New Closet Grow

[Dren]

I'm in the process of building a new grow cab in an unused closet with dimensions H- ~5', W- 4', D- 3'. I've built a 3' space beneath the "floor" of my cab for a reservoir as I'm retooling my hydro system to turn it into a ~20-30 plant aero cab. I've already got a 1000w HPS I'll be moving in to the new cab as well with a cooltube and 6" ducting/inline fan to vent the lighting and an 8" duct fan exhausting hot air out the top of the cab and passively pulling cool air in through the "floor."

Here's the question though, I can't decide how to get the absolute biggest bang for my buck. I've gone over the pros and cons of everything I can think of but can't make a decision. So I throw the question to the community, hopefully someone else will be able to do a better job than me settling on one method (sog, scrog, etc...) which will give me the best yield (best balance of quantity and quality wins out) given the specs I've got to work with.

**note: I'm pretty well decided on the grow medium for this (aero, I've ran hydro before and am confident I know what I'm doin), I simply can't decide how to get the best yield from the crop. I can let the girls veg for a little while to fill out the space and have some fat ladies by the end of flower or go the opposite direction and sog with a short veg and a lot of smaller clones, or anything in between.

Peace and thanks for the advice :rastasmoke:

Dren Reviewed by Dren on 08-03-2008. New Closet Grow I'm in the process of building a new grow cab in an unused closet with dimensions H- ~5', W- 4', D- 3'. I've built a 3' space beneath the "floor" of my cab for a reservoir as I'm retooling my hydro system to turn it into a ~20-30 plant aero cab. I've already got a 1000w HPS I'll be moving in to the new cab as well with a cooltube and 6" ducting/inline fan to vent the lighting and an 8" duct fan exhausting hot air out the top of the cab and passively pulling cool air in through the "floor." Rating: 5

[Rusty Trichome]

Your best bet is to first, study the growlog forum. There's shitloads of opinions on this site, but the best opinions come with instructions and pictures. (a grow log)
Find a grow similar to yours, and see what they did. Any questions after that, give a holler.

The best techniques I've ever seen to get better quality and larger quantity, are knowledge and patience.

Also, 1000w in a closet is going to be pretty tricky. Heat will definatelly be an issue. Just because the spread pattern of a 1000w is approx 4' x 5' or whatever the ad says, this does not really mean it's a good idea to limit the size of the growspace to that dimension. The more cubic feet of growroom airspace, the better.