3x600W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel.....the design is back! - Growroom Designs & Equipment - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 06:54 AM

Hey guys, I've been gone from the forums for far too long so I wanted to come back and show you something I threw together last year for a friend of mine.

As with all of my threads, questions are more than welcome

It all started with the construction of the 6'x11' reflector. That's right, I said it, a 66 sqft. reflector!!

As you can see, it's fully homebuilt with light sockets and PC fans installed to help evacuate heat more efficiently.

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 07:06 AM

Then I moved on to the 6'x11' table. This is a recirculating SWC setup. The nutrient solution enters through four 1/2" inlets in the center of the table and returns through four 3/4" outlets which are plumbed to create a churning effect in the reservoir. The reservoir itself holds a maximum of 600 gallons if the water pump were to fail, but only holds roughly 500 gallons when the pump is running while the other 100 gallons is up in the table.

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 07:16 AM

So next, it was on to making some walls to hang on the reflector and cut and install the plastic gutter support. It's there for support of the showerboard cover that I'll show you in a later post.

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 07:23 AM

On to the final touches for the reservoir. I added a 25 gallon top up tank for water addbacks and nutrient addbacks. I installed a float valve to make it easier and I even installed a line running from the shower over to the top up tank with a valve to make it super easy to refill. Also installed was an 8-port air pump with 8 air stones and a Hanna continuous meter.

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 07:42 AM

I finally found some rolls of mylar so I began to upgrade the reflector and walls with it. You can see the amazing difference in reflection it makes over the flat white FRP. Also shows the FRP table cover which will house 144 plants in three inch netcups with hydroton

Irie_Lion · 03-21-2011, 07:43 AM

Welcome home again Agent Smith! Very nice set up and pics showing the process...looking forward to seeing it in action. Good vibez

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 07:45 AM

So here's the intake box I had to make to offset my intakes location so it was workable around the grow area.

ganja_hasi · 03-21-2011, 07:56 AM

very nice, clean and well organised set up Agent

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 08:00 AM

And on to the plenum box which sits on the backside of the table and is fed by a 8" Vortex Fan. The Plenum has four tubes which connect to the box and run the length of the table distributing air evenly over the entire grow area.

Agent-Smith · 03-21-2011, 08:05 AM

More pics of the plenum box and the intake system being completed.

03-21-2011, 06:54 AM	#1
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	3x600W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel.....the design is back! Hey guys, I've been gone from the forums for far too long so I wanted to come back and show you something I threw together last year for a friend of mine. As with all of my threads, questions are more than welcome It all started with the construction of the 6'x11' reflector. That's right, I said it, a 66 sqft. reflector!! As you can see, it's fully homebuilt with light sockets and PC fans installed to help evacuate heat more efficiently. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:06 AM	#2
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	Then I moved on to the 6'x11' table. This is a recirculating SWC setup. The nutrient solution enters through four 1/2" inlets in the center of the table and returns through four 3/4" outlets which are plumbed to create a churning effect in the reservoir. The reservoir itself holds a maximum of 600 gallons if the water pump were to fail, but only holds roughly 500 gallons when the pump is running while the other 100 gallons is up in the table. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:16 AM	#3
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	So next, it was on to making some walls to hang on the reflector and cut and install the plastic gutter support. It's there for support of the showerboard cover that I'll show you in a later post. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:23 AM	#4
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	On to the final touches for the reservoir. I added a 25 gallon top up tank for water addbacks and nutrient addbacks. I installed a float valve to make it easier and I even installed a line running from the shower over to the top up tank with a valve to make it super easy to refill. Also installed was an 8-port air pump with 8 air stones and a Hanna continuous meter. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:42 AM	#5
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	I finally found some rolls of mylar so I began to upgrade the reflector and walls with it. You can see the amazing difference in reflection it makes over the flat white FRP. Also shows the FRP table cover which will house 144 plants in three inch netcups with hydroton __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:43 AM	#6
Irie_Lion Free up the Herbs....Let the Sacrament grow! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: usa,jamaica Posts: 2,888	Welcome home again Agent Smith! Very nice set up and pics showing the process...looking forward to seeing it in action. Good vibez __________________ "We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations, but to our fellow men within the human community." ~Haile Selassie I~
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03-21-2011, 07:45 AM	#7
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	So here's the intake box I had to make to offset my intakes location so it was workable around the grow area. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 07:56 AM	#8
ganja_hasi natural mystic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cannabistan Posts: 5,437	very nice, clean and well organised set up Agent __________________ Be the Change you wish to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi ᴥ Wake up call!! ᴥ
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03-21-2011, 08:00 AM	#9
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	And on to the plenum box which sits on the backside of the table and is fed by a 8" Vortex Fan. The Plenum has four tubes which connect to the box and run the length of the table distributing air evenly over the entire grow area. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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03-21-2011, 08:05 AM	#10
Agent-Smith Security Advisor for Mr. Anderson......... Join Date: May 2006 Location: in your nightmares........ Posts: 767	More pics of the plenum box and the intake system being completed. __________________ I'll get Neo if it's the last thing I do..... Reppin' The Grow Tunnel Design until the day I die!! 1800W 6'x11' Grow Tunnel 2000W 8x8 GAVITA GROW Smith is back! The Matrix Overloaded! Two Rooms, 16K Gavita, Current Culture, CO2,..........
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