Sounds like you've got a super sweet operation going on there Sap, I'm jealous. But like I said, I've only got like 3 weeks until harvest, and then I'll be doing some upgrading. This is my first grow and I didn't feel I had the knowledge to justify spending a lot of $ in case things didn't work out.

I didn't really pay for anything in my setup, since it was all stuff I already had (except for CFL's, some light sockets, and a $5 bag of soil). I admit I'm a bit of a cheapskate, but I also kind of get off on the DIY way .

I'll definitely be changing things up in 3 weeks, but there is NO WAY I'm gonna spend anywhere even close to $200 for a fan filter combo. Maybe $20 or $30 for an inline fan, and probably about the same for a DIY carbon filter. I'll spend the leftover cash on more and better lights, since I can't make those from things laying around the house. :rasta:

Let me know if you starting a grow journal, I'm very interested to see what the hydrohut setup looks like.