First grow tent setup help!

[qlever]

Starting with a 30x18x36 tent and not too sure if I have the 'right' or necessary parts to successfully grow some plants.

my shopping cart consists of:

A 4" fan to use as an intake on the bottom of the tent

Exhaust on the side of the tent

400w HPS+MH Light Kit

Fan Speed Controller



Is this an alright setup for a first grow?

qlever Reviewed by qlever on 10-02-2013. First grow tent setup help! Starting with a 30x18x36 tent and not too sure if I have the 'right' or necessary parts to successfully grow some plants. my shopping cart consists of: A 4" fan to use as an intake on the bottom of the tent Exhaust on the side of the tent 400w HPS+MH Light Kit Rating: 5

[thenewgrow]

hey man sounds good to me but you will need a fan for the inside to get the air moving around in the tent

[growdemon]

in a 2.5' x 1.5' x 3' tent?
yea that's just insane.... I would suggest to get a bigger tent. at least a 4x2x6

[thenewgrow]

why he can just hold them short ? and grow in what he has i have seen this size then with a 400watt he tire the plants down and kep them really short but he got amazing buds

but if you have the money then buy a bigger tent to and you can kep your clones and small plants in that tent you have

[tlranger]

Does sound like a nice veg cabinet

[qlever]

Thanks! So is the intake fan necessary? How strong of a fan should be inside?

[thenewgrow]

hey man yes all that you have showed at the top is necessary fan for Exhaust a fan for intake and a fan inside the tent to move the air around and the only thing you should buy more then that is a bigger tent and a termometer to mesure the heat and you are ready to go

[growdemon]

well the problem would mainly be, the footprint and space a HID setup and the rest of your gear
heat can be fixed with a " HPS cool tube " type of reflector in a space that small (search around)

3 ft tall. take into consideration. the lamp will take up space, the pots & dirt will take up space
so that will leave you with about 1- 1.5 ft space vertical to grow.

T5 HO lamps have a small vertical foot print, 1-3 inches depending on the fixture
LED lamps also have a small vertical footprint
CFL lamps are bulky
HID lamps are also bulky

its all depends on your needs!

hope this helps!

-gd

[growdemon]

yea it would be great for a vegg setup no doubt, couple t5's and your set