Gypsy's 600 watt Home Made Grow Tent

TOKEMASTERFLEX said:

hey gypsy if you wanna save a few bucks the same zippers at home depot...thatll bring your cost down to 68 bucks for the next room..LOL....seriously fuck these clowns that think tents suckNow when you wanna build a bigger one...that leftover roll of panda will let you do an 8'x8'x6' room......just incase you ever wondered what you could do with the leftover panda

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If only you guys could know the truth about the panda film...

but SHE won't let me say anything....

Let's just say ... there is no waste at the house of Gypsy....

SomeGuy said:

It is fairly obvious you haven't a clue. I recommend obtaining one prior to posting more.

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You know....

You guys are awesome....

I have not felt this defended since the judge granted me a divorce.... lol...

SomeGuy said:

Sorry about the round of surgeries there man. Hope you are doing well. Set up looks slick as all hell. Ive been busy changing some things up with my op. I think I finally found the best "way" for me...LOL

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Thanks Man...

Life is like that though.. one day you are up and then the next you are down.... but then we get back to the top and we turn and we go for a slide and we get to the bottom... and we see you again... yeah yea yeah ! lol...

Glad your OP is tarting to work with you.... hopefully soon it will be working for you...lol....

TOKEMASTERFLEX said:

i use 2x4's just because they are cheap and the fact that i use 8" fans or bigger for all my exhaust's....my walls really,really,really pull themselves in....so I have to duct tape and staple my panda down...otherwise the walls would just be sucked in..If i were to use poles im not to sure on how i would secure my panda yet since i already know that duct tape is not strong enough to hold the panda together for me...ive been contemplating steel poles for awhile though

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Uh... buddy... TOKE... have you ever heard of this think called ... oh what is it..???? DRYWALL????? or PANELING?????

Shit bro! you have a real set up.... you need some real walls!!!!!

You got 8" cans ... they gotta be hard on that plastic.... no wonder you don't think duct tape is enough...

seriously dude... paneling is like 6 bucks a sheet at HD....

I cannot even begin to describe the feeling of impending DOOM.. i have right now....

The one thing that saves it, is the fact that when it rips, it won't suck in very far....

Scary.... how far are your beams? I mean how big of an area do you have unsupported plastic...?

hey toke:
find and use the clear heavy duty packing tape for any type of plastic wrap, panda or regular, the clear tape wont come off with the humidity, and bonds way better than duck or metal tape, this is from experience, clear heavy duty packing tape will work, you could also cross brace your 2x4 frame on the inside of the tent to help with the negative pressure, then just paint or put the white side of the panda on the 2x4 inside the tent(the cross brace could be an "x" style or just horizontal across your vertical studs.

nice tent i want one like that good luck and happy growing




peace out

shalie4200 said:

nice tent i want one like that good luck and happy growing

peace out

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Thanks!

my advice on equipment is to save your money and buy the BEST components available, one piece at a time...

Pretty soon you will have everything you need to kick ass!!!!

Best of luck...

hey gyps.

how are things?

Hello Kitty... Things are good...

The surgery wounds are healing up nicely... and the pain is better too... I am down to 12 percocet a day now...

Anyways.. here is the newest, latest and greatest update...

just click on the red square...

Cheers...

GypsyBush said:

Well... here goes another Photo Update....

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First time poster 2 this thread... but

Damn son, you got that shit SOo legit for such a small area set up... so pro.

What yield are you expecting do you think? (You may have inspired me)

shaggylee12 said:

First time poster 2 this thread... but

Damn son, you got that shit SOo legit for such a small area set up... so pro.

What yield are you expecting do you think? (You may have inspired me)

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Thanks...

I got a qp ot of it... and it could have been a little more... but I was still working out the kinks....

But things have changed... look up a couple of posts and click on the red square... you wil see the current set up...

Cheers....

That is perfectly perfect. I am impressed with it, you own all.

*GreenThumbs* said:

That is perfectly perfect. I am impressed with it, you own all.

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Thanks!

But anyone capable of rolling a joint can build one...

They are easy and fun... best way to personal smoke there is...

you are my inspiration..

and idol.

good S#!T

Thanks!

But I'm still just a newb...

People like FDD and Al B. Fuct deserve those words... not me...

But thanks!!!

Got anything going?

GypsyBush said:

Thanks!

But I'm still just a newb...

People like FDD and Al B. Fuct deserve those words... not me...

But thanks!!!

Got anything going?

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damn how much did u spend on all that??

LETS BAZE said:

damn how much did u spend on all that??

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About a grand to do it right.... all inclusive, with a little change...

i had a qiestion about the cooltube.
Does it make a difference in heat?
and the heat is exhuasted from the tube right?
do you still need an additional exhuast?

OJSimpsonKush said:

i had a qiestion about the cooltube.

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shoot...

Does it make a difference in heat?

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Big time... I can have my plants touch the galss and not be bothered...

and the heat is exhuasted from the tube right?

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The air that goes through the tube never mixes with the air in the tent...

It comes from outside and goes outside... never from or to the tent...

do you still need an additional exhuast?

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You need an exhaust to help control the temps and to bring in fresh co2 rich air...

if you have a sealed room, you must replenish the co2 used by the plants artificially...

Good Luck...!

Another excellent/informative writeup by Gypsy - thanks!!

I think I looked your thread over pretty well, but didn't seem to find much of a mention of what you did for the air intake in the tent. I'm getting ready to build a "tent" for a second flower room and am stuck on how to get the air in there w/o light coming in too. I suppose I could do a light baffle box thing, but I'd be a bit concerned that it would restrict the air flow too much.

I also didn't notice what you did for a carbon scrubber - looks to me like you just pumped the air out the top of the tent (guessing that's not the case, but...)?
My current veg & flower rooms (large closets) are pushing air into a carbon scrubber (not as effecient, but got 2 rooms on 1 scrubber that way). With the tent I'm going to try to do it the "right way" and suck the air from within the room, through the filter, through the exhaust fan and out. I think I'm gonna go with the Can Filter 2600 - seems like a good price/performance point (and it's on sale at my local hydro shop for $40 right now).

Keep up the excellent work, and I hope your leg is doing better by now

Ahzweepay said:

Another excellent/informative writeup by Gypsy - thanks!!

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Thank you for the kind words...

I think I looked your thread over pretty well, but didn't seem to find much of a mention of what you did for the air intake in the tent.

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The intake is passive... it just "leaked in" between the tent and the "bottom tub"...

I'm getting ready to build a "tent" for a second flower room and am stuck on how to get the air in there w/o light coming in too. I suppose I could do a light baffle box thing, but I'd be a bit concerned that it would restrict the air flow too much.

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Yeah.. like I said, the tent just allowed the air to "leak in"...

I also didn't notice what you did for a carbon scrubber - looks to me like you just pumped the air out the top of the tent (guessing that's not the case, but...)?

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Actually that was the case... the tent was used only temporarely, as I got access to a whole room... but I did not have a filter installed...

It could have easily gone next to the tent, connected with ducting...

My current veg & flower rooms (large closets) are pushing air into a carbon scrubber (not as effecient, but got 2 rooms on 1 scrubber that way). With the tent I'm going to try to do it the "right way" and suck the air from within the room, through the filter, through the exhaust fan and out. I think I'm gonna go with the Can Filter 2600 - seems like a good price/performance point (and it's on sale at my local hydro shop for $40 right now).

Keep up the excellent work, and I hope your leg is doing better by now

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Sounds like you have a plan!

And $40 for a filter does sound like a good deal...

Cheers mate...

Awesome, I didn't have good luck, although I coincidentally end up with the same wardrobe as you gypsy. I didn't have enough cash to put in adequate ventilation. The wardrobe sat in the box for another month and then today I made a frame for an large 2 plant screen. I want 2 big plants in this screen. I ended up building a loft type system instead of a tent, 4x4 feet, with a 400w MH, in a parabolic reflector and then (4) 48" dual tube flourescent fixtures (8 tubes) on top. I need to finish the project but it will be light tight so I can flower in the remainder of the room with a 1000w HPS. link in sig. Any advice would be appreciated .

Very informative and it makes me want to build one. I am starting to like these smaller stand alone type projects.