4x4 Tent Question

ch33b

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Must have been a tight fit. I could see it though why reinforce your walls may I ask?
 

t-roy2424

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Must have been a tight fit. I could see it though why reinforce your walls may I ask?
Yeah it was a tight fit, I have a 4 x 4 tent also nd I did my first indoor grow. I did 6! plants way to tight, bt next grow sticking to 3 maybe 4 next time
 

SPLFreak808

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Hi Guys,

Its been awhile since I last posted.

I have a 4x4 tent... Used it for 2 or 3 grows since I put it together

Inside is a Sunsystem XXL Magnum Hood (6")
400 CFM (6" Hydrofarm inline fan ducting outside)
2 Honeywell floor fans.


I have 4 (5gallon SmartPots)

50/50 Coco-Perlite and GH Flora Series and BioRoot @ 800ppm through entire grow

Keeping it very simple. A buddy is saying that my space is not worth-- my time, money and basically not worth doing... he says its cheaper to just buy flower rather then growing my own .

What are your guys thoughts?

my last yield was I believe around 11 or 12 OZ. ( 4 plants ) 5 gallon Pots. (1000w HPS) 4 week Veg 58 Days Flower

EZ and HG!

-ch33b (cheeb)
Its worth it for me to grow and i have stupid and i mean stupid electricity prices, im talking 140$ a month per kw of light in flower.

What strains did you previously run for 3zips a plant?
 

ch33b

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Where are you located ??
Its worth it for me to grow and i have stupid and i mean stupid electricity prices, im talking 140$ a month per kw of light in flower.

What strains did you previously run for 3zips a plant?
Where are you located to get that kinda pricing? I believe I'm around 90$
 

Cyah1990

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I ran a 600 watt hps plus 250 watt mh for supplement, didn't like it too much, some one mentioned 2 600, will dat fit for a 4x4? Easy to cool? Also wut would the penetration power be on that? Did a Dwc got some fat ass bud but tryna get better
 

ch33b

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your better off running a 1000w . if you can keep your temps in check. 2 600s might be costly.
 

SPLFreak808

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I ran a 600 watt hps plus 250 watt mh for supplement, didn't like it too much, some one mentioned 2 600, will dat fit for a 4x4? Easy to cool? Also wut would the penetration power be on that? Did a Dwc got some fat ass bud but tryna get better
A 600hps + 250mh is plenty in a 4x4! Hell 1kw in a 4x4 can get tricky with some strains, what did you not like?
 

Cyah1990

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A 600hps + 250mh is plenty in a 4x4! Hell 1kw in a 4x4 can get tricky with some strains, what did you not like?
Just the light spread of the 600, I try to get it closer to the plant but then I sacrifice light spread, and the plants under the 250 (mind it's a my) buds where kinda small, they were in 5.5 in pots, prolli should of went bigger maybe
 

intenseneal

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I don't think I can fit 5 plants in a 4x4 am I wrong when I say this?.... I usually got them 2 and 2..
I do 6 plants in 5g cloth pots in my 4x4 tent no issues. I use a 600w and coverage seems pretty good. Veg for 3-4 weeks. This time i just topped and trained, last run I did a scrog and had good results with only 3 plants. Scrog from now on for me. Your friend has no idea what he is talking about. Growing yourself is so worth it, saves so much cash. Yes the start up costs is high but if done right the cost can be kept down and you will see your investment back after 1-2 harvests. Now if you only smoke a little once in a while the growing does not make much sense.
 

intenseneal

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The negative pressure causes the tent walls to cave in.
The tent should suck in with a good exhaust fan that is normal and desired. The negative pressure keeps the smells inside the tent and gets scrubbed by the carbon filter. My tent sucks in then when the ac kicks on it ballons out.
 

intenseneal

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Its worth it for me to grow and i have stupid and i mean stupid electricity prices, im talking 140$ a month per kw of light in flower.

What strains did you previously run for 3zips a plant?
Yeah my last power bill was $430! Nearly pissed myself. I run my hps off peak hours too. Dam power company wont let me put up solar panels, fucking monopolists. They dont want to pay me for the extra power I would be feeding back to the grid. Still do the math for me and my wife we go through a 1/4 at least a week. $80 a week x 4.5 average weeks in a month thats $360 to buy bud from a medical dispensary or around $250 for an oz. Keep in mind the power bill is not all from the grow theres the general house uses ie lighting, appliances ect, i live in a large 2 story 2300sft house with 2 AC units, a hot tube, summer temps over 100°f so my bill is not too bad given my situation. Still fucking high though.
 

SPLFreak808

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Yeah my last power bill was $430! Nearly pissed myself. I run my hps off peak hours too. Dam power company wont let me put up solar panels, fucking monopolists. They dont want to pay me for the extra power I would be feeding back to the grid. Still do the math for me and my wife we go through a 1/4 at least a week. $80 a week x 4.5 average weeks in a month thats $360 to buy bud from a medical dispensary or around $250 for an oz. Keep in mind the power bill is not all from the grow theres the general house uses ie lighting, appliances ect, i live in a large 2 story 2300sft house with 2 AC units, a hot tube, summer temps over 100°f so my bill is not too bad given my situation. Still fucking high though.
My local electric co. is giving me a huge pita trying to run solar too, apparently they are the only company out here that can "approve" off grid/house modification from a 3rd party company. They just take their sweet ass time for the approval because they don't want to loose the money. I've heard they sometimes take 16-24 months for a stupid approval.
 
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