Hello everyone! Just had to share the good news and ask for your expertise. I am finally moving from this crappy apartment and into a house. I get to get almost all new equipment and need a little help deciding on accessories for the tent.
As a little background, I have been using a 400w ballast in various homemade cabinets for the past 4 or 5 years. Getting good results, but want to do a little better with more dense nugs.
First, I think I will end up getting a Secret Jardin grow tent. Most likely the 4x4, but could end up being slightly different in dimension.
Second, I have already ordered a 1kw Lumatek dimmable ballast. Just need to get the lamp, which will be the Hortilux HPS "EYE".
Third, I need to decide on intake/exhaust. I was considering the Can Filter 33. I was thinking of a 6" fan to hook up to the filter as a scrubber and was trying to decide if it should also be hooked up to the 1kw air cooled hood and sent into the attic, or if I should just exhaust it into the walk-in closet and have another 6" or 8" fan hooked up directly to the hood and into the attic. Not sure which would be better...1 fan and all exhausting together would be much more economical, but temps concern me with the 1000watts. As for intake, was hoping passive intakes would work, but think I may need to get a booster fan for an intake.
Fourth, I need to figure out if my current hood(s) would be good enough. I have a cooltube and a Sun Systems hood (forget the actual name of the hood). Both are 6" air cooled and were used with a 400w magnetic ballast. Is the footprint and light distribution that much better in the Magnum XXL hoods to justify spending the $$ since I already have the other ones.
I would like to do a diy ebb monster system, but figure I will go with a RDWC to start with just for ease and $ to build.
I think that just about covers everything. All comments are welcome.
Shopping list:
2 fans --- either 1-6" and 1-8" or 2-6"
Secret Jardin tent
1kw ballast
1kw bulb
1 filter
Stuff for the RDWC (about half, if not more, I already have on hand)
As a little background, I have been using a 400w ballast in various homemade cabinets for the past 4 or 5 years. Getting good results, but want to do a little better with more dense nugs.
First, I think I will end up getting a Secret Jardin grow tent. Most likely the 4x4, but could end up being slightly different in dimension.
Second, I have already ordered a 1kw Lumatek dimmable ballast. Just need to get the lamp, which will be the Hortilux HPS "EYE".
Third, I need to decide on intake/exhaust. I was considering the Can Filter 33. I was thinking of a 6" fan to hook up to the filter as a scrubber and was trying to decide if it should also be hooked up to the 1kw air cooled hood and sent into the attic, or if I should just exhaust it into the walk-in closet and have another 6" or 8" fan hooked up directly to the hood and into the attic. Not sure which would be better...1 fan and all exhausting together would be much more economical, but temps concern me with the 1000watts. As for intake, was hoping passive intakes would work, but think I may need to get a booster fan for an intake.
Fourth, I need to figure out if my current hood(s) would be good enough. I have a cooltube and a Sun Systems hood (forget the actual name of the hood). Both are 6" air cooled and were used with a 400w magnetic ballast. Is the footprint and light distribution that much better in the Magnum XXL hoods to justify spending the $$ since I already have the other ones.
I would like to do a diy ebb monster system, but figure I will go with a RDWC to start with just for ease and $ to build.
I think that just about covers everything. All comments are welcome.
Shopping list:
2 fans --- either 1-6" and 1-8" or 2-6"
Secret Jardin tent
1kw ballast
1kw bulb
1 filter
Stuff for the RDWC (about half, if not more, I already have on hand)
