first grow/build, looking for critique and some input please
Hello growers! After extensively combing this site as well as reading a few books and watching documentaries by the cooper fella, hightimes, and a few instructional youtube build videos, i think im readyo to try this out, hope a few of you salt dogs on here can help a rookie out and shoot some knowledge my way.
I will be building in the basement. I would like to use 4x400w lights or 3 400s and maybe a 150 for veg. Or possibly all 5? So this is where my first question comes in. After looking all over and i surely hope I didn't miss it. WHAT is exactly considered a big grow and small grow? Will an electric company think that 4 of those lights are way to much energy? What if i build them up slowly? like one a month? none the less is that considered a lot?
I will be constructing in my basement. As far as I can see only the water meters are down there that might need an occasional looking at. I am building a completely new room using 2x3s with correct spacing of 16 inches. Sheetrock only on the outside to give it a nicer look. The room will be a 7x9ish and then split off another small veg room and dry room(basically if i need more grow space i have room to play). Not for nothing im thinking ill have more then enough space. Id like to have each light growing a 3x3 area ish. Is that a good circumference? All my framing is currently complete. Sheet rock will go in a little later. I bought a huge black pool tarp. Will use that as my first layer for the walls. And use a piece of duct tape for the staple and then another piece on top of the staple for a good seal. Once room is all blacked out and tightened for air. I will apply a white reflective poly liner I got my hands on.
Here is one of my biggest questions. Hope its not a stupid one. So I have been watching and reading how to do proper exhaust and intake. I got a nice fan with a crabon filter ready to go for exhaust which I will just pump right back into the rest of the basement somewhere in the back. My intake I was told, should possibly be connected to a room somewhere in the house. Love that idea. Hate having to cut a possible hole in the floor. Any other ideas? Its a big basement. Can I just use the basment air for that also?
Exbaust set high by ceiling and intake low by the ground? Here is where I get confused. What kind of climate control switches should I be looking for and where? How do I maintain temp? I figure the lights will produce more then enough heat and that will never be an issue in keeping a high temp? Basically im a little worried about the electrical work. I got an hvac buddy willing to help but I dont think he knows what I should be using for climate control either. So, so far this is how far I come. I will definitely be making a journal as I get deeper into this awesome journey.
Hello growers! After extensively combing this site as well as reading a few books and watching documentaries by the cooper fella, hightimes, and a few instructional youtube build videos, i think im readyo to try this out, hope a few of you salt dogs on here can help a rookie out and shoot some knowledge my way.
I will be building in the basement. I would like to use 4x400w lights or 3 400s and maybe a 150 for veg. Or possibly all 5? So this is where my first question comes in. After looking all over and i surely hope I didn't miss it. WHAT is exactly considered a big grow and small grow? Will an electric company think that 4 of those lights are way to much energy? What if i build them up slowly? like one a month? none the less is that considered a lot?
I will be constructing in my basement. As far as I can see only the water meters are down there that might need an occasional looking at. I am building a completely new room using 2x3s with correct spacing of 16 inches. Sheetrock only on the outside to give it a nicer look. The room will be a 7x9ish and then split off another small veg room and dry room(basically if i need more grow space i have room to play). Not for nothing im thinking ill have more then enough space. Id like to have each light growing a 3x3 area ish. Is that a good circumference? All my framing is currently complete. Sheet rock will go in a little later. I bought a huge black pool tarp. Will use that as my first layer for the walls. And use a piece of duct tape for the staple and then another piece on top of the staple for a good seal. Once room is all blacked out and tightened for air. I will apply a white reflective poly liner I got my hands on.
Here is one of my biggest questions. Hope its not a stupid one. So I have been watching and reading how to do proper exhaust and intake. I got a nice fan with a crabon filter ready to go for exhaust which I will just pump right back into the rest of the basement somewhere in the back. My intake I was told, should possibly be connected to a room somewhere in the house. Love that idea. Hate having to cut a possible hole in the floor. Any other ideas? Its a big basement. Can I just use the basment air for that also?
Exbaust set high by ceiling and intake low by the ground? Here is where I get confused. What kind of climate control switches should I be looking for and where? How do I maintain temp? I figure the lights will produce more then enough heat and that will never be an issue in keeping a high temp? Basically im a little worried about the electrical work. I got an hvac buddy willing to help but I dont think he knows what I should be using for climate control either. So, so far this is how far I come. I will definitely be making a journal as I get deeper into this awesome journey.