
Here's the conduit screwed on to the center pole in my tent:
I had to use longer screws than the conduit cap came with to get it onto the pole securely. I used #8 1'' screws for metal. They sell little bags of these for about a dollar at Home Depot and prolly wherever else you can buy the 1/2'' conduit piece.
You'll also want to grab a small half round or round file if you want to use the heavy duty conduit. The cheap plastic ones slide on fine, but the nicer ones have a bit of metal in the ends you will need to file out.
The other side with the mount screwed on:
All-done:
I'm using the Infinite Breeze fan, which oscillates in a W pattern. On the lowest setting, its moving tons of air around the tent and is really quiet! I had a couple of smaller clip on oscillating fans, and while they had decent coverage, they lacked the power to really move air without blasting the plants themselves.
The box is really cute too
Hope that helps anyone wondering how to add a nice fan to their tent without giving up the floor space for a stand.
Thought I'd take a moment to share my method for adding a wall mount fan in a grow tent.
The main issue is that the poles are not large enough to secure a fan mount. To get around this, I've instead mounted the fan on an electrical conduit, which is then secured to the pole. (props for the conduit idea to Bud Bug from his Grow tent mod thread)
Here's the conduit screwed on to the center pole in my tent:
I had to use longer screws than the conduit cap came with to get it onto the pole securely. I used #8 1'' screws for metal. They sell little bags of these for about a dollar at Home Depot and prolly wherever else you can buy the 1/2'' conduit piece.
You'll also want to grab a small half round or round file if you want to use the heavy duty conduit. The cheap plastic ones slide on fine, but the nicer ones have a bit of metal in the ends you will need to file out.
The other side with the mount screwed on:
All-done:
I'm using the Infinite Breeze fan, which oscillates in a W pattern. On the lowest setting, its moving tons of air around the tent and is really quiet! I had a couple of smaller clip on oscillating fans, and while they had decent coverage, they lacked the power to really move air without blasting the plants themselves.
The box is really cute too
Hope that helps anyone wondering how to add a nice fan to their tent without giving up the floor space for a stand.