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Completed setting this up and while I like the layout, the tent has problems. I put everything in and now the main vertical zipper on the Gorilla tent will not zip closed. Way too late in the cycle to send it back so I am going to have to look at trying to fix it. If I cant get it to work I will probably have to hang blackout cloth over the front and hope for the best. I needed a 1-2 year solution before building a permanent room in this area. I noticed the zipper was rough but figured it would work itself out. It did, just not the right way. I will end up pulling everything back out and making sure its square. The fabric over one corner could be misaligned and I can't tell if its stitched wrong or stretched funny.
I have the 800 watt Fold lights which look to be really good quality. Between them is the Mammoth UV bar. I have it raised up in these pics because its not being used at this time. Flowtech 380 cfm fan and a 6" iPower Carbon filter for exhaust necked down to 4" which gets vented either into a subbasement area or outside depending on a dust port gate I have installed by the exterior wall. Its a long run, almost 40 feet but the pressure is pretty good at the exit. I did the high cfm kit too and a good thing as it will suck the sides in. I regret setting up the carbon filter in such a way that the prefilter bag will not work.
Trolmaster Hydro-X that I picked up from Mammoth that runs the fan and UV light along with the two Folds. Interior temps still hit 90F with humidity around 48%. VPD is steady around 2.61 kPa. Its been running for about 24 hours so not a lot of experience with it. Its a 7 foot high tent but with everything hung total height is at 5'11"(180 cm). Dual dedicated 20 amp 120v lines and another 20 amp that is very lightly shared along with a 15 amp that is shared. I am running the LEDs around 80%. I have not invested in the Trolmaster PAR sensor. I have a lot to learn.
I have the 800 watt Fold lights which look to be really good quality. Between them is the Mammoth UV bar. I have it raised up in these pics because its not being used at this time. Flowtech 380 cfm fan and a 6" iPower Carbon filter for exhaust necked down to 4" which gets vented either into a subbasement area or outside depending on a dust port gate I have installed by the exterior wall. Its a long run, almost 40 feet but the pressure is pretty good at the exit. I did the high cfm kit too and a good thing as it will suck the sides in. I regret setting up the carbon filter in such a way that the prefilter bag will not work.
Trolmaster Hydro-X that I picked up from Mammoth that runs the fan and UV light along with the two Folds. Interior temps still hit 90F with humidity around 48%. VPD is steady around 2.61 kPa. Its been running for about 24 hours so not a lot of experience with it. Its a 7 foot high tent but with everything hung total height is at 5'11"(180 cm). Dual dedicated 20 amp 120v lines and another 20 amp that is very lightly shared along with a 15 amp that is shared. I am running the LEDs around 80%. I have not invested in the Trolmaster PAR sensor. I have a lot to learn.
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