Plant Room Construction

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

LED Grow Lights by ProSource Worldwide Inc.

a 1000w LED sufficient for 8 x 6 growing area = 1200 bucks..an HID IMO for the same space would cost you at least that much trying to cool the place down in the summer as just the electric bill alone would choke you some more on them..

that's for a 1000 *equivalent*. Personally, the few comparisons I've seen using the equivalent ratings were anything but impressive. And going by those numbers, a true 1000w system is going to run close to 4000 dollars

[Oscarman]

Here I have the window vents in, insulated and moisture sealed. I went with 4" vents instead of 6" as earlier discussed. One fresh air intake, one exhaust and the small blue cap is for my rain water supply from an outside collection tank. Last pic with the fans installed; 170 cfm exhaust, 140 cfm fresh air in.

The exhaust is a Vortex VTX400 and the fresh air is a S&P TD-100X

[Brotherly Monkey]

good choice going with the vortex

[Oscarman]

Heard they run forever. It is faily quiet, although the 140 cfm is much quieter.

[Brotherly Monkey]

Oscar, what type of door are you planning to use, and will you be modifying it in any way?

PS if you want to save on noise abit, I've found that oversizing the vortex, in conjunction with a speed controller, works wonders

[Oscarman]

Door on the room?

So far the fans have ben running 24/7. I had a day/night temperature controller (Grozone Temp-1) but it seemed to have a isue with the GFI outlet it was powered by. The switch would constantly cycle on/off, causing the fan to run on for a second, off for a second.

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

Door on the room?

So far the fans have ben running 24/7. I had a day/night temperature controller (Grozone Temp-1) but it seemed to have a isue with the GFI outlet it was powered by. The switch would constantly cycle on/off, causing the fan to run on for a second, off for a second.

Yeah, the doors for the room. What are you planning to use, and will they be modified in anyway?

PS I run my vortexes at 1/2 speed, 24 hours a day, no issue.

the controller I use is a basic rheostat, though it has heavy duty wiring

[Oscarman]

I am using a standard room door. Hollow core, wood construction. Like the rest of the room, it is covered with FRP to help protect from moisture. All other surfaces are painted.

Still have to install a rubber door sweep to installon the bottom edge to further seal it from the rest of the house. With the fans on, there is always a slight flow of air into the room from under the door.

Will try to get some recent pics posted to show where the rooms at now.

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

I am using a standard room door. Hollow core, wood construction. Like the rest of the room, it is covered with FRP to help protect from moisture. All other surfaces are painted.

Still have to install a rubber door sweep to installon the bottom edge to further seal it from the rest of the house. With the fans on, there is always a slight flow of air into the room from under the door.

Will try to get some recent pics posted to show where the rooms at now.

I'm thinking of doing a similar project to concentrate my frogs and plants all in one area (as of now I use a grow tent for the high humidity orchids), and was thinking of just painting the door with something like drylok

Is there any particular reason you decided to go with the FRP, besides aesthetics?

[Oscarman]

I choose FRP for the entire room purely for the moisture resistance. It is virtually maintenance free.

Other than having an indoor growing space, my #1 concern was to keep all moisture out of the rest of my home.

With FRP I can water any spot with 100% water repellency.

I had thought about having some critters in the room also, but I have trouble keeping the humidity high right now. Going to install some misters or a fogger.