Help constructing new grow and veg room

[MAGO213]

Hello, fellow growers. First I like thank all of you for inspiring me grow my own meds. I'm really happy and excited, but I need some help from you pros. I have an empty 2 car garage I can use for flower and veg . Prop 215 complient 2 people so I can only grow 12 mature 12 veg. Questions: how much space do I need for 10-12 plants in 5 gal sunshine mix (i want to do a sealed room)?Which Advanced nutes r actually worth it? I have sensi 2 part and big bud for now. I have 1 600 watt eye bulb and 600 watt digi ballast 2 cool tubes. Would it be better to get another 600 watt set or go for a 2 k setup(trying not to spend too much on electricity but I want the most practical)? I have sentinnel cppm1. Which co2 burner is better for a sealed room? Thanks in advance for your help. Also this is not my first grow but I'm stil learning and want to do it right the first time.

 

[pokey]

if you dont want to spend to much money go with another 600w and you need about a square foot per plant but id go with 2 square feet per plant if you have a whole garage

 

[been]

You should cruise by the Home Depot and pick up a load of illegal immigrants to help you construct your grow room.

 

[Park]

why not use two grow tents inside the garage or build two separate sheds to grow in.
a room within a room, much easier to control temps and everything else.
a nice 4x4 x8 foot grow tent could be bought for 300 bucks. or spend the cash on building two wooden grow rooms. one for veg and one for bloom.

 

[doco]

You "could" do 12 plants in a 4x4 tent but if its a branchy strain they will be crowded. I do 9 in my 54"x54" Sun Hut and its still crowded sometimes.
Anyway, I run a hut because I'm in an apartment and need to be somewhat ready to break down at any given moment. If I had a garage I would build one maybe 5 x 8 or so, give you room to navigate around all of the plants for care etc. Id also have a slot in one wall for an air conditioner (CO2 burners put off as much heat as a 1000w). Air cool the lights and put a big exhaust fan in the garage roof to clear all the heat and you'd be big ballin'.
600w are the most energy efficient lumens/watt.

 

[MAGO213]

Thanks for the all the info I think I will do 9 plants in 5 gal buckets I want to use sunshine mix #4. For this setup would a 1000 watter be ok? Also I plan on putting them in a constructed room dimensions 5x5x7