Hey Guys,

I am planning my first real grow room setup. I would like to run things past you guys who are a lot more experienced and can guide me better. So, let me start by explaining what I have, and want :-)

Basically, I just want to be self sufficient.. I smoke ~ 2 - 3 oz a month. I have seen these autoflowering strains which allow seed - bud in 8 - 10 weeks, great! I can grow a handful of different strains, for 2 months and get enough to keep me going until the next crop. Or so this is the plan. I would like to use autoflowering seeds, maybe grow 10, and hope for an oz of each and that should see me through.

Onto my space. I have a built-in closet that I would like to use, its in one of the upstairs bedrooms so nice and out of the way. The space size of this room is:

70cm x 70cm x 160

So not a great big space but enough to be self sufficient I hope :-)

My research so far has led me to thinking of this:

Grab a grow tent such as this one (60 X 60 X 140CM DARK ROOM GROW TENT DARKROOM | eBay)

And use CFL lighting such as these two:

300w Red Giant CFL hydroponics grow light & reflector | eBay

and

300w Blue Giant CFL hydroponics grow light & reflector | eBay

Now, from what i've read about these two types of CFLs, is blue = beg, red = flowering, or i could use both throughout. Considering that i am going to use an auto flowering strain which has light on constantly at 18/6 maybe just use both of them lights constantly on 18/6?

My questions are these:

1) WIth my setup i explained, can i get away with out an exhaust and intake fan for my first grow because of the lack of heat (i am in the uk, so temp is cold now, and the CFLS don't generate too much heat).. maybe next grow i can look at intake/exhaust/carbon filter - or do i have to have a filter system in place or is it just going to fail otherwise? (Baring in mind i will have a big oscillating fan in the room at all times and i can open the vents and close the outer closet door so it can get venting that way?

2) Are those two lights enough to do an auto flowering strain from start to finish and get some decent bud from?

I would like to hear some advice please? I have around £200 to spend on this setup, I'd like to contain it all in a tent and use CFLs because of the low electricity/heat usage.. so what should i go for is the above setup adequate for a first grow?

Look forward to hearing your comments
RickyNewman Reviewed by RickyNewman on . New Grow Room Advice Hey Guys, I am planning my first real grow room setup. I would like to run things past you guys who are a lot more experienced and can guide me better. So, let me start by explaining what I have, and want :-) Basically, I just want to be self sufficient.. I smoke ~ 2 - 3 oz a month. I have seen these autoflowering strains which allow seed - bud in 8 - 10 weeks, great! I can grow a handful of different strains, for 2 months and get enough to keep me going until the next crop. Or so Rating: 5