Just looking to expand my horizons, I guy has to get around don’t you know? 
One thing that I haven’t shown was my current lighting setup. It all started with reading that a few thrifty souls bash light bulbs into submission, at least the bulb bit, and shine on poor unsuspecting greenery. I was needing a veg area in a reasonably short period of time, it seems everything I do is because I needed something yesterday. So while at the Dollar Store I saw 100W equivalent light bulbs on for $1 each. Heck, the lamp holder is over $2 at Home Depot.
After bashing one light I figured out how the lights are made and the fancy bits are mounted on an aluminum plate. So I took some industrial curtain rails I got for free., drilled some holes and screwed the light plates on it. Then wired the bunch up from the open end of the rail. I went back to get more bulbs, they were out. Darn, found more at a different store.
Ended up being a different style, the first ones did not have line voltage exposed, the newer ones did. I had to insulate these with electrical grade silicone. They were also a lower wattage, I built up three rails and sealed off the back and made a manifold on either end. that way I could blow air through them keeping the inside of the ‘tent’ cooler. I pieced together some 2x2’s, wrapped them in vapor barrier poly, another trip to the Dollar Store and I used mats sold to lay around on the beach as a reflective surface. A few staples and I was up and running.
And what first started as a need for a cheap and limited light source, well they multiplied. “Oh , build a couple of more for some added light for my current plants.” “OK, three more.” Next thing you know they are being temporarily suspended off more 2x2’s.
Made good use of my space but had me crawling under them to water the plants in the back. I finished that grow (accidentally fried them, power strip with the fan on tripped out. It wasn’t even close to the limit.) and thought about what would be best for these old bones. So I have less available space for plants, still should be good enough for my needs. Besides, the venting I have to get rid of the heat is limited due to where the room is located. The idea was to do the same as I did for the veg tent and collect the heat at the source but the current layout was not really conductive to that. But who knows in the future?
So the right side lights are mounted to the ceiling of the closet (which is lower than the room ceiling) but the exhaust air vent is there. The bank on the left and the center are adjustable in height, it is a shame they overlap in space a little. Not a big deal, I just adjust them and which plants go where by height.
