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Old 08-06-2009, 03:26 AM   #8
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Re: How Do I add Ventilation to my Grow Area, What Can I Do about Smell?

I have a question as I am big time upgrading my CA 100% legal, setup to service my private non-profit patient run co-op.

I saw all this good info here and figured my question belonged in this thread. Any assistance would be great.

ROOM:

I am building a 4x8x8 flower tent inside of a 11x14x8 Room. I will be using a 1000watt HPS, HydroFarm Ballast and Inline air cooled Hood in the tent. I will only be using 4x4 or so right now, but I am leaving room for expansion.

The Veg/Clone/Mother Area will be 100% T5 Flourescent. Probably between (4) and (8) 48" T5 tubes total.

A 9000 BTU AC will keep temps down throughout the room once the light is up. This is essential as I am in Southern California (though close to the ocean so relatively cool (75 to 88 degrees outside temperature compared to 85-105 inland).

This is an apartment building and smell is a concern.

QUESTION #1:

Trying to save money wherever possible, I was considering pulling all the air from within the tent, through the light hood, out some 6" ventilation to a 424 CFM fan, through an active carbon filter for smell.

Would this be sufficient to ventilate & cool the tent while avoiding smell issues?


QUESTION #2

I was considering this following fan/can filter combo

Looks like a killer deal. I wouldn't trust it except their name brand stuff is really cheap too and they have a high approval rating.

Gotta keep cool enough, gotta keep the smell down. Do you think this will do the Job?


QUESTION #3

My Mother/Clone/Veg area is not inside of a tent. At any one time, There will be 2-4 Mother plants and up 20 clones, and 15 babies vegging 2 weeks. It is in the room with the AC and I do not have any smell control planned for these guys. I have never had this many plants before and I am concerned about the smell of this many seedlings.

Any help in this matter as I have never had to deal with this stuff on this scale in the past.

Will I be stinkin' up the place with my little seedlings?


Thanks guys. I've been lurking forever.



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