Hey joerabbit, are you a comedian? Oldskol4evr is right, trying to move a grow tent fully set up is just a disaster waiting to happen! And using one is even worse! I ask why you’re a comedian, because it’s just a “sitcom” situation! Like, why would you wanna move a grow tent from the living room to the bedroom? Need some company while you sleep? Or are you having company in the living room and don’t want them to see your tent? And why would you ever buy a tent in the first place? Fall for all their marketing hype? I don’t know anyone personally who’s actually bought one and liked it! Here, GT21 says, “i set mine up in the corner of the utility room and that bitch staying there,worst money i ever spent...” Oldskol4evr wants to build his own and you should too, joerabbit! Just take all the expensive equipment like the light and vent fans and put them into the one you make.
The reason they’re so hard to control is most ones for sale in grow shops I’ve seen have the light inside
the tent itself. Yeah, sure they’re vented but the regular light no matter what kind it is, is gonna heat up too much without extra venting and even an air conditioner—and that kind of defeats the purpose. They’re perfect for cloning though, but just use a little T5 or Compact Florescent grow light to keep your heat down and the air temp perfect. For clones a little T5 is all you need.
I built my own in my 24hr dark basement which is always cool. I used lumber for the frame and black/white poly stapled onto the studs—white on the inside of course! I built it for testing new strains. Its bigger than a commercial grow tent: 4X5X8. Plants won’t grow if they’re squished into little tents with their leaves touching. My light is a ES300 LED I got from a friend who didn’t like it. The ceilings in my basement are high at 10ft and my “tent” is only 8’ high so light heat has plenty of room to rise and then get sucked out by a 2X2 square summer window fan flat on the roof. For circulation I got a large bathroom fan framed in at floor level to pump nice cool fresh air in. In it I only grow two strains at a time and if I like them I’ll save them for Mothers and let them veg in it full time for clones which I use for my large-scale greenhouses.
I only buy the rare piece of equipment for my grows I know will work like they’re supposed to. There’s just so much junk on the market for growing right now that doesn’t work right and is cheaply made garbage and I think is geared for new growers who don’t know doodley squat! So look out you Nubie guys! For my large grows in greenhouses and winter indoor setups I only buy from reputable growing equipment companies who’s equipment is built to last for commercial growers like myself. Even most of the commercial auto-trimmers I’ve tried break down after a couple years. My latest ones are workhorses. I’ve had ‘em for 3 years with no problems and they still run like brand new with no maintenance or cleaning needed. They’re called “Tom’s Tumble Trimmer”. My lights, aside from the over-priced ES300 my friend hated, are all state of the art lamps and fixtures that come from “Growers Choice” that I can get at wholesale prices for my large commercial set ups but that’s a whole different story.
So hey you guys, stay away from junk grow tents and just build your own!
Hope this helps ya’all!
