AngmohGrowz
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Hello,
I'm in the planning stage of a 12 x 12 flower tent. I've got just about everything sorted out but could use some advice in a couple areas.
I will have two 5 x 10 grow areas to cycle monthly inside the tent. I will be using pure hydro - will definitely get a modular ebb and flow system for one side, and will experiment with DWC on the other side to see which works best as I plan to do a SOG.
I will be running c02 from a burner placed outside the tent, and all drivers for lights will be placed outside the tent. There is the possibility that I may get racks inside the tent to run double deckers on each side of the tent to double my grow area. That would mean I will be adding even more light, but that's for the future.
Questions:
What size AC do I need? I've read count up my watts inside the tent and times that by 3. If I run 4 x 1000w lights (they would be dimmed a bit tho) that would means 12,000btu just from the lights. I then need to factor in the dehumidifier watts, watts from fans, etc... Safe to say i'd need a 24,000btu to be on the safe end?
What size dehumidifier do I need? I know that pure hydro requires less than say coco, but I have no idea how to calculate this.
Opticlimate.... worth it for a tent this size? Right now I'm thinking no. Mini split ACs are not expensive and I doubt the price of whatever size dehumidifier I need will justify the cost.... I read this thing uses 1 to 2 liters of water per minute... is that correct? Seems crazy high and not worth it for a small setup. Thoughts?
I'm in the planning stage of a 12 x 12 flower tent. I've got just about everything sorted out but could use some advice in a couple areas.
I will have two 5 x 10 grow areas to cycle monthly inside the tent. I will be using pure hydro - will definitely get a modular ebb and flow system for one side, and will experiment with DWC on the other side to see which works best as I plan to do a SOG.
I will be running c02 from a burner placed outside the tent, and all drivers for lights will be placed outside the tent. There is the possibility that I may get racks inside the tent to run double deckers on each side of the tent to double my grow area. That would mean I will be adding even more light, but that's for the future.
Questions:
What size AC do I need? I've read count up my watts inside the tent and times that by 3. If I run 4 x 1000w lights (they would be dimmed a bit tho) that would means 12,000btu just from the lights. I then need to factor in the dehumidifier watts, watts from fans, etc... Safe to say i'd need a 24,000btu to be on the safe end?
What size dehumidifier do I need? I know that pure hydro requires less than say coco, but I have no idea how to calculate this.
Opticlimate.... worth it for a tent this size? Right now I'm thinking no. Mini split ACs are not expensive and I doubt the price of whatever size dehumidifier I need will justify the cost.... I read this thing uses 1 to 2 liters of water per minute... is that correct? Seems crazy high and not worth it for a small setup. Thoughts?