The Plans...

[DocotrMap]

What are your opinions on buying lights from eBay...?

 

Saw this 400w Cooltube:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...e#ht_1224wt_940

 

I sent the seller a message asking if they post with NO MENTION of hydroponics, growing, lights etc on the packaging...because I'm a little cautious and I dont want it to say HYDRO SUPPLIES all over it and arouse suspicion and what not. I dunno...

 

Doc

[420 HELI]

That one looks tops mate, I get ALL my supplies through that store. All items are posted stealth as standard. Wrapped in black plastic, label says from D.H.Supplies, so nothing suss.

 

[DocotrMap]

Nice, that sound great 420HELI...look like thats the one I will go with.

 

How much do the cooltubes cut down on heat?

 

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Now, re FANS....

 

What kind of fan set up am I going to need?

Is a passive intake (hole in the wall) going to be ok if I have a fan pulling air out and through a carbon filter?

If not, are those 120mm computer type fans sufficient?

 

I came across some thingy that said I should be looking at moving around 170liters a minute with the size of room I will have....is that even close?

If so, how do I find out how much a fan moves when they dont supply this info in the description? Is there some kind of formula I can follow?

 

Thanks

 

Doc

[420 HELI]

I do not run a cool tube so i don't know myself. Perhaps someone that runs a cool tube can give you a better idea. They let you sit the lamp much closer to the canopy and vents the heat straight off the lamp so no hot spots develop.

 

I don't think a PC fan would do much good for an intake.

 

A passive intake should be fine... if you go back up to the lighting calculator figures, you will see the recommended air flow for the room is 35-45 CFM. So long as your exhaust is pulling out 35-45CFM greater than your intake it should be sweet. P.S. CFM=Cubic Feet per Minute

 

As for the conversions and formula's... meh, i dunno, i'm sure theres some info around here somewhere... happy hunting.

 

lol

[pisspotgrower]

Thoes cool tubes r not 2 inches from the plants with 600 watt hps, 150mm fan in roof attached to ducting keeps em cool enough. If i drew the air from outside the room just not off the floor they could sit inside the plants

 

 

Go the cool tubes

[louise]

I was quite interested in SnowRyder (opinions?).

not a good choice for a small indoor grow... unlike many of the auto flowering strains Snow Ryder is not a dwarf plant. It's very much an outdoor grow.

[tippsy25]

"SnowRyder´s final height is more or less pre-determined, with most plants finishing around 90-120cm."

 

"Auto-flowering cannabis begins blooming according to the age of the plant, rather than the light cycle, and this tendency gives SnowRyder growing advantages both INDOORS and out."

 

see: White Label seeds.

 

that would be well suitable i would have thought...

 

G

[DocotrMap]

Pisspotgrower,

Nice set up mate... I'm def going to go with the 400watt cool tube. For a tiny bit of extra work at the beginning it seems it could save me hassle down the line with temps and burning etc.

 

Tippsy25,

Yea thats what I read and why I was considering it. Doesn't matter now....think I'll just go with Northern Lights for me first grow.

 

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So....no-one know what size carbon filter I am going to need for this grow? I cant seem to find any information in regards to working out what size filer I will need...