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 heilfire
Registered: 01/28/09
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 noob's grow room plans 
#351036 - 01/20/10 09:16 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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tell me if this will work.
I have a relatively small area available to me. It is a crawl space in my house that measures 3.5 feet wide x 3 feet tall x 5.5 feet long with the roof making a 45% degree angle along the length of the room. Its like a 45x90x45 triangle extruded 5.5 feet.
im going to line the ceiling and walls with aluminum foil. i think 4-6 4 foot florescent tubes would be enough for the area. i would affix them to the ceiling after the aluminum foil with shop lights. i might have one of them be lower-able.
There would be a carbon scrubber and a fan of some sort. and i plan on using LST on the plants.
would 6 females be able to grow to maturity in the available space and lights? how much yield do you guys think i can get?
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TheShroomJew23
The Chemist
Registered: 10/02/08
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: heilfire]
#351062 - 01/20/10 09:35 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I grew in an area similar to this when I still had to hide this from my mom. My area was pretty much the same except it was 3ft long. I lined mine with mylar, put a 400w in the very top(bulb had reflector built in). I used a aero system that went from back to front, clones in back, flowering plants up front and the whole thing rolled out. The flowering aero unit was 2 6in pvc pipes and I vegged cloned and had my mothers behind that in various setups. It was more of a pain then anything but it was good cheap bud that got me through most of high school.
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 NightGrower
Proficient Horticulturist
Registered: 11/17/09
Posts: 204
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: heilfire]
#351065 - 01/20/10 09:41 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would not use aluminum foil, it creates hot spots. Instead, use flat white paint or get yourself Mylar or even Black & White Poly.
For the lights, I always recommend a HID for flowering with better light penetration/lumens over CFL/floros, the end product is also denser.
The carbon scrubber and fan and light should all be connected.
Scrubber --> Fan --> Lights --> Exhaust
LST - Perhaps a Scrog is in order; are you comfortable with SOG? The latter provides better turn-around, while a Scrog would limit the amount of plants but provide other benefits, such as an even canopy (screen).
Last thing, Keep it simple!
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heilfire
Registered: 01/28/09
Posts: 3
Last seen: 16 years, 3 months
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: NightGrower]
#351394 - 01/21/10 04:23 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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would an emergency blanket be a good alternative over the aluminum foil?
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KaptKid
Spaced Pirate
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 5,616
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 Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: heilfire]
#351400 - 01/21/10 04:36 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Paint would be the best. 90% reflection and lest expensive.
Easy to install.
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TheShroomJew23
The Chemist
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: KaptKid]
#351477 - 01/21/10 06:17 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yep paint rocks. I sand the wall till it very smooth and I check for any flaws and then I put on a nice thick primer layer with anti-bacterial powder in it and then a nice pure white layer.
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Hawksresurrection
Registered: 12/04/08
Posts: 13,464
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Mylar has hot spots as well. Paint is the way to go, make sure that it's flat white.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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heilfire
Registered: 01/28/09
Posts: 3
Last seen: 16 years, 3 months
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forget the paint. the walls are just bare insulation and studs. im going to staple aluminum foil to the studs. its easy and cheap. will the lights be ok? i want to go as cheap as possible and im not going to buy some crazy sodium bulbs online for a little grow like this. any specific bulbs i should buy that are available at home depot or something?
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NightGrower
Proficient Horticulturist
Registered: 11/17/09
Posts: 204
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: heilfire]
#352070 - 01/22/10 08:18 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Look for Daylight (6500k) bulbs for Veg and Soft White (2700K) for flowering. At least 100W (CFL rating, not incandescent equivalent) per plant.
For CFL's, you can get a "Y" connector, allowing two sockets/bulbs instead of one; or you could get a socket to outlet and attach to a power strip for cheap even lighting; or a mix of both. All of this can be found at Homedepot
my 2 cents.
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Hawksresurrection
Registered: 12/04/08
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Re: noob's grow room plans [Re: NightGrower]
#352115 - 01/22/10 09:16 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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You'd be better off stapling poster board.
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Dude she isn't as young as she use to be.
-niteowl
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DrGreenThumb
Registered: 08/09/08
Posts: 487
Loc: Phish Tour 
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I'm using white cardboard panels. Might as well be poster board, just more sturdy. See?
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