1st grow, I'm using botanicare readygro coco mix

I smoke high quality buds and I want to grow high quality buds.

I built a cabinet above my dryer, I'm in an apt.
The room I made is 3'×3'x4'.
I am using an adjustable ballast with a 1000w bulb
I can switch from 50%-75%-100%
I assume staying at 500w would be ideal
Except for veg.
I want to use rooted clones.
I intend on growing 1-4 plants inside the room maybe using tomatoe trellis but this is where my experience ends.

What should I expect to harvest in weight?
I want to use advanced nutrients
However ppl say you can always taste nutrients when using AN.

I'm also using 3 gal black smart pots I have a tds and pH pen.

Impossible to say, but you are going to run out of room in a hurry... youll have to flower them at under a foot tall... LST, TOP, SCROG... plus the pot size takes away real estate along with your light and filter etc...

My advice, do not purchase anything Botanicare/General Hydroponics/Gavita. Those companies will not help you in the long run (Monsanto).

Try Roots Organic, family owned and Oregon based.

Learn, grow.

Ok enigma, is that because as a new grower I should learn the fundamentals?

Sub1427, I am trying to upload a pic to show you.

Here we go

With light and Potts I'm looking at about 4 feet of grow room

Larzbarz8992 said:

Ok enigma, is that because as a new grower I should learn the fundamentals?

Sub1427, I am trying to upload a pic to show you.

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Just read until your eyes bleed.

Search the forums for answers to questions, chances are they've already been asked and answered.

My opinion, you're going to kill those plants with 1000w, adjustable or not.

Follow @TheStickMan, his journal will show you what 400w is capable of.

anything you put in there right now is going to suffocate, assuming the air doesn't blow out the hood into the space. Put your fan on the output end, air is better pulled than pushed. Also you need input air or eventually they'll smother, your ballast will also add a lot of heat, that's a lot of bulb to pack in that space even at half cap

now i see you have it sucking air from the room, i thought it was a bypass setup, still need to move the big fan and add an input fanfor fresh air. They way you have it now is like trying to blow dirt into a bag rather than vacuum it up

I was going to put in a 3-4 inch passive air intake
Do you think it's crucial I change location of fan, I still have to make a door for the cabinet. That's where I plan on putting the air intake, or on the bottom of floor.

I am hoping the negative air pressure created from the inline will be enough for a 3 inch hole

Intake size should be 4" minimum, 6" preferred, filtered active intake is strongly recommended.

passive will work with a big enough hole, i doubt three inch is enough its gonna get hot in there with a big light your only option is to get that air exchanged efficiently

dirtWeevil said:

passive will work with a big enough hole, i doubt three inch is enough its gonna get hot in there with a big light your only option is to get that air exchanged efficiently

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Active intakes are preferred to pull air into the enclosure, the exhaust to pull air out, taking stress off the exhaust fan and providing more fresh air to the plants.

Ask me how I know this?

I see what your saying enigma, however any suggestions on how many bends i need to put in the air intake to eliminate light penetrating
I ask because my floor is about 6inches off my dryer.

HVAC??

This is my laundry room and I don't want my wife complaining about a fan right in her face as she walk in the room. That's why I think floor would be best.

I'm thinking put a 4" hole in the floor, with a desktop fan right in top of the hole.

Will the negative pressure created from inline and the desktop fan be enough exchange?

it doesnt sound very feasable to have a grow in a cabinet above the dryer? is the room big enough to fit a 2x4 tent on the floor? A 400 watt will work better than a 1000 at 500 watts, the bulbs arent designed for that.

Depending on the distance between the bends I'd say four to five bends, using duct that is black on the inside will also help "trap" light photons.

If you use a filter on the intake that will help big time for mold spores and light.

Enigma said:

Active intakes are preferred to pull air into the enclosure, the exhaust to pull air out, taking stress off the exhaust fan and providing more fresh air to the plants.

Ask me how I know this?

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one time i opened a homemade fridge conversion to crispy brown twigs and emaciated flowers relying on "but i can save thirty bucks and use passive intake" logic lol i been there before, my vote is always for fans in, fans out