a light question

[sweetgreenbuds]

man this shoppin list is gettin bigger. my tds meter just arrived and i tested my water.
8 4 0 p p m cant believe its that high, but such is life so guess i'm shelling out for a r.o. filter. so does any1 know where i can pick 1 of these up for a decent price and also what kind of spec do i need. cheers guys.
peace out

[ProGroWannabe]

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[sweetgreenbuds]

cheers pro grow, and opie. its brilliant to have the availability to draw on the experience of others, and feel confident in doin so after reading ur previous posts. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
cant wait to start putting this together but its gonna take time as its not top priority but at least its lettin me research and lets me sort out the best set up for me to start with.....
thanks again ppl:jointsmile:

[Opie Yutts]

No problem glad to help.

[sweetgreenbuds]

ok so this 1's an opinon call i guess but said i'd just throw in the question.
im livin in an apartment block and the room i'll have my cab in has a window and on the opposite wall there's hole into a vent system which coocker hoods and bathrooms etc are vented into if ya catch my drift. it would suit my room set up better if i could vent into this duct but if you's recon this is a bad idea i could redesign and vent out the window.
in our new place i've been given 1 room (small) to have as my own. in here i intend to have a bar, my well disguised grow cab, my fish tank and all my photo's from home etc. so i'm plannin this down to the inch if ya know what i mean.
cheers guys and have a happy day:hippy:

[sweetgreenbuds]

ok so pardon the consecutive posts but its my day off and just stoned n bored:jointsmile:
so just a couple more questions. firstly, if im going for 400w hps in an air cooled reflector in my 2'x2'x8' cab should i just mount the light at the top of the cab as i will be lining it with mylar
or should i have it so my light can be lowered over the plants????
and pro gro i really appreciate the link for the ro filter but does that have to be connected to power as im running 220v where i am and i think thats all 110v as its u.s. based, i think
but ill look up something local, well my side of the atlantic at least:thumbsup: cheers guys

[Opie Yutts]

It is always best to keep the light as close as possible to the plants without stressing them. You can do this by raising and lowering the plants or the light or both. I'm sure 220 RO machines exist.

[ProGroWannabe]

Yeah, I'm sure there are 220 volt units made as well. And as for the venting idea, it would be fine as long as you run a carbon filter setup before it gets into that vent. Either run a 400--or so--cfm fan going into the carbon filter and exhaust hot air from the top of the cabinet with another fan, or look into a carbon filter design that would utilize an inlet/outlet on each end so you can pull air through it------>to the vent in the wall. Either way, I just wouldn't feel safe running unfiltered air into that vent.

[sweetgreenbuds]

dont know if im just fillin up a thread with useless questions or if any1 else is benefiting from this thread but i'm learning volumes along with other research so cheers guys:thumbsup:

ok so the next question is; so originally i was goin for a diy carbon scrubber(design i found on this site), but now i've decided to go with a vented reflector(which i'll prob make myself from a regular reflector as i cant get 1 local and i've access to a good workshop) so i'm thinkin i'll need an inline filter, has any1 ever made 1 out of 2 4"-6" reducers back 2 back with carbon in the 6" flanges and 4" duct on either side if ya know what i mean. guess my question is has any1 ever done anything like this or any opinions?

anyway cheers guys
peace out:hippy:

[Opie Yutts]

I haven't heard of it but that don't mean a whole bunch. Sounds feasable. Just remember if you do that you are going to want to double (roughly) the size of the fan on that duct line.