Hey folks, taking my big step by starting my first indoor grow. I am looking for tips and help to pick my first Grow tent mostly in all in one Grow Tent, soils, nutrients and etc to make it a happy ending and make me learn.
I want to start with just 1-2 plants knowing this is my first grow and many mistakes could happen but it all comes back to me as knowledge.
I am open to even some good auto flower seeds suggestions, I am more of a Sativa guy, so anything on that end would be greatly appreciated.
I will document my entire growth so it becomes back a knowledge material for many new growers in this community.
A 4x2 to start you of and then after a while it can become your veg tent when you go bigger : ) buy everything else separite to suit , don’t do bundles as they just palming you of with crap equipment that they can’t sell/offload any other way : )
Maybe start 4 plants…you can cull the weaker ones once you get the others going well. Starting 1 or 2…if you have issues you may have to start all over. Good luck!!
Personally I’d highly recommend NOT to cheap out on the actual tent, like I did… I’ve owned 3 different brands of cheaper costing tents and I wasn’t happy with any of them overall.
After researching, I’m very happy I’ve chosen to go with AC infinity brand tents, Mars hydro also makes great quality as well.
After the tent, get:
Inline duct fan (exhaust)
Fan for inside the tent (air flow)
Controller (optional)
Kasa wifi smart 3 plug power strip (you won’t regret this)
Here’s the link for the starter kit. The price has gone up quite a bit, $80 for the set, but it’s a complete set with bloom booster and the set would last you at least 4 grow cycles so not bad. It’s also a very simple formula so good for starting out with. Only 2-3 parts to mix depending on the phase.
I’m not sure where you are, but here in Canada there is plenty of (barely) used tents/lights/inlines etc to be had for peanuts. I shopped on Kjiji here for a few months and got what looks like a brand new (the new grey model) Vivosun 4X4 tent, a barely used 640 watt foldable LED light, a brand new still in box 640 watt LED of the same, hangers for both, a 6 inch AC Infinity inline with brand new filter, 3 small fans like new for 300 bucks.
And the guy delivered it to my house and showed me everything worked.
I’ve tried three tents thus far. Ac infinite tops the list. I use the ac infinite 4" fan applying positive pressure mounted outside the tent. I can take my lights all the way up that way giving me almost a foot for the sometimes tall sativa girls
The material for the @MarsHydro tent itself is definitely among the best. I feel like you’d have to do something insane to damage them. That’s the one thing I wish @VIVOSUN would do is upgrade to the 1680d canvas
I would not going cheaper than an AC Infinity Tent. I have a AC Infinity 4x4 that is 80 inches tall(6’6’) and it is a decent tent. Do not get one shorter than 80 inches if you have the space. Once you have a tent up I would not take them down unless you absolutely have to move the tent for some reason. Each time you take one down and reassemble it you are going to get pin holes around the top where the poles form the frame.
I would stay away from grow kits. It is cheaper and better quality if you take your time and buy decent equipment when it is on sale.
Edit- Be watchful of cheap LED lights. Too many cheap LED lights have caused fires. Same with cheap clip on fans for the tent. Vivosun had a cheap fan a few years ago that could catch on fire. Search vivosun clip on fan caught fire reddit to learn more.
