Mang Kanor
New Member
So basically I have read lots of guides and asked on various people in regards to growing (planning to grow 3 plants max). I am now torn if I should consider buying a $200 dollar grow tent (.8m x .8m x 1.6m) or making/buying a cabinet for just less than $100. I'll be covering the insides of the cabinet with thermal blankets(as per reading they are made with mylar) and be adding holes for the ventilation system. Portability isn't my concern since my grow place wouldn't be a place where I need to take down my tent/cabinet. I am not sure if the temperature would be the same with both setups(same ventilation with the cabinet and tent).
Another concern is the heat. Temperature ranges from 28C-32C here. I am not sure if fans inside the tent, good intake and exhaust fan would lower the temperature to a favorable condition for the plant(20C-25C). I am considering C02 bags and opening the lights only at night so it wouldn't roast the plants. Still it might be above the preferable temperature at noon time.
Also I am confused regarding the heat produced by lighting. I am considering CFLs since as per one guide I have read that it's good for beginners and produces less heat ( also cheaper and easier to get where I am at) but have read another guide where it says it will produce the same with HPS. Therefore lighting might also be an issue for me since it will increase the temperature (Which is already high in the first place).
I am not considering AC since the room I would put my grow tent/cabinet is small(probably will contribute more with the temperature increasing) and the room is not fully closed(there are screens on the upper portion of the walls). Humidifiers is an automatic mold issue in the room probably. I am still not sure if going for LED lighting (if CFLs will cause same heat with HPS) as well since its expensive here (saw an apollo advanced 400w, it costs $430 here).
Any opinion would help, I am really having an urge to grow since June. So I am planning a fool proof setup since I need to be stealthy in this dream of mine.
Another concern is the heat. Temperature ranges from 28C-32C here. I am not sure if fans inside the tent, good intake and exhaust fan would lower the temperature to a favorable condition for the plant(20C-25C). I am considering C02 bags and opening the lights only at night so it wouldn't roast the plants. Still it might be above the preferable temperature at noon time.
Also I am confused regarding the heat produced by lighting. I am considering CFLs since as per one guide I have read that it's good for beginners and produces less heat ( also cheaper and easier to get where I am at) but have read another guide where it says it will produce the same with HPS. Therefore lighting might also be an issue for me since it will increase the temperature (Which is already high in the first place).
I am not considering AC since the room I would put my grow tent/cabinet is small(probably will contribute more with the temperature increasing) and the room is not fully closed(there are screens on the upper portion of the walls). Humidifiers is an automatic mold issue in the room probably. I am still not sure if going for LED lighting (if CFLs will cause same heat with HPS) as well since its expensive here (saw an apollo advanced 400w, it costs $430 here).
Any opinion would help, I am really having an urge to grow since June. So I am planning a fool proof setup since I need to be stealthy in this dream of mine.