Hi Hootinhaggis
I've set up all my extraction according to a couple of 'How to' videos from the vendor, Greens Horticulture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnu65ewtXGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaa2ze0BJtk
So my filter is installed at the highest point in the tent leading directly out the top vent into the ruck fan which sits on top of the tent. In the absence of any prior experience or other similar sized setups that I could refer to, it seemed the best starting point.
I like your idea though, and I actually had a very similar idea myself, which I'm still going to convert to, but when my seed germinated things started happening quickly so I had to go with my current setup. But basically, my loft hatch is rather conveniently located in the spare room where my grow tent is. My idea is to get some wood cut to the same size as hatch, with a hole cut in it the same diameter as the ducting. This can then replace the actual loft hatch for the duration of the grow, and I can route the ducting directly through it and into the loft. If I wanted, I could then even take the ducting further and out of a vent in the roof. The only issue there though is the exhaust would be too long and the fan less effective at extracting the air over such a large distance, so I may just have it pump the exhaust into the loft.
As for the placement of the filter, I may just do what you said and take it outside the tent. I reckon it would free up a good foot of vertical space! Thanks very much Hootinhaggis, you've motivated me!
I've set up all my extraction according to a couple of 'How to' videos from the vendor, Greens Horticulture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnu65ewtXGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaa2ze0BJtk
So my filter is installed at the highest point in the tent leading directly out the top vent into the ruck fan which sits on top of the tent. In the absence of any prior experience or other similar sized setups that I could refer to, it seemed the best starting point.
I like your idea though, and I actually had a very similar idea myself, which I'm still going to convert to, but when my seed germinated things started happening quickly so I had to go with my current setup. But basically, my loft hatch is rather conveniently located in the spare room where my grow tent is. My idea is to get some wood cut to the same size as hatch, with a hole cut in it the same diameter as the ducting. This can then replace the actual loft hatch for the duration of the grow, and I can route the ducting directly through it and into the loft. If I wanted, I could then even take the ducting further and out of a vent in the roof. The only issue there though is the exhaust would be too long and the fan less effective at extracting the air over such a large distance, so I may just have it pump the exhaust into the loft.
As for the placement of the filter, I may just do what you said and take it outside the tent. I reckon it would free up a good foot of vertical space! Thanks very much Hootinhaggis, you've motivated me!
