closet grow/ possible with no ventilation?

[skin_zilla]

ive succesfully grown with cfls in a closet before, but id like to upgrade to a 400watt or so, hps light. do any of you guys think that a closet with plastic on the walls, could withstand a 400w hps without ventilation? ( i would be opening the door for fresh air every hour or two, and have fans running inside ofcourse)

i'd be happy for any feedback or advice:smokin:

skin_zilla Reviewed by skin_zilla on 10-27-2006. closet grow/ possible with no ventilation? ive succesfully grown with cfls in a closet before, but id like to upgrade to a 400watt or so, hps light. do any of you guys think that a closet with plastic on the walls, could withstand a 400w hps without ventilation? ( i would be opening the door for fresh air every hour or two, and have fans running inside ofcourse) i'd be happy for any feedback or advice:smokin: Rating: 5

[Deejay2163]

It would be quite a feat to pull off a closet HID grow without proper ventilation.I waon't say that it can't be done but you'd have to have some pretty extraordinary circumstances to pull that off.

[skin_zilla]

yea ive thought about putting a hole in the ceiling, how powerful do u think the fan would have to be for about 800 watts hps in a closet?

[skin_zilla]

owait i guess 800watts would be a little much for an isolated space about 5' by 2' , i dont know too much about spacing with lights

[Deejay2163]

i wouldn't think any less than 150 cfms but there's a lot of factors to consider, such as where the incoming air will be coming from and where the outgoing air is going.it may take even more ,i'm just not sure. i have a 4x3 grow cabinet and i put a 50 cfm bathroom fan in it venting to the outside of my outdoor shed.it's been more than adequate so far and i put it on a rheostat (dimmer) so i could fine tune it for the ambient temp and sound.I will be upgrading in the next week or two to a 400 watt HPS myself and i may very well find that a 50 cfm exhaust is not nearly enough. my only saving grace if there is one is that my grow is not inside my home and in an outdoor storage shed which is uninsulated.that makes it even trickier but we'll see.the more control you have over the environment ,the better your crop will likely be. hope this helps.happy growing!!...Dee

[harris7]

i think you could do it with the 800watt and fan. but you'll need cool tube. then all the heat is Zip right out of the room. And you probaly wouldn't need anything ilke 150 cfms. a buddy of mine did it with a 400w MH with a shitty fan from the thrift store

[BlueBear]

In a closet that small? With 800w, you probably would want a 400 plus Dayton, or hydro Farm, but if you could get a good fan like a vortex, then a 200 plus might do the job, but never the less, to underestamate the heat is the worst pain in the a// that you want.
Adieu

[skin_zilla]

thx for the advice guys, i think i might invest in a cool tube on a 400w hps,

but how much could i expect to yield?? with a 400w, about 80 cubic ft space, some basic advanced nutrients, proper airflow and some tlc

is it worth the money spent

[jamstigator]

The so-called 'Holy Grail' of growing is 0.5 grams per watt per month, or 1.0 grams per watt per crop. Some people even exceed this (search for Tranoble's sealed room thread for an example), but it's rare. So, theoretically you could yield 400 grams, if everything goes right and conditions are optimal. In practice, aim for half of that, be happy if you achieve that, and consider anything beyond that a bonus. That way, if you don't hit the holy grail (I never have), then you won't be as apt to be disappointed.

And obviously, yield depends on a lot more than just the lighting. Ventilation, temps, grow medium, nutrients, strain, number of plants, veg time, how they are trained and grown, pot size, humidity, pest problems (or lack of same), and so on, they all influence yield to one degree or another.

[babystarbud]

you should really consider a fan, theres a lot to be said for moving air through the grow room, so a fan does two jobs really...provides fresh air and controlls temps.

deffinatly money well spent

on my first grow i got about 1 dry ounce per plant(6 plants) with a 400whps, and thats with beginners mistakes like bad soil, irregular watering etc.