New Project:

[bud luv]

A friend has:

Apartment.
1 Bedroom.
It is a Living Space.
Desire to grow.

The tentative plan is to build a 4x5x7 box in the bedroom. This would essentially be a DIY hydrohut. 1000w HPS. 6 bucket DIY hydrofarm setup like in my Signature. Cutting any holes in the apartment is a no-no, it's got a unit below and above it. The box would be sealed/sealable. The goal would be to yield a good crop, enough to caregive for several patients. Odor control is probably a necessity, in some form or other. The apartment has one of those dual-sliding door closets that's very wide but only about 20-24 inches deep. It seems the closet wouldn't be deep enough to run an effective grow.

Q's:
Is it a deathwish to run a CO2 hyrdohut in a bedroom where someone sleeps?
Should the box be a little bigger?
Would 2x600w be a lot better than 1x1000?
should the box be free-standing or should I use a corner in the apt?
Should the sliding-door closet be used as "part" of the box?
What odor solution is recommended?
It is undesirable to have an exhuast going directly to a window - does anyone have any insight into a good (and cheap, to start) exhaust system for this?
Mylar or Black/White?

I'm sure I'll think of more questions later... If any of the respected and knowledgeable folks here have any insight into the matter, let bud luv know!

bud luv Reviewed by bud luv on 12-28-2006. New Project: A friend has: Apartment. 1 Bedroom. It is a Living Space. Desire to grow. The tentative plan is to build a 4x5x7 box in the bedroom. This would essentially be a DIY hydrohut. 1000w HPS. 6 bucket DIY hydrofarm setup like in my Signature. Cutting any holes in the apartment is a no-no, it's got a unit below and above it. The box would be sealed/sealable. The goal would be to yield a good crop, enough to caregive for several patients. Odor control is probably a necessity, in some Rating: 5

[bud luv]

apt layout:

[BlueBear]

Hey Bud, for oder check this out http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=87874
I would personally go with the 2x600W's because if they run too hot you can always take one out. For reflection, the miler emergency blankets in the Wal Mart sports department work like a charm for me. The black and white Panda paper are nice for seperating rooms IMO.
Adieu

[TheGreenFog]

Is it a deathwish to run a CO2 hyrdohut in a bedroom where someone sleeps?
Should the box be a little bigger?
Would 2x600w be a lot better than 1x1000?
should the box be free-standing or should I use a corner in the apt?
Should the sliding-door closet be used as "part" of the box?
What odor solution is recommended?
It is undesirable to have an exhuast going directly to a window - does anyone have any insight into a good (and cheap, to start) exhaust system for this?
Mylar or Black/White?

I'm sure I'll think of more questions later... If any of the respected and knowledgeable folks here have any insight into the matter, let bud luv know!

These are my noobie opinions and first thoughts to your questions:

The box seems about the right size. A 'bit' small for a 1000 but as long as you can control the heat, you should be alright. It is about 100watts per square foot. DENSE buds if all other factors are controlled.

The first thing I thought of was Tranoble's sealed room and thought that maybe you can run something like that...but then again it would have to be REALLY sealed and you would have to have co2 regulated and circulating air inside...

...and I BELIEVE you would still have to clear out the stale air every once in a while. I may be wrong about that last statement.

What else...oh the lights...Bluebear was right about the 2 x 600 instead of 1000 due to the heat factor but also due to the coverage factor. I dont think you will really have that much of a problem gettin a decent footprint from the 1000w because, from what I've read, it can cover about 4 x 4 or so...so you will have some area missing.

20-24 inches is tight, but not too tight for a grow. The closet in theJOURNAL OF A MADMAN is 23 inches deep. Check it out.

If you have a good window to exhaust from, it is a good option, but you said there are people above, so...

The box should be freestanding if you dont have it in the closet...for easy breaking down in case of an emergency.

...damn lost track of what I was saying (got pulled away from the cpu)

I recommend black and white over mylar, due to it's durability and ease of use over mylar. Mylar is cheaper, tho.

Well, it has taken me about 1 hour or so to type this response so please disregard any double info. Thanks.

Be cool.


:rastasmoke: RastafarI

TGF

[DaBoyWeb]

you could run the 1000w but you are gonna need a six inch fan to do so effectively even if you run two sixes i would run a six inch fan so you can bring the lights as close as possible check these pix of a "small" system im runnin right now 600 hps 14 plant aero four inch eco fan 4in carbon filter in a 4x4 homeboxXL hope this helps:rastasmoke:

[DaBoyWeb]

for some reason i cant post pix will post asap

[DaBoyWeb]

finally got the pix up

[bud luv]

What are the temps in there, and what are the temps where you live?

thanks to everyone for their insights, they've all been very helpful.

[bud luv]

Oh and web, why is your filter outside the room? From what I understand it's better to "suck" through it than "blow." I'm not sure about this, but it seems like most people put the filters in the gro room. filter-->exhaust or filter-->lights-->exhaust

Anybody got any info as to whether or not the occupant of the bedroom would die from the co2? thanks

[bud luv]

Hey Bud, for oder check this out http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=87874
Adieu

hey buddy.

So you have that thing in use? My understanding is that the thing makes a cover-up odor, is it something you'd want to have running in your main living space? Do you have experience with ozone generators or ion thingamajigs?

How do all these things work compared to carbon filters?



I should mention that budget is a concern and probably only one type of odor system will be installed initially, which should be the first one?

Thanks.