I have a ac infinity 36x24x72 tent. I’m only growing one plant and I prefer to not have them so cramped.
I was wondering about the temps though. They get to around 88 around the top while the lower part is good at usually 80 tops. All the set ups I’ve seen for inline filter have it exhausting air out from the tent. Is there a reason for that? I purchased a portable ac and wondered if it would be good to place the intake near the ac blowing cool air into the tent. I also wondered if I could put the whole ac inside the tent. I’m pretty sure size wise it would fit and it also help dehumidify the air, something I struggle with during previous grows. I could run the lights at max, keep it cool and keep humidity down.
Just wondering what is everyone thoughts for putting the ac inside the tent?
If your temps at canopy are anywhere between 78-84 you are perfectly fine. Air at top will always be higher. That is why we vent out the top and pull from there. Intake cold from bottom. Same pattern used to cool our high-end gaming rigs. An ac in the tent I personally never suggest. Those things are bacteria factories. I suggest lung room control. Lung room on point the tent will follow right along. Chill the lung room. Humidifier/dehumidifier out there if need to regulate. This is how I ended up compensating for my dry/hot climate. I quit chasing the microclimate. nice fast total air exchange in the tent is necessary to use the lung room as your climate control.
Appreciate the reply. So one problem I have is my roommate don’t like the smell so I actually have two filters, I know it reduces airflow but I’m trying to reduce the smell. You pull air from the top and have it go back in at the bottom? The way I have it set up is one filter is inside, pulls the air outside the tent into an xl filter. I also have a duct booster to help too. What would you do differently? I’m still trying to figure out as I go.
I’m not trying to micromanage temps either, I just don’t like high 80s but maybe I’m wrong. Humidity stays at about 60% which I know I need to reduce for flowering. I had a few good colas I had to toss due to bud rot or fungus.
Do you have a recommendation for a dehumidifier? I bought a small $80 one but it doesn’t seem to do anything.
You’re saying you keep your entire room at a good temp and humidity instead of just the tent
1 filter is all you need really. Hang it at top for exhaust. Slight negative pressure within tent. Passive intake from bottom. Smell will go away.
Yes. Fix room over tent. More comprehensive. Dehumidify the room. 60% is just fine. Use GROWERS ALLY for mold prevention. A sample bottle is 10.00 and makes a gallon.
The main reason to exhaust from tent is to replenish co² consumed by plants. So if you wanted to seal the tent to keep cool air in you would need to find a wat to supplement co².
At the end of the day the most efficient way is to exhaust air from top and use passive intake on bottom to allow fresh air in as the warm depleted air is pulled from top. The room your tent is located in is commonly referred to as a “lung room”, the conditions of air in this room are what your tent gets for make-up air through the intake in tent. You can play with temperature and relative humidity in your lung room to help maintain environment in tent. So there shouldn’t be any need to have an air conditioner inside of your tent, maybe not one at all.