Thought after all the help you vert-ophiles gave it was only proper I post a thread to show how Bob (not his real name) and myself put your knowledge to use. Bob has never grown, ever whilst i haven't flowered indoors for years, preferring to veg indoors and flower outdoors. Bob literally spent hours going through the various forums and decided early on in the piece he wanted/liked the vert style...and who can blame him? After switching between going hydro or soil I encouraged Bob to go organic soil for ease of use ie just add water. Plus I haven't grown hydro for 15 or so years and didn't have any of the necessary tools, ingredients on hand meaning more $$$. Bobs main motivation for growing his own is to provide 'medicine' for his adult son who has numerous health (both physical and mental) issues.
After considering our options we went of dual 600 watt set up in a 2mx2mx2m tent. For ventilation we purchased a 30cm/800cfm inline fan with a small fan blowing air over the bulbs. Watering for now is done by hand but an automatic system will be set up in the near future. Hanging the bulbs one above the other we set up the exhaust directly above lights to facilitate as an efficient system as possible as heat will be a major issue. I am glad we went for digital ballats so we can control how much heat we generate. We are currently on 900 watts as 1200 creates too much heat. It is not that the fan can't handle it, it just makes way too much noise. Any suggestions on what is a quiter fan option would be appreciated.
Me and my grow bro donated 5 plants to the project, all which are relatively large as the set up took longer than expected. Bob has 2x NL#5, 1x mazari, 1xwhite widow and 1xkalichakra in the tent now and we went straight into 12/12 a couple of days after repotting. We purchased large pots about 35 litres in capacity. Things are running smoothly atm and the plants have adapted well but it has been less than a week so far.
After considering our options we went of dual 600 watt set up in a 2mx2mx2m tent. For ventilation we purchased a 30cm/800cfm inline fan with a small fan blowing air over the bulbs. Watering for now is done by hand but an automatic system will be set up in the near future. Hanging the bulbs one above the other we set up the exhaust directly above lights to facilitate as an efficient system as possible as heat will be a major issue. I am glad we went for digital ballats so we can control how much heat we generate. We are currently on 900 watts as 1200 creates too much heat. It is not that the fan can't handle it, it just makes way too much noise. Any suggestions on what is a quiter fan option would be appreciated.
Me and my grow bro donated 5 plants to the project, all which are relatively large as the set up took longer than expected. Bob has 2x NL#5, 1x mazari, 1xwhite widow and 1xkalichakra in the tent now and we went straight into 12/12 a couple of days after repotting. We purchased large pots about 35 litres in capacity. Things are running smoothly atm and the plants have adapted well but it has been less than a week so far.
all the best 
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