TrailBlazer Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks bud! To answer your question, I have a thin strip on the right hand side of tent that is unused because of the fan. About 30cm wide. I can't fit anymore plants in that tent. I could fit slightly bigger plants in there though. If that makes sense. For the next round, I am going to make it my mission to find a more suitable fan for that tent. Even if I have to import one. I have really been struggling to find a proper fan locally. Any suggestions from you guys would be great. If I can free up that 30cm x 150cm, then I can veg the plants an extra week and have some really big girls in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks bud! To answer your question, I have a thin strip on the right hand side of tent that is unused because of the fan. About 30cm wide. I can't fit anymore plants in that tent. I could fit slightly bigger plants in there though. If that makes sense. For the next round, I am going to make it my mission to find a more suitable fan for that tent. Even if I have to import one. I have really been struggling to find a proper fan locally. Any suggestions from you guys would be great. If I can free up that 30cm x 150cm, then I can veg the plants an extra week and have some really big girls in there. I've got the same tent as you TB and I have the exact same dilemma with the fan. I've been using an oscillating stand fan and the base just takes up too much space. It would be ideal if you could hang an oscillating fan from the top in one of the corners of the tent, something like in my illustration below. Two would be even better I suppose.... obviously the main concern will be allowing the fan to rotate freely but I reckon with a bit of DIY or just securing the fans smartly to the top, and we could have the fan issue solved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 That is exactly what I want to do as well 420. Thanks for the illustration. I see some of the guys in the states have these nice looking fans that attach to the tent poles with some type of clamp. I think one of the popular brands is "tornado" or "vortex" or something like that. It would be great if one of the hydro stores would stock decent fans specifically designed for the indoor market. I know I would buy one in a heartbeat, even if it were a little pricey. 30cm x 150cm is basically half a square metre of space wasted, or to put it into bonganomics about an 100g. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Maybe you could make like a "shelf" of sorts that could hang from the side of your tent? Like a pvc frame that hooks onto the top part of the tents frame and then that has a platform you can screw the base of the fan to, but upside down? Excuse my shitty paint skills, this is my idea, you could also raise or lower it by changing the lengths of the piping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yeah, that would definitely work Cereal. I have fokol DIY skills though and I would still need to find a fan that can be removed from it's pedestal/base. Weather is warming though, so stores should start stocking more fans. Hopefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese420 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I think these would be quite helpful http://www.hydroherbafrica.co.za/product/16-wall-mounted-fan/ http://www.hydroherbafrica.co.za/product/industrial-fans/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 lol, you need no skills for pvc piping boet. it's like lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 LOL! Well that doesn't sound hard at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yeah, that is pricey for such a small fan. I'm hoping to find a fan that is about 25 - 30cm in size. I don't mind spending a grand on a decent fan though. Thanks for the suggestion bud. If you find any more links like that, please post it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Something like this would be great in a smaller size. 45cm is just too big. I have an awesome fan here that is light and can be hung from the beams in the tent, but it is just too big and powerful at 50cm. https://www.livecopper.co.za/collections/wall-fans/products/solent-wave-wall-fan-450mm-black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 UPDATE Day 53 of 12/12 and 43 of bloom. Not much to report. Business as usual. Last 5 photos are of the smaller/fatter Lemon OGK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Love that first photo with the LED lighting! Looks heavenly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 MJ bathed in purple light. Who can resist? LOL! Thanks bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 I think these would be quite helpful http://www.hydroherbafrica.co.za/product/16-wall-mounted-fan/ http://www.hydroherbafrica.co.za/product/industrial-fans/ How the hell did I miss this? Thanks for the links bud. They're a bit big though. I have a 50cm fan, but it is just way too powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese420 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Lol no worries man Haha yeah you dont want it blowing down....Definitely think you should start off the August POTM with an LED shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 I see on the same site, they have a 10" fan which looks like it could fit the bill. Quite cheap as well. So thanks bud. You definitely helped! Maybe I will enter that pic. Thanks for the vote of confidence bud. :thumbups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I see on the same site, they have a 10" fan which looks like it could fit the bill. Quite cheap as well. So thanks bud. You definitely helped! Maybe I will enter that pic. Thanks for the vote of confidence bud. :thumbups Which 10" fan are you speaking of TB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 This one here bud: http://www.hydroherbafrica.co.za/product/desktop-fan-10/ 10" = 26cm. Almost perfect I think. The plastic design will make it light as well, so easy to hang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I have one of these, picked it up at cash crusaders for R70. Problem i have with it is that it does oscillate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 It does or does not oscillate CKilla? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420SA Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I was gonna say, shouldn't we be after a fan that oscillates? That 10" doesn't look like it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 I never set my fan to oscillate. Always aim it between the light and the canopy of the plants. So that 10" fan will work perfectly for my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG420za Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 It does or does not oscillate CKilla? Apologies @TrailBlazer, it's doesn't. Also, for some weird reason, if it's set to 2 or 3, there's a small climb in temp. But then again, my space was tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Yeah, that looks the business actually. Just hang it from one of the tent roof beams and robert's your mothers brother. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailBlazer Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 LOL! Bob's your uncle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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