Might be better to invest the money on climate control in your tent instead of wasting that space. I don't think the dead space between the outside of the grow box and the grow chamber, itself, will provide enough of a heat buffer and plants need air exchange. Have you considered running ducts and an inline fan in your tent? You should be able to bring fresh from outside and exhaust out the other side. Still not ideal as you would be drawing in hot air from outside but you would get some air exchange. Probably a better set up for a winter grow tbh.
You could also simply remove the tent and use that space to grow and hang your light from the ceiling. It seems to me that the tent would merely be adding more heat to the equation. Does the shed have windows?
Might be better to invest the money on climate control in your tent instead of wasting that space. I don't think the dead space between the outside of the grow box and the grow chamber, itself, will provide enough of a heat buffer and plants need air exchange. Have you considered running ducts and an inline fan in your tent? You should be able to bring fresh from outside and exhaust out the other side. Still not ideal as you would be drawing in hot air from outside but you would get some air exchange. Probably a better set up for a winter grow tbh.
You could also simply remove the tent and use that space to grow and hang your light from the ceiling. It seems to me that the tent would merely be adding more heat to the equation. Does the shed have windows?
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“Might be better to invest the money on climate control in your tent instead of wasting that space”
I should’ve mentioned this in my first post, but I just bought an
AC infinity Thermoforge. It hasn’t arrived yet so I don’t know how well it’ll work. Yes, the shed does have a window and I plan to eventually install a portable ac unit. With that in mind, I was hoping the grow box would allow me some insulation so that heater/ac unit would work better. I can’t imagine that the heater would be able to keep it warm enough without insulating.
“Have you considered running ducts and an inline fan to your tent?”
I do have an exhaust fan (is that the same as an inline fan?). Right now it’s sitting outside the tent and is pulling air out of the tent, rather than pulling fresh air in. I did that just to save space.
“You should be able to bring fresh air in from the outside and exhaust out the other side”
So we’re talking two fans, right? One to pull air in from the outside and one to exhaust? Right now my intake is just passive. And yea that’s what I’m worried about; pulling in air from the surrounding environment would be either too hot or too cold.
“You could also simply remove the tent and use that space to grow and hang your light from the ceiling. It seems to me that the tent would merely be bringing more heat into the equation. Does the shed have a window?”
The shed does have a window, yes. Why would the tent being there add more heat - just because the space is enclosed? Also, the ultimate goal is to be able to grow year round, so I’d have to contend with cold in the winter and heat in the summer. And yea, I had thought about taking the tent out, but I don’t know how to insulate against temperatures and get air exchange. Any air coming in would be either too hot or too cold.
Edit: I guess an ac unit pulling air from outside would solve the fresh air intake problem, but what about heat during the winter? The Thermoforge I bought has a hose on it. I guess in theory if I have the unit outside the grow space but the hose inside, that’s fresh air isn’t it?
Thanks again for your thoughtful reply. I’ve only got two grows under my belt but I really enjoy it and want to do it right
