wondering what to buy for my first grow.

thebiggie1214

thebiggie1214

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hey, im looking for a setup for my first grow im really interested in the complete setup including this one tell me what you think the thing is i live in canada, alberta and the shipping is $258!! so idk what do and when i try to buy individual parts i get confused in what i all need i have done my research on growing tho :lol:
 
i wouldent invest in a AC. the setup your looking at looks legit, your going to want a better fan and a cool tube. the inline fan is nice but with ducting and the carboin filter it wont cool your light that great.

if you can find a kit with a air cooled hood i would go that route, then 2 more fans (1 oscilatng fan for inside the tent and and inline fan made for pushing through ducting and a filter something like this

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=f-QxT_TOGeH3sQKcoMmCBw&ved=0CIABEPMCMAA#

other than that your going to need pots and a medium and nutrients , and of course beans and you should be on your way :) good luck.....

ps 283$ for shipping is redicules, have you looked on amazon.com?
 
yea there is some good grow tents on amazon i might but no full setup i might end up going without full setup and thanks for the advice ill check it out.
 
have you checked out HTG grow setups? they have options so for an extra 30 bucks you can get a cool tube. not sure how much shipping will be tho
 
thebiggie1214 said:
yea there is some good grow tents on amazon i might but no full setup i might end up going without full setup and thanks for the advice ill check it out.
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if you go on amazon order the following.

600w mh/hps (a 4x4 tent can handle a 600w and its like 40 bucks more worth the extra money) with aircooled hood (240$)
grow tent 4x4 (104$)

both items should ship free (over 100$ i believ ships free)

you will need some 6 inch flexible ducting and a inline booster fan at the least. these things dont qualify for free shipping so your local home depot or canadian equivilent should have these items.

then just need a small oscilating fan and you should be all set.....

if smell is not a issue for you then dont even bother with the carbon filter or just do a DIY (do it yourself) one theres alot of tutorial vids on it.


after you get all this shit dont all you need is medium and planters/buckets and nutrients wich you should be able to find locally without having to pay shipping costs.
 
thebiggie1214 said:
yea there is some good grow tents on amazon i might but no full setup i might end up going without full setup and thanks for the advice ill check it out.
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if you can go with the 4x4 tent i would, its about same price as a 3x3 and you can get a 600w in it wich is only a few bucks more than a 400w but if your hellbent on the 400w then go for it, im not trying to stop ya :) just trying to help you see what options you have
 
k sweet what about forgetting the tent and building a grow box out of wood any size i want and the smell is not an issue.
 
yeah you can build a box, personally i think the tent is just as good. and alot less work. i guess it depends on how good you are with working with wood and building stuff like that. i am alright with it but i find myself spending more to build my own then it costs for a tent wich is already made to grow in. plus the tent is easily dissembled and moved if you ever have to. by the time i get dont buying all the lumber and other materials plus any tools i may not have and hardware it comes pretty close to the price of a tent and you gotta do all the work.

some people who are handy with that shit can build some nice boxes fir a fraction of the cost because they likely work in the trade and have all the tools and hardware and even some of the materials to build it. just my 2¢
 
These tents are all the rave but I'm old school... I have a 3 x 3 veg room (which actually had to be forced into use as a flowering room now) all you need are the following.

6 (be safe 7) 8' untreated 2 x 4's
box of wood screws
some 90 degree brackets ( get 20 and take some back)
white plastic or mylar sheets

Sorry I don't have pics as it's in use and wrapped in plastic

cut 10 3' length pieces from 2 x 4. 4 will be your base, 4 will be your top, 1 will go across the top (to hang your hooks) and one will go across the middle to mount fans and anything else.

Simple, the 2 x 4's should cost about $2 each ($14) box of screws $7 but if your hardware store sells screws by the lb you only need about 50. brackets are like .70 each ($14) white plastic isn't bad in price probably around $15 - $20

There you go $50 tent, easy to setup and quick to tear down if need be.... bonus shipping cost is your gas.
 
and if the smell is not a issue i wouldnt even bother with a carbon filter unless it becomes a issue or make a DIY one wich only costs around 30$. the carbon filters they sell are almost 90$ or more then you have to buy the expensive replacement filters for them, a DIY one to replace the carbon will be cheap.


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