Lets say u had access to a roughly 10’x10’ room, has a control panel for central hvac, 1 exhaust point in the room. Keeping in mind electricty consumption and efficiency and being able to keep stable temps in all areas, how would u set this list of equipment up?
5x5 tent
2x4 tent
6" Vortex-497cfm
8" AC Infinity-807 cfm
8" Raxial booster w Speed Control-428cfm
4" Raxial booster w Speed Control-106cfm
8" Carbon Filter
2x 600w MH
8" cool tube
6" Daystar AC hood
2’x4’ 8 bulb t5 fixture
255w from the wall LED lighting board, has 4 panels and 1 is broken
6" AC Infinity clip on fan
AC Infinity 4 port controller
You cant buy any more growing equipmemt and cannot modify this room any further. Whats ur plan for efficiency, consistency and stability??
Put the tents back to back so you can access every side easily. 5x5 backs to the 4 ft wide back. Put them in the middle of the room. Should have 5 and 7 feet total on the sides, enough to sit on a stool and do side work or stand
Line up the 4 inch rear tent upper vents if you have them and use reducers for your cool tube and hoods. Exhaust from the first light, through the second light and out of the room exhaust if you don’t need the heat
5x5 tent
6" vortex on top of tent->ducting->6"-8" reducer->cooltube->ducting out of tent to exhaust point in room
8" fan and carbon filter outside of tent on ground filtering ac cooled room(set at 77)
8" raxial as intake on bottom, will produce +pressure in tent but w the carbom filter on the outside of the tent filtering room air, should b good smell wise?
2x4
6"daystar->ducting->over to 6" vortex on top tent
4" raxial as intake on bottom
Thoughts??
Current 5x5
8" carbon filter->8" inline fan->ducting->8" cool tube->ducting to exhaust point in room
6" daystar in there currently but not hooked to any hvac
8" raxial booster fan as intake on bottom port
6" oscillating clip on fan
Led panel and 4" raxial in 2x4 currently
My system works and i can keep temps.in check for the most part. I jjst feel like it could b setup more efficiently and made better use of so things arent cycling as much.
I have the AC Infinity environmnent controller. Carbon filter/fan hooked up and constantly runs set at 4 and kicks up to 10 when temp point is reached. Raxial is on a manual speed controller that is almost turned all the way up, creates positive pressure until inline kicks onto 10.
Like i said it works, just feel like something is off
I’d run the 5x5 as the main flower tent and keep the 2x4 just for veg. Put the 5x5 more central in the room and the 2x4 off to the side so you can still move around easily. That way you’re not tripping over ducting and can get at every side if you need to.
For airflow, I’d make the 8" Infinity with the carbon filter the main exhaust for the flower tent. Run it through the cool tube and Daystar hood in series so you’re pulling the bulb heat and scrubbing all in one shot. The 6" Vortex can be a solid intake booster for the flower tent, just on a controller so you’re not blowing in too much. Veg tent doesn’t need much the 4" booster is plenty for the T5s/LED.
The clip fan belongs in flower for canopy movement. The 8" booster is nice to keep as an extra if you want to push/pull through longer duct runs or even use it to help scrub the lung room if smell leaks. With the HVAC already in the room, I’d let that handle the base temp and just let the tent fans smooth things out. Hook as much as you can into the AC Infinity controller and keep the smaller fans dialed down.
That setup keeps power draw reasonable, puts your best gear where it counts, and should give you stable temps without constantly chasing them.
