Brandan Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Ok, first grow and first growroom, hope to get a little advice. I am setting up the room in my basement, its going to be a 6x6x6 room, one of the walls is the concrete, the other 3 will have drywall on the outside. Inside will be lined with panda Mylar ( no insulation will be used). I plan on running 1 600 watt HPS ( a MH coversion bulb for veg), and between 4-8 plants at any given time. I plan on putting in a 4" 170cfm inline fan for exhaust. Will this room get too hot?I plan on putting in a fan for intake but not enough in the buget for it yet.. But the heat concerns me, in my basement right now with no vents open down there it stays between 63-65 degrees, between 50-70 humitidy... Any advice would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired4Success Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I think you will probably be fine with heat. It would be nicer to have a 6" fan, but the 170 cfm not ducted very far should work. That 600w is only going to effectively cover a 3.5'X3.5' area. Maybe you could frame out a small veg room in there and use some florescents for veg.. I hate to see you waste a 600w Mh when you could do the same with 30w of florescents. It would also mean less time inbetween harvests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandan Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Was debating on putting a small veg portion in the room, but I really know nothing about florecent lighting.. What kind of lights would Use in there?? I'll only be growing 4-8 at any given time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grow Thread Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 T5 lights and compact fluorescent bulbs (the curly ones) are pretty popular, and they put off very little heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdiamond Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 That fan is way too small for your needs high tech garden supply sells a 6 inch 442 cfm inline for $109 with free shipping that would be perfect for this space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired4Success Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Well if we are upgrading fans screw that crap they sell at the grow shop & get urself a bad arse Tjernlund 6" 520 cfm inline for $75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingdiamond Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Well if we are upgrading fans screw that crap they sell at the grow shop & get urself a bad arse Tjernlund 6" 520 cfm inline for $75. Got a link for us to take a looksee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandan Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 I ended up picking up a 6 inch 400+cfm inline from HTG.. I have almost everything now. Debating on looking for some sort of speed control for the fan.. But the room should be up and running withing a couple weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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