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With LED’s you can run 80 degrees or so. I keep my humidity 65 or less, and I keep my exhaust on 24/7.New indoor grower, living in Missouri (cold winters) I’m growing in a spare bedroom with 5x5x7 tent. Using a growers choice roi 720 for light growing in amended soil 4 plants in 1 gal buckets that I got as clones. Using an ac infinity t6 inline exhaust fan venting to a carbon filter that is sitting on the ground next to my tent. Had planned for the filter to hang inside the tent but with this light strength I need all the headspace I can get. Purchased extenders for the tent but don’t have enough height oh my bedroom ceiling. I have a humidifier inside of the grow tent. My issues are that while the light is running I have to intake cool air from outside of the house through the window just to get the temps down to 75-76 degrees. It’s usually below 40F outside so while the lights are off my tent will become too cold. I would turn the exhaust fan off during the dark time but if I do they my humidity will jump up over 60% maybe even 70%. I’m passively in taking from the window with a 6 inch tube just drawing in air from my exhaust fan that is feeding the carbon filter next to the tent. Do I need another fan or do I need to see my exhaust up differently? I’m about 1 week into veg with these clones.
Thank you to anyone that can help
I run the same E720 in a 5 x 5 and I also have an 8" infinity series fan exhausting through the carbon filter which has been placed OUTSIDE of the tent. This is actually one of the setups shown in the directions I received with the unit. Yes, it will shorten the useful life of your carbon filter some ... but that carbon filter is a consumable anyway so it's not supposed to last forever. If you want to extend the life of your carbon filter, simply prefilter for debris at the exhaust inlet inside your tent. I exhaust directly into my basement mechanical room that also holds my tent, not to the outside of my house. Intake air is passive, and drawn in by the exhaust fan from that same room. No 2 houses are the same. Don't set things up a certain way because someone else says its the way it should be done. Instead, everything you do should be done with the idea of maintaining the environment inside the tent. Someone already suggested moving the dehumidifier outside of the tent. I would start there. It's contributing to your issues by being in the tent while also taking up valuable real estate.New indoor grower, living in Missouri (cold winters) I’m growing in a spare bedroom with 5x5x7 tent. Using a growers choice roi 720 for light growing in amended soil 4 plants in 1 gal buckets that I got as clones. Using an ac infinity t6 inline exhaust fan venting to a carbon filter that is sitting on the ground next to my tent. Had planned for the filter to hang inside the tent but with this light strength I need all the headspace I can get. Purchased extenders for the tent but don’t have enough height oh my bedroom ceiling. I have a humidifier inside of the grow tent. My issues are that while the light is running I have to intake cool air from outside of the house through the window just to get the temps down to 75-76 degrees. It’s usually below 40F outside so while the lights are off my tent will become too cold. I would turn the exhaust fan off during the dark time but if I do they my humidity will jump up over 60% maybe even 70%. I’m passively in taking from the window with a 6 inch tube just drawing in air from my exhaust fan that is feeding the carbon filter next to the tent. Do I need another fan or do I need to see my exhaust up differently? I’m about 1 week into veg with these clones.
Thank you to anyone that can help
This is not exactly true.Feeding the filter? Next to the tent? The filter should be in the tent on the exhaust fan which should be exhausting the heat out of the tent, possibly out the window. My first grow was in a 4x4 and I had to exhaust out a window during the day and close the window at night. I was always having to mess with the intake flaps and fan set speed, window opening, light intensity, dehuey settings, bullshit in a tent just to keep the environment steady. Didn't like the tents.
You spent a pretty penny getting a cool light and now you are suffering for it.
To run that light at its intended use, you need a lot of things. CO2 for a start... But, we are here, so what to do now?
You do not mention a dehumidifier at all. That should have been the other thing you spend a dollar on! Drier air is easy to "condition". You try to make your wet air stay at some decent temps, but it WONT EVER.
Condition your air. Temp, humidity and circulation, then feed it to your tent. Exhaust any "used" air to the outdoors.
Get to a point where you can close that room off and it won't change temps.
You will either be opening, closing, turning on and off everything if you don't automate.
Get the inkbird stuff and hook dehuey and ac and heat to it. Or, and I MUCH prefer this, get smart stuff and control it auto or manual from your phone.
A smart plug is 6 bucks, some temp and rh meters at 10 bucks. Set it up with smartthings and that's done and dusted!
When you are out and something happens, fix it on the phone and go about your day.
But your biggest flaw here is no dehuey. You can't make this work without it.
The dehumidifier is the key. Dry air is EASY to condition and it lasts.
No argument about what you just stated. I'm simply on a mission to bust inaccurate information.He's in a spare room, no basements involved. Gotta start with what you have to work with
In a room, in a home, you have the home system to work with and the outside air. Inside is closer to stable, use that over outside air.
If you work inside, you need control of humidity and temp. It is easier, not debatable, it is easier to condition dry air.
Get a dehumidifier and a controlling system. Lots of folks like ink bird, I like smart stuff.
Not saying your system isnt hunky dory, just saying that presented with a room in a home, a dehuey and control of it will fix this issue.
60”x 60” tent. Roi 720 43”x43”. 17” to hang the fan and filter with only 4 plant still plenty of roomNew indoor grower, living in Missouri (cold winters) I’m growing in a spare bedroom with 5x5x7 tent. Using a growers choice roi 720 for light growing in amended soil 4 plants in 1 gal buckets that I got as clones. Using an ac infinity t6 inline exhaust fan venting to a carbon filter that is sitting on the ground next to my tent. Had planned for the filter to hang inside the tent but with this light strength I need all the headspace I can get. Purchased extenders for the tent but don’t have enough height oh my bedroom ceiling. I have a humidifier inside of the grow tent. My issues are that while the light is running I have to intake cool air from outside of the house through the window just to get the temps down to 75-76 degrees. It’s usually below 40F outside so while the lights are off my tent will become too cold. I would turn the exhaust fan off during the dark time but if I do they my humidity will jump up over 60% maybe even 70%. I’m passively in taking from the window with a 6 inch tube just drawing in air from my exhaust fan that is feeding the carbon filter next to the tent. Do I need another fan or do I need to see my exhaust up differently? I’m about 1 week into veg with these clones.
Thank you to anyone that can help
Sermon? I respectfully disagree! Quoted above, you stated "always vent outside." Nope, sorry ... not a golden rule.Urm... Ok... But that wasn't implied, stated or otherwise prilificated.
He's in a room. He asked a question. Exhausting outside of that room is necessary to solve his dilemma. Exhausting outdoors seems better than into a home you live in...
A preachy thing on rules and quoting me as though I sponsor them... Not so great.
Only real rule I stated is that he needs a dehuey. Your sermon, I'm afraid, will diminish this point.
How am I trying to get away from the dehuey? I USE ONE! You really need to go back and re-read this.I say outside (of the room) not outdoors. I use these differences throughout. Then explained.
You just want to get away from the dehuey.
Go forth, be right
He still should invest in a dehuey and your sermon is wasted on me and he doesn't need it (he's not running a dehuey and is running $1k of light) he's not "there" yet. He's still at needing to be coached into purchasing a really decent dehuey.
Get a solid dehumidifier, set it up with a controller or some smart stuff and you will fix your issue.
Do you ever turn your lights up 100% during veg? I’ve just turned up to 75% at the beginning of my second week of veg. Just now becoming familiar with the light and the plants responseHow am I trying to get away from the dehuey? I USE ONE! You really need to go back and re-read this.
Zero harmful affects from venting filtered air back into the area that holds the tent. The only reason not to is if it over-heats the room. With that said, quantum boards produce more heat than an E720.
It sounds more to me like you're offended that someone bought a $1K light. I own the same light! I know how to use it. It's a great light to be honest, ... and NO, you don't need CO2 to use that light either.
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