I just pulled the trigger on a Sun Hut "fortress"~ Congrats or condolences? - Growroom Designs & Equipment - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

pinkus · 02-02-2018, 11:20 PM

High Y'all

I Just purchased a Sun Hut 3.6ftx3.6ftx7.1ft "fortress" grow tent for a smallish vertical grow I have planned upcoming. Currently looks like I'll be stacking two 400 watt HIDs and surrounding them with 8 3-5 gallon Hempys.

Thoughts? Have I shot my foot good or am I good to go? or somewhere in the middle?

Thanks y'all!

Easy7 · 02-02-2018, 11:44 PM

I'd be worried anything other than vegging in cheap tents. Veg doesn't matter if light leaks a great deal. Flowering is hugely finicky.

pinkus · 02-02-2018, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy7

I'd be worried anything other than vegging in cheap tents. Veg doesn't matter if light leaks a great deal. Flowering is hugely finicky.

NOT a cheap tent but thanks.

Easy7 · 02-03-2018, 12:14 AM

A gorilla that size is almost $400.

I'd say to out it nicely a very inexpensive tent.

I like vivosun for cheap tents.

The one you bought doesn't look like it has flaps over the zippers on the inside.

Easy7 · 02-03-2018, 12:15 AM

Going cheap is a good way to burn a building down or otherwise het busted.

It might be legal in the state but not federally.

pinkus · 02-03-2018, 12:55 AM

It's a $300 tent retail.

They have two "lower" lines.

Their lower line are decent tents. Do you KNOW these tents or are you prejudging because they don't cost as much? Just wondering how much I should pay attention. Because price doesn't = quality IME.

Their "base" tent has pretty nice, thick overlapping flaps to seal out the light.

pinkus · 02-03-2018, 12:57 AM

It's a $300 tent retail.

They have two "lower" lines.

Their lower line are decent tents. Do you KNOW these tents or are you prejudging because they don't cost as much? Just wondering how much I should pay attention. Because price doesn't = quality IME.

Their "base" tent has pretty nice, thick overlapping flaps to seal out the light.

Oh fuck, now I see you're kvetching about federal law

sourpuss · 02-03-2018, 01:04 AM

Id build ot out of wood but congrats anyway! Sounds interesting!

starke · 02-03-2018, 01:34 AM

I just finished four 42" tall plants in a 5x5x8 tent in three gallon Hempys. The tent was FULL. I think you are optimistic about fitting eight even three gallon Hempys in a less than 4x4 space. I realize that going vertical cuts down on horizontal usage, but still...

pinkus · 02-03-2018, 01:49 AM

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I just finished four 42" tall plants in a 5x5x8 tent in three gallon Hempys. The tent was FULL. I think you are optimistic about fitting eight even three gallon Hempys in a less than 4x4 space. I realize that going vertical cuts down on horizontal usage, but still...

you are likely right about the pot size, if I go over 3 gallons. The basic design is after Marlo's on a slightly larger scale, but 3 pots on each side (almost) straight up a trellis.
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=206397

LOL, I'm SURE i'll run into massive snags, but I've been doing this on and off since the early 80's...if it outgrows the tent it will be trimmed back and held in check that way.

I've very likely overshot with veg time, but it is what it is. I'm moving in a few weeks and want to get another crop in with multiple tents before the summer hits.

Thanks for stopping in.

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pinkus Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 938	I just pulled the trigger on a Sun Hut "fortress"~ Congrats or condolences? High Y'all I Just purchased a Sun Hut 3.6ftx3.6ftx7.1ft "fortress" grow tent for a smallish vertical grow I have planned upcoming. Currently looks like I'll be stacking two 400 watt HIDs and surrounding them with 8 3-5 gallon Hempys. Thoughts? Have I shot my foot good or am I good to go? or somewhere in the middle? Thanks y'all!
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Easy7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,575	I'd be worried anything other than vegging in cheap tents. Veg doesn't matter if light leaks a great deal. Flowering is hugely finicky. __________________ This is username Easy7, NOT username EasyGoing. They say geniuses pick green
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02-03-2018, 12:14 AM	#4
Easy7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,575	A gorilla that size is almost $400. I'd say to out it nicely a very inexpensive tent. I like vivosun for cheap tents. The one you bought doesn't look like it has flaps over the zippers on the inside. __________________ This is username Easy7, NOT username EasyGoing. They say geniuses pick green
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Easy7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,575	Going cheap is a good way to burn a building down or otherwise het busted. It might be legal in the state but not federally. __________________ This is username Easy7, NOT username EasyGoing. They say geniuses pick green
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02-03-2018, 12:57 AM	#7
pinkus Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 938	It's a $300 tent retail. They have two "lower" lines. Their lower line are decent tents. Do you KNOW these tents or are you prejudging because they don't cost as much? Just wondering how much I should pay attention. Because price doesn't = quality IME. Their "base" tent has pretty nice, thick overlapping flaps to seal out the light. Oh fuck, now I see you're kvetching about federal law
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02-03-2018, 12:55 AM	#6
pinkus Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 938	It's a $300 tent retail. They have two "lower" lines. Their lower line are decent tents. Do you KNOW these tents or are you prejudging because they don't cost as much? Just wondering how much I should pay attention. Because price doesn't = quality IME. Their "base" tent has pretty nice, thick overlapping flaps to seal out the light.
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sourpuss Rainman Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,761	Id build ot out of wood but congrats anyway! Sounds interesting! __________________
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02-03-2018, 01:34 AM	#9
starke Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Between Key West and Perdido Key Posts: 669	I just finished four 42" tall plants in a 5x5x8 tent in three gallon Hempys. The tent was FULL. I think you are optimistic about fitting eight even three gallon Hempys in a less than 4x4 space. I realize that going vertical cuts down on horizontal usage, but still... __________________ “We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.” ~Robert Wilensky "Spread the knowledge, be humble if you don't know, be helpful if you do, if you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically, and overgrow the world." (SuperWeed 2017) "Always keep in mind that when the hearse pulls up to pick you up, there is no trunk or luggage rack on that bitch." (Author unknown) Current Grow: https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....343153&page=20 Page 20 forward
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