8 X 12 SOG Grow Room Finished

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dozerman

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Tat2, I am a newb in your area (within the 'Who Dat Nation' at least) and was wondering if you could estimate the cost of your current setup... with the 600w lights that you have switched to, etc.

Let's say you had to rebuild it like you have it now, what do you think it would cost you now that you have been through the learning curve, made mistakes, etc? No need to itemize anything for me, but a general guestimate would be awesome.

With or without the cost of the construction of the actual room within your garage.

I really appreciate you making all your knowledge and experiences available to the rest of us. Thank you!!!:clap:
 
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ympb

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tat2ue said:
I have to do a chop tonight and after I am done I will take a few pics of the inside of my table w/ the plumbing setup and other info.
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Your set-up is almost exacty what I'm working on right now. Room is just a little different shape.

I'm mostly interested in your net pot size and the the actual dimensions(length X width)as well as center spacing of the holes in your plywood lids. Do you have any crowding problems?

What size exaust fan and filter are you using?

Any info on this would be great.

Thank you
 
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NLOverOntario

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hey Tat, i have a 4x4 ebb and flow under 1000w hps currently but I use big rockwool cubes instead of net pots, your way looks a lot better though so im gonna switch it up. What is the top of the table made of and what do you cut the net pot holes with? Hopefully not with a jigsaw cuz tha would be hard work.. Thanks man and mad props
 
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tat2ue

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Well it's been 2 years since I built my 8 x 12 flower room and just letting you know about some of my improvments. First of all, this has been an eye opening learning experiance. There isn't a week that goes by that I wish I would have done a few things different at the very begining and I'm still learning every day.

First of all, the table size has gone from 3x8(80 sites) to 4x8 (104 sites) DIY of course. I found an amazing product that makes any DIY flood table water tight. It is a liquid rubber that can be applied by roller or brush and is non-toxic to plants and animals...It's called "BLUE MAX" and is made by Ames Research. It's pricy at first but cost effective if you build 4 or 5 flood tables that are 4'x8'

I stopped harvesting half a table every 2 weeks and decided to go with a whole tables every 4 weeks. Less work imo
Added a carbon filter to scrub flower room.

Replaced all lighting with Quntum 600w dimable digital ballast.

Each of the two flood tables is covered w 3 x 600w HPS in 6' long cool tubes w/ custom made reflectors.

I have went thru 17 different strains and settled on Nirvana's AK48 because of its quick flowering period, it has a fantastic high and works great in a close quarter SOG like I do. And the yield is "$$very good$$"

And last of all I have unlimited co2 being piped into the flower room from my DIY natural gas co2 generator.

And with the different improvments and the few changes I made I am optimistic about averaging 3+ pounds per table (dry weight) every 4 weeks running the 2 flood tables perpetual with the increase in table size
 

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chiefclint

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Sweet grow. What do you do about the heat and humidity where you are? You mentioned 95 degrees outside one day, even with the cool tubes your room would need some a/c and humidity control?

Another thought is why not run the ballasts 24/7 and have a light switcher to give u 2 - 12/12's, can you room be partitioned to two spaces for this?
 
mrduke

mrduke

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hey tat how do you control your co2? is there a fan on that vent pipe or just naturally venting into the room? I got a water heater about 10 feet from my room andwant to hook it up like that, got any pointers???
 
tat2ue

tat2ue

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mrduke said:
hey tat how do you control your co2? is there a fan on that vent pipe or just naturally venting into the room? I got a water heater about 10 feet from my room andwant to hook it up like that, got any pointers???
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Well I don't have a CO2 controller installed yet and probably won't get one, I just have the exhaust gases piped into the flower room thru a 4" hardside alum duct. Inside the duct is connected to a 4" booster fan from a bathroom ceiling vent that is just set up on a timer. The timer is set for 15 on and 45 off during lights on. Not an exact science, but it works.
 
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mrduke

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thanks tat. does it still produce co2 even if the water heater isnt heatting? cause my lights run from 7pm to 7 am and there is basicly no hot water being used between those times, maybe a short shower but thats it. I would think the pilot puts out some, just wonder if its worth it.
 
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tat2ue

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mrduke said:
thanks tat. does it still produce co2 even if the water heater isnt heatting? cause my lights run from 7pm to 7 am and there is basicly no hot water being used between those times, maybe a short shower but thats it. I would think the pilot puts out some, just wonder if its worth it.
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It will still draw some CO2 just from the pilot light but not enough to keep the ppm levels consistanly high. Quick solution is to let a faucet drip into a sink steadily from the hot water side till its internal thermostat kicks it on. Or when your home just manually turn the thermostat dial several times. I know it's a pain in the ass but hey....it's freeWish I had a better solution but this is not a one size fits all co2 generator. Good luck
 
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mrchrondog

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awesome thread. Read the whole thing twice. How many lights do you have running all up? the 3 600's and ??? You should give us all a inside tour to your whole op.
 
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