Apartment Grow Setup

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UPGRAYEDD05

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I am in the very early stages of research for my first indoor hydro grow. I live in a high rise apartment complex and was looking to setup in a spare room I have. Obviously because of where I live stealth and discreetness is the priority. The room I am working with should be able to fit up to a 10x10 grow tent. This is what I have in mind so far:
-A DarkRoom II DR150 (which is a 5x5 tent)
-1 600w lamp (I am also considering this LED; https://www.maineindoorgardensupply.com/led.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=1977&category_id=30)
-Ebb Monster 6 site system (Ebb Monster - 6 Site System w/55 Gal Res |)


This setup will be used for seed to smoke. I am growing purely as a hobby. I am thinking since I live in an apartment smell is probably going to be my biggest concern. Should I go with an ozone generator or will just a carbon filter suffice?
There really isnt a budget for this build so I am open to any suggestions.
 
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I can definiatly see smell being an issue, A carbon filter should cutb the smell down but if you can afford an ozone generator that would be a good invesment as it should last a lifetime.
Good luck anyways.
 
RedWhiteBlueGreen

RedWhiteBlueGreen

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I'd say u can set it up pretty easily dude - its no different to setting up a tent in any other residental property! If anything a high-rise apartment is often better - u haven't gotta worry about ground-floor/pavement level smell leakage and also the wind at 10 stories will be alot stronger so any smells escaping outta windows will be blown & diluted so much more before reaching any neighbouring windows.
Also, 1 other good thing i found in a high tower block is that pretty much no insects get up & inside! I've suffered so much less with flies & insects in a high-rise & it means the only risk of contamination is yourself. (tho i've been guilty of sloppiness in the past, i must admit!)

Otherwise, with regards to ur set-up, i'd say a large size, good quality carbon filter should cover 6 plants up to 4 foot high. If u growing over that height then i'd say just get 2 large size good quality CF's.
Ozone generators do seem cool but from what i've read they seem more suited to larger size, commercial grow-rooms as they do come with alot of conditions of use & can be damaging if wrongly used. To me they still seem more an industrial product rather than a fully domestic one. But i've never used or seen one is use myself, so i'll happily stand to be corrected if so.
And if there is still slight leakage with a CF, i'd say a couple of Ona Blocks or some air freshner is usually enough to mask it out.

And if u got the money to spend, then to keep fan noise down, buy a fan that is twice or more the speed u need so then u can always run it on half speed. It should sound helluva alot quieter than a fan which just matched ur needs running at full speed. Obviously u'll also need a fan speed controller for this, but that will be easy enough. And again, if possible buy quality - a solid German or Swiss made fan will be worth the extra expense when u see how swish they are!
Also, try & think of things u can do to cover noise such as always having a radio/music/TV on low, or having communal windows open when people visit, so the outside noise masks the internal noise abit more, etc.
 
Clown Baby

Clown Baby

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carbon filter is good.
ozone is better.

You just need to keep the ozone out of your grow room, because it isn't good for your plants.
 
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MisterMan32

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RedWhiteBlueGreen said:
I'd say u can set it up pretty easily dude - its no different to setting up a tent in any other residental property! If anything a high-rise apartment is often better - u haven't gotta worry about ground-floor/pavement level smell leakage and also the wind at 10 stories will be alot stronger so any smells escaping outta windows will be blown & diluted so much more before reaching any neighbouring windows.
Also, 1 other good thing i found in a high tower block is that pretty much no insects get up & inside! I've suffered so much less with flies & insects in a high-rise & it means the only risk of contamination is yourself. (tho i've been guilty of sloppiness in the past, i must admit!)

Otherwise, with regards to ur set-up, i'd say a large size, good quality carbon filter should cover 6 plants up to 4 foot high. If u growing over that height then i'd say just get 2 large size good quality CF's.
Ozone generators do seem cool but from what i've read they seem more suited to larger size, commercial grow-rooms as they do come with alot of conditions of use & can be damaging if wrongly used. To me they still seem more an industrial product rather than a fully domestic one. But i've never used or seen one is use myself, so i'll happily stand to be corrected if so.
And if there is still slight leakage with a CF, i'd say a couple of Ona Blocks or some air freshner is usually enough to mask it out.

And if u got the money to spend, then to keep fan noise down, buy a fan that is twice or more the speed u need so then u can always run it on half speed. It should sound helluva alot quieter than a fan which just matched ur needs running at full speed. Obviously u'll also need a fan speed controller for this, but that will be easy enough. And again, if possible buy quality - a solid German or Swiss made fan will be worth the extra expense when u see how swish they are!
Also, try & think of things u can do to cover noise such as always having a radio/music/TV on low, or having communal windows open when people visit, so the outside noise masks the internal noise abit more, etc.
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The diamond standard of quiet inline fans are Soler and Palau. They run very quiet. The noisiest part is the air coming out of the ducting. To combat this, use a larger fan. The larger the diameter, the quieter the fan is.
 
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