Complete Sealed Grow Room Design

Hi guys,

First post here be gentle. Got something in mind and was looking for peoples ideas, suggestions, feedback etc.

So if you see the attatched basic diagram (although it is all to scale at a ration 1:25). I have used a 20ft standard shipping container. The main room has a 24 pot IWS system with an A/C unit like this one and is using CO2 controller like this one. The lights are 6 x 400w growlux purely because i think trying to get in and change from MH to HPS will be a chore once things get going. Two oscilating fans front and back of the walk space linked the the CO2 tubings to move the air and CO2 around. Hopefully planning on using air cooled lights in the future but funds don't permit at start, also this means not making the room fully air tight! All the ballasts and control equipment will be located outside of the room to help keep heat in the grow area down and for eaze. The container walls will be lined with diamond sheeting or similar sheeting.

Cost this for around £2500 including the clone & mother unit (X-stream 36 prop T5 prop light and 250W CFL for 2x mothers in soil) this is minus the cost of the container. Which is around 1200.

Any comments and feedback please

Are you going to seperate rooms for flower/veg? The plants in 12/12 need to be in complete dark for their night.

Everything else looks fantastic; really professional.

No i was just going to grow on from the 4" rockwool 2 weeks in veg in the IWS system then 7-8 weeks flower till harvest then dry in the "storage area" and by that time have a new set of cuttings to go into the system again. Would love to get a production line going. Maybe do 10foot if funds permit for a veg room. Thanks for posting.

You're definitely going in the right direction; just depends if you want crop every month or every other month. With that much room you can do how you please

Im jealous

Thanks for your input mate really appretiate it. Has anyone out there got any experience in sealed rooms? Offer any advice, thanks

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Thanks for your input mate really appretiate it. Has anyone out there got any experience in sealed rooms? Offer any advice, thanks

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Looks great man. I'm having a tough time trying to understand how you're going to cool your mother area with the way you're set-up is designed, but other than that it looks great. You can still make the room totally air tight using cool-tubes, but it has to be installed properly. If you make a perfect seal from the in duct to the out duct, then no air is coming in or out of your room. It's done often in sealed rooms to cut down on the size of the AC required, or to put less strain on it. You will also need dehumidifiers if it's sealed properly, there's no question about it. Gotta do it right man or don't bother doing sealed at all. there's a tremendous initial investment compared to a vented room, but the running costs aren't that much worse than a normal room, and the results are incredible!!! Good luck, let us know how it goes.

You're on the right track. More research is definitely needed, don't waste already tight funds.
I run sealed rooms. I'll never go back to vented. Stillcantroll is spot on when he tells you "do it right or don't bother". I half assed my first sealed room and it took forever to get it right. Costs were much higher too.
A few quick tips: major insulation will save you tons of money now and down the road. 6x600W would be better in that spot, more light= more bud, Always! CO2 injection is mandatory. Massive dehummers too. Don't forget to leave room to get in there to work, that's an awful tight space.
I'll hang around, maybe I can help as this develops. On the other hand, my ramblings can be confusing at times!
Fred

Sealed is a lot harder to setup but gives you ultimate controll. If your not running air cooled lights you need to plan for 3500 btu of cooling per 1000 watts to keep temps inline. You may want to consider some type of insulation eventually depending on the temps outside. Goodluck.

hi i have a question about my next grow is going to be sealed. would i be right in saying that the proper ac unit can also control humidity.
also growing in a shipping container. useing eco technics controlers for climate and co2.haveing big problem bringing down humidity as it is veary humid outside.have an industrial dehumidifyer on all the time.a lot of noise.thinking off 24000 btu air con-is supposed to control homidity too.is this sufficent enough if i dont get air cooled lights. 8-- 600 watt lights.

Its calle d CGE (Controlled Grown Enviorment) type that into search and you will get TONS of results I currently am running one my self. Let me tell ya let one thing break and dont fix it fast everything will come tumbling down quick. But sure as hell is a awesome idea to keep bug/pest out , keep smell to a minimum if at all, and co2 supplementation is extremely effective. Enjoy

Jeorge Cervantous dedicated a chapter to this in his book. Even tho i think hes a contradicting know it all he knows his shit on CGE's.