@@TopGrowTV you should! When I was going to buy mine I was looking for reviews on YT. Could not find a video showing off the AC infinity silencer properly
@@proz71ful19 its flowing pretty well. Do you know what they look like on the inside? They are a tube with sound proof foam on the sides. The carbon filter will restrict the flow but not the silencer ;)
We always like to exchange the air in our closed tent. It's never a bad idea to have fresh air coming in at all times. If the environment needs adjusting, we usually do that in the room that the tent is housed in.
Great video, but I've got a few pointers to share. 1) Instead of using ducting running through the rooftop sleeved exhaust port, why not simply move the fan closer to the port sleeve on the side wall? Especially if you have a silencer after the fan's exhaust. No elbows to slow things down or add to the noise of air flow, and cheaper as you wouldn't need the ducting. 2) When it comes to the bottom ports of intake, it's best if you add a 120mm AC cabinet fan on a dimmer blowing inwards... reduces the power the exhaust fan needs to draw the fresh air in, which in turn reduces the overall noise output, and with the fan blowing in from the bottom, it acts as a circulation fan, blowing over the bottom of the plants. It also prevents the tent's walls from sucking inwards as the air flow is balanced. Then for the light... DIY a light baffler box where light comes in from 1 side, but then there's 2 dividers, 3/4 the height of the box, one mounted at the top, and one mounted at the bottom, so the air snakes around the dividers, but not the light. The biggest issue I have with ducting... is even though it's black on the outside, it's silver on the inside, so the light basically bounces from one end to the other if you're not careful. A baffle box is so much easier to deal with.
I just added a Marshydro one. I pretty much only run it after i water the girls keep it on low for a few days. I watch the humidity and keep it in the high 40's temp is usuly 77 seems to work good for me. Im new to growing but did my research before i started. Any tips would be appreciated
I've never quite understood why a lot of people install the fan and filter inside the tent. It seems so much more practical to put them outside the tent (on the roof works great) sucking the air out, instead of inside the tent blowing it out. Makes the tent effectively a foot taller (and works just as well as far as I can tell).
You’re blowing out to the filter outside of the tent. Any leaks in your ducting outside the tent, or where the filter connects to the ducting will be positively flowing unfiltered air out of the leaks. Most people don’t vent directly into their lung room. Wherever you are exhausting to you would have to have the filter at the end. It’s going to work your fan a lot harder to push air with the filter at the very end of your ducting then it will with the filter mounted right at the fan. It’s more efficient with it set up in the tent.
@@Bobby_Uterus If you attached the fan to the filter directly(ducting from tent to fan, fan to filter) that takes care of that issue and gives you an extra foot of grow space.
Living in the country we have mice, not as bad as the city cochroaches, but the point being they crawl around and cause trouble. There are vent filters sold that cover the end of the tubing to keep critters and dust out.
Will the fan automatically adjust speed if I set a target range for humidity and temperature? Cause the mars hydro Inline always defualts to a pre set speed. Yes it will come on at set temp and humidity, but it won't adjust speed automatically.
Just a quick question. My grow tent is on my roof terrace, so outside. These lower duct entries, can I filter them with a tight at the end? Just thinking they could bring debris or pests into the tent if not. Do I worry too much?
@@TopGrowTV I like AC but the more I buy their other products outside the Cloudline the more I see their strong suit is really their inlines. By that I mean humidifiers don't connect & leak i had one completely fry a controller and the unit and my light, ac customer service replaced the humidifier & controller but basically told me to go screw myself on frying diodes on my ROIe680s because wasn't their brand, clip ons start clicking & turning, diodes in lights go out fast, the controllers will randomly shut on & off the lights for a few second to a couple minutes during light on & off, humidity domes the tray & dome themselves are very low quality, It has a giant gap where the dome & the tray meet the plastic bowes out, it's really thin & falls off easily. The lights work well & daisy chain together. The seedling mat works really well but takes a while for it to warm up which isn't a big issue but once it does it gets pretty hot even on low, the heat also stays centered and doesn't spread well across the mat. Of all that I've never had an issue with the inline, works better than advertised.
@weedwei I have had zero issues with all of my ACI gear but I’m open to suggestions since I’m about to expand my grow from a walk-in closet to full room. What grow equipment is better? What do you use yourself?
incorrect, the exhuast needs to go into a window or a hole in the wall going into another room or attic/garage preferably. If you vent into the same room it totally nullifies using an exhaust system lol.
Why would it need to be exhausted from the room itself? It's a tent... in a larger room, such as a bedroom or living room. As long as the air in the tent is cleaned of odors, then all it's exhausting is oxygen produced by the plants after converting co2 into oxygen. I've been doing cabinet grows since the mid 90's. As long as you exchange the air in the room by simply opening a window now and then, then you're fine. A full-sized room grow is a different story, but not something that's only 2'×4'. As long as the humidity stays within a reasonable range, then you should be fine. The only reason for 'an exhaust system' in a tent is to exchange the used air for fresh air from the room the tent is sitting in. It's still a closed tent, so it needs to refresh the air. Plants simply sitting in the corner of your room don't need it, as the room is big enough, and if it's a common space in the house, then windows should get opened now and then anyway. Your house plants don't need an exhaust system.
@@michaelbinbc You can grow in a sealed system, and many do. There are many different ways to grow. I like to eliminate any negative variables that could be out there. Recirculation of Mold spores, pathogens, viruses, heat and humidity, also better cO2 enrichment with exhausting outside, less heat buildup, less strain on your HVAC system because it isn't re cooling warm air. Checking off this many variables can have a drastic impact on your yeild. And yes you can still grow in a lung room and recirculate all that nasty air, or try to filter it in some way, but at some point you will get deminishing returns, and if you do have an issue like PM or a thrip infestation, it doesn't help to have that air recirculating all that nasty stuff. If you've ever set up a grow room for HID lights you know its essential to have that ventilation, unless you want to risk having a fire. But with LED lights, people have started slacking in the exhaust area, and forgetting about the whole reason to exhaust isn't to reduce temps and humidity, but to actually provide fresh air to the plants, usually 1-5CFM per minute. Even Jorge Cervantes explains this in his book and DVD's. Any grow tent will recommend this method as well if you look at AC infinity's website, and the book they send out with all their products, it explains in detail how to set this up, and the benefits. But there's always that one guy that gets away with a sealed system and has never tried anything outside the box, and maybe thats you? I don't know. I've also been doing this stuff for long enough to know there are different methods, and success looks different to different people.
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Ive not seen a review of this with the silencer. It makes a massive difference in the noise level
Sacrificing air flow.
We have these in stock, may do a dB meter check on the two setups. Thanks for the suggestion
@@TopGrowTV you should! When I was going to buy mine I was looking for reviews on YT. Could not find a video showing off the AC infinity silencer properly
@@proz71ful19 its flowing pretty well. Do you know what they look like on the inside? They are a tube with sound proof foam on the sides. The carbon filter will restrict the flow but not the silencer ;)
do you all exhaust your tent in the same room the tent is in? or do you exhaust it out side?
Is this set up also suitable if my tent is currently 64 degrees with no lights. I live in a colder area. Thank you for this video!!
We always like to exchange the air in our closed tent. It's never a bad idea to have fresh air coming in at all times. If the environment needs adjusting, we usually do that in the room that the tent is housed in.
Good video, thank you
Thanks for watching
Shout out to Top Grow Galesburg Illinois!
Appreciate ya
Great video, but I've got a few pointers to share. 1) Instead of using ducting running through the rooftop sleeved exhaust port, why not simply move the fan closer to the port sleeve on the side wall? Especially if you have a silencer after the fan's exhaust. No elbows to slow things down or add to the noise of air flow, and cheaper as you wouldn't need the ducting. 2) When it comes to the bottom ports of intake, it's best if you add a 120mm AC cabinet fan on a dimmer blowing inwards... reduces the power the exhaust fan needs to draw the fresh air in, which in turn reduces the overall noise output, and with the fan blowing in from the bottom, it acts as a circulation fan, blowing over the bottom of the plants. It also prevents the tent's walls from sucking inwards as the air flow is balanced. Then for the light... DIY a light baffler box where light comes in from 1 side, but then there's 2 dividers, 3/4 the height of the box, one mounted at the top, and one mounted at the bottom, so the air snakes around the dividers, but not the light. The biggest issue I have with ducting... is even though it's black on the outside, it's silver on the inside, so the light basically bounces from one end to the other if you're not careful. A baffle box is so much easier to deal with.
Also, I leave my fan running 24/7, even through the dark period. Otherwise, humidity builds up overnight, and you might be able to smell it as well.
a soundtest for each vent level would be nice :D
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I just added a Marshydro one. I pretty much only run it after i water the girls keep it on low for a few days. I watch the humidity and keep it in the high 40's temp is usuly 77 seems to work good for me. Im new to growing but did my research before i started. Any tips would be appreciated
Run the air 24/7 your trying to simulate outside
@dmo848 thx bro. Much appreciated
Shout out Top Grow Galesburg IL👍
Appreciate ya!
I've never quite understood why a lot of people install the fan and filter inside the tent. It seems so much more practical to put them outside the tent (on the roof works great) sucking the air out, instead of inside the tent blowing it out. Makes the tent effectively a foot taller (and works just as well as far as I can tell).
You’re blowing out to the filter outside of the tent. Any leaks in your ducting outside the tent, or where the filter connects to the ducting will be positively flowing unfiltered air out of the leaks. Most people don’t vent directly into their lung room. Wherever you are exhausting to you would have to have the filter at the end. It’s going to work your fan a lot harder to push air with the filter at the very end of your ducting then it will with the filter mounted right at the fan. It’s more efficient with it set up in the tent.
Great explanation! Thanks for watching
@@Bobby_Uterus If you attached the fan to the filter directly(ducting from tent to fan, fan to filter) that takes care of that issue and gives you an extra foot of grow space.
@@Minneapolisgrown And have your fan and filter outside of your house?
@@Bobby_Uterusroof of the grow tent my guy, holy shit u made laugh wayyy to hard
Living in the country we have mice, not as bad as the city cochroaches, but the point being they crawl around and cause trouble. There are vent filters sold that cover the end of the tubing to keep critters and dust out.
Will the fan automatically adjust speed if I set a target range for humidity and temperature? Cause the mars hydro Inline always defualts to a pre set speed. Yes it will come on at set temp and humidity, but it won't adjust speed automatically.
Just a quick question. My grow tent is on my roof terrace, so outside. These lower duct entries, can I filter them with a tight at the end? Just thinking they could bring debris or pests into the tent if not. Do I worry too much?
They can be filtered pretty easy. An old piece of thin t shirt or a cover filter designed specifically for that purpose to filter duct work
Thanks for the tip man@@TopGrowTV
I do the same, except my fan is outside the tent, to eliminate the heat generated from it, being inside the tent.
Can this extract the dirty air and also pull in fresh air without having to rearrange the pieces.
Yes u just turn the blower the other way. This works beyond great
How come the carbon filter is in your tent? And not recieving fresh air? Like from outside the tent?
What do you mean? The carbon filter is made to remove the carbon produced by the plants and heat from the tent why would you have it on the outside 😂
The fan pushes air out and the vents on the tent allow air to be drawn in.
I guess i did it right the first time
lol i didn't even watched the video after seeing the 4inch tube lol i would never go below 6 inch...
Why that makes no sense in fact that 4in is more than enough
Agreed. This is in a 2x4. That fan would be fine for this setup
@@HustleGamingNz sure it’s enough but a bigger one is quieter.. also less power draw if u use a 6 inch inline fan dimmed compared to 4
@@teabagNBGlol. Lol!
Who still uses a screwdriver lol
Why is AC Infinity so popular? Every product of theirs I bought sucked so bad.😭
Just curious, what products have sucked?
@@TopGrowTV
I like AC but the more I buy their other products outside the Cloudline the more I see their strong suit is really their inlines.
By that I mean humidifiers don't connect & leak i had one completely fry a controller and the unit and my light, ac customer service replaced the humidifier & controller but basically told me to go screw myself on frying diodes on my ROIe680s because wasn't their brand,
clip ons start clicking & turning, diodes in lights go out fast, the controllers will randomly shut on & off the lights for a few second to a couple minutes during light on & off, humidity domes the tray & dome themselves are very low quality, It has a giant gap where the dome & the tray meet the plastic bowes out, it's really thin & falls off easily.
The lights work well & daisy chain together. The seedling mat works really well but takes a while for it to warm up which isn't a big issue but once it does it gets pretty hot even on low, the heat also stays centered and doesn't spread well across the mat.
Of all that I've never had an issue with the inline, works better than advertised.
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@weedwei I have had zero issues with all of my ACI gear but I’m open to suggestions since I’m about to expand my grow from a walk-in closet to full room. What grow equipment is better? What do you use yourself?
It's not. This is clearly a promo video
This didnt help at all waste of time ..
incorrect, the exhuast needs to go into a window or a hole in the wall going into another room or attic/garage preferably. If you vent into the same room it totally nullifies using an exhaust system lol.
Why would it need to be exhausted from the room itself? It's a tent... in a larger room, such as a bedroom or living room. As long as the air in the tent is cleaned of odors, then all it's exhausting is oxygen produced by the plants after converting co2 into oxygen. I've been doing cabinet grows since the mid 90's. As long as you exchange the air in the room by simply opening a window now and then, then you're fine. A full-sized room grow is a different story, but not something that's only 2'×4'. As long as the humidity stays within a reasonable range, then you should be fine. The only reason for 'an exhaust system' in a tent is to exchange the used air for fresh air from the room the tent is sitting in. It's still a closed tent, so it needs to refresh the air. Plants simply sitting in the corner of your room don't need it, as the room is big enough, and if it's a common space in the house, then windows should get opened now and then anyway. Your house plants don't need an exhaust system.
@@michaelbinbc You can grow in a sealed system, and many do. There are many different ways to grow. I like to eliminate any negative variables that could be out there. Recirculation of Mold spores, pathogens, viruses, heat and humidity, also better cO2 enrichment with exhausting outside, less heat buildup, less strain on your HVAC system because it isn't re cooling warm air. Checking off this many variables can have a drastic impact on your yeild. And yes you can still grow in a lung room and recirculate all that nasty air, or try to filter it in some way, but at some point you will get deminishing returns, and if you do have an issue like PM or a thrip infestation, it doesn't help to have that air recirculating all that nasty stuff. If you've ever set up a grow room for HID lights you know its essential to have that ventilation, unless you want to risk having a fire. But with LED lights, people have started slacking in the exhaust area, and forgetting about the whole reason to exhaust isn't to reduce temps and humidity, but to actually provide fresh air to the plants, usually 1-5CFM per minute. Even Jorge Cervantes explains this in his book and DVD's. Any grow tent will recommend this method as well if you look at AC infinity's website, and the book they send out with all their products, it explains in detail how to set this up, and the benefits. But there's always that one guy that gets away with a sealed system and has never tried anything outside the box, and maybe thats you? I don't know. I've also been doing this stuff for long enough to know there are different methods, and success looks different to different people.
thanks for the setup video, i wanted to ask would the 4 inch be sufficient for a 3x3 tent or should I go with the 6
The 4 inch would probably be fine for a 3x3