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 Mar 9 2009, 07:31 PM
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Just Sprouted  Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost  |
Right lads, I am in the process of kitting out my room. The room measures 13ft x 10ft, the ceiling is 4ft at the side and rises to 7ft in the centre of the room. I have insulated the roof with rockwool and have used plasterboard for the ceiling and walls. I intend on putting in a 10 pot atami wilma and 600w light, I have attached a few pics to give you an idea of what I'm up to. Any suggestions and tips would be great! I'm a first timer and am looking forward to this big time!
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Mar 9 2009, 07:36 PM
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 Yes Group: Lifetime Subscriber Posts: 928 Joined: 9-August 06 From: West Country Member No.: 15,164 Style of Grow:Hydroponic |
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Mar 9 2009, 10:27 PM
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 Vegging Nicely Group: Full Member Posts: 132 Joined: 19-July 07 From: IN THE FREEZER Member No.: 24,421 Style of Grow:Compost |
is that 600w for the whole room??? rule of thumb is 40-60w/sqr foot. so you gonna need around 4000w for the whole room. unless you plan on using a small section of the room for veg. you will need 1 sqr meter for your 600w bulb. looks like you put work into your room, great job so far.
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Mar 10 2009, 01:17 PM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
QUOTE (CANTTHINKOFAUSERNAME @ Mar 9 2009, 10:27 PM)  is that 600w for the whole room??? rule of thumb is 40-60w/sqr foot. so you gonna need around 4000w for the whole room. unless you plan on using a small section of the room for veg. you will need 1 sqr meter for your 600w bulb. looks like you put work into your room, great job so far. Cheers mate. The room is big but I am only going to be putting 10 pots in the centre of the room. The rest of the room will be empty. The walls with the reflective surface are a few feet away from the plants, will this affect the how much light hits the plants? -------------------- |
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Mar 10 2009, 01:59 PM
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 Stoned Immaculate Group: Senior Member Posts: 3,663 Joined: 9-October 06 From: The big city Member No.: 16,932 Style of Grow:Compost |
QUOTE (bobw00ds @ Mar 10 2009, 01:17 PM) The room is big but I am only going to be putting 10 pots in the centre of the room. The rest of the room will be empty. The walls with the reflective surface are a few feet away from the plants, will this affect the how much light hits the plants? Yes, it diminishes rapidly with distance. You would do better to have the reflective surfaces up close to the growing area. I have a couple of tall plywood boards with mylar taped to them, very useful for getting more light reflected into the growing area. -------------------- |
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Mar 10 2009, 04:49 PM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
QUOTE (squirrel @ Mar 10 2009, 01:59 PM) QUOTE (bobw00ds @ Mar 10 2009, 01:17 PM) The room is big but I am only going to be putting 10 pots in the centre of the room. The rest of the room will be empty. The walls with the reflective surface are a few feet away from the plants, will this affect the how much light hits the plants? Yes, it diminishes rapidly with distance. You would do better to have the reflective surfaces up close to the growing area. I have a couple of tall plywood boards with mylar taped to them, very useful for getting more light reflected into the growing area. Oh shite! I may have to rethink that one. Could I drape the silver sheeting around the centre from the cieiling and tack it at both ends. Hmmmm. I'm gonna have to think this one out a little more. 
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Mar 10 2009, 04:54 PM
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 Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 96 Joined: 31-December 08 From: Inside the belly of a whale Member No.: 40,454 Style of Grow:Not Yet |
QUOTE (bobw00ds @ Mar 10 2009, 04:49 PM) Oh shite! I may have to rethink that one. Could I drape the silver sheeting around the centre from the cieiling and tack it at both ends. Hmmmm. I'm gonna have to think this one out a little more. you could do that, effect similar to a tent what ventilation are you gonna be using? -------------------- "You can think and you can fight, but the world's always movin', and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance."
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Mar 10 2009, 06:59 PM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
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you could do that, effect similar to a tent what ventilation are you gonna be using? [/quote] I have two fans like the one attached below and am thinking of getting a Primair fan controller as well.
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Mar 12 2009, 08:58 PM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
I'm now thinking of just getting a half decent tent and slapping it in the middle of the room. It would be far less hassle than going and trying to divide it up. Any recommendations for of a decent tent to put my 10 pot wilma in?
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Mar 13 2009, 01:37 PM
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 Fruity Cargo Group: Senior Member Posts: 4,136 Joined: 30-May 02 Member No.: 575 Style of Grow:Compost |
You need to measure the usable width mate then you can see what size tent you could use. If you can fit a dr120 in then i'd use one of those with a 600. Like i say you'll need to measure 200cm up on each side and see what width you got. I can fit a 160cm high tent in my loft but your's is quite a bit bigger so it might be doable or there are some companies that do 180cm tall tent if a 200cm one won't fit.
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Mar 14 2009, 10:04 AM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
QUOTE (KC @ Mar 13 2009, 01:37 PM) You need to measure the usable width mate then you can see what size tent you could use. If you can fit a dr120 in then i'd use one of those with a 600. Like i say you'll need to measure 200cm up on each side and see what width you got. I can fit a 160cm high tent in my loft but your's is quite a bit bigger so it might be doable or there are some companies that do 180cm tall tent if a 200cm one won't fit. Nice one KC! Many thanks for the reply mate. The DR120 is the exact tent that I was looking at getting and there is enough space to fit it in the centre of the room. I was looking at getting it from HERE. Does that price seem reasonable? Also gonna get a Primair controller and I think were all set to go after that! 
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Mar 14 2009, 10:32 AM
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 The baby faced assissin Group: Lifetime Subscriber Posts: 3,392 Joined: 16-April 06 From: Just next door Member No.: 13,162 Style of Grow:Compost |
nice looking room fella
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Mar 14 2009, 11:48 AM
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Just Sprouted Group: Full Member Posts: 89 Joined: 8-March 09 From: The Land of Chocolate Member No.: 42,824 Style of Grow:Compost |
QUOTE (leepy @ Mar 14 2009, 10:32 AM) nice looking room fella Thanks a mill Leepy, was following some of your stuff! That sh1t reads like a novel mate!! All ye heads on here really are inspiring!  Now I wanna make sure when I get this tent that I have all the angles covered, how many of these fans should I get? Would two do me? Another thing is, I'm a little worried about my space getting too cold when lights are out, what is the minimum temp when light are out? Thanks all! 
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Mar 14 2009, 11:54 AM
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 getting old and going grey Group: Subscriber Posts: 1,266 Joined: 18-October 08 From: the emerald isle Member No.: 37,757 Style of Grow:Compost |
I assume you are not using them for extraction 2 should do for air circulation (you can get similar from B&Q for about a fiver but im a tight arse) and that tent is a fairly good price and they are a good place to buy from good after sales etc. My temps go down to about 17 oC at lights of if they get to low get a tube heater not to expensive and cheap enough to run.
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Mar 14 2009, 11:58 AM
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 Salty old sea dog.. Group: Subscriber Posts: 795 Joined: 26-February 09 From: Avalon Member No.: 42,500 Style of Grow:Compost |
Bet that will look sweet when your done bruv all the best
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