Thanks! By a shelf, you mean just in an open room? That's what I was actually thinking of trying first.
I actually pulled the trigger on everything for my flowering room last night. I decided to hold off on the 2nd tent for a few weeks or months. However, I am still heavily leaning towards keeping my clones/mothers in an open space during veg stage. I was thinking I could even use the same room the tent is in, so ideally the air would still push through the same tent's exhaust and carbon filter. Although I'm not sure they'll smell much at all during veg stage anyways. So I could probably keep them anywhere in the house.
Yep! I'm def trying to do it all right, thanks. Granted, within my means. Some things are just ridiculously overpriced (
https://www.growtronix.com/ for example).
So far I've purchased (but not received):
Gorilla 3x3 (original, not shorty)
SF-4000 (new model w/ dimmer)
T8 Inline (I figure I could run it on low and it'd be quitter than a T6)
Build a Soil (BaS)'s 3.0
BaS's top dress
BaS's clover cover crop
Grassroots 30lb cloth pot (the model marketed for living soil)
Grassroots 5lb velcro cloth pot
Misc:
Scrog-Pro (lol don't laugh at me. I know most of you guys build these yourselves... This style looks really efficient, though. The trellis "snaps off" for harvest;
https://scrog-pro.com/)
Going to use a smart plug I researched which keeps its schedule even after power outages (obviously I'll test this first).
Got the Pulse One too (
https://pulsegrow.com/)
I also got a cheap security camera to put inside. Figure it'll be cool to watch the time elapsed video of the grow. It has a sd card large enough to tape continuously in HD for weeks.
Future:
Thinking of getting a
SF2000 for my clones and mother plants in open room, but not positive on that yet. Chances are I'll go this route before attempting a 2nd tent, though.
Still need to pick up some ducting (was thinking rigid for better air flow and insulated for noise reduction, but not sure yet) and a carbon filter. Any good recommendations for a filter? I read Cap and Phresh work great at deodorizing but the rest are only decent?
I'm also still researching seeds. I THINK I've narrowed it down to CSI Humboldt, though. If anyone recommends a strain from them, let me know!
Don't think I'll be getting a humidifier, but let's see. I'm honestly more worried about mold than not enough humidity lol.
I'll post some pics when I get things set up!