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How to keep room dark during flower?

KaptainKronicX
KaptainKronicXstarted grow question 4 years ago
How important is it to keep the plants in COMPLETE darkness during lights off during flowering? Thinking of running some ducting with cut-to-size furnace filter out the vent hole on the side of the tent which supplies air right now. Will that be enough?
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Nor_Cal_Kannabliss
Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 4 years ago
It's pretty important. Any leaks that can get in can cause stress on your plant which in turns results in a hermied plant. And no one wants that. You need about 3-4 times the size of a passive intake as you do your extraction. (I used a thing to cover my intake that I found on Amazon. Was a bug screen carbon filter shield that you could stretch over the duct work) As long as you can hit that number it shouldn't be an Issue friend! Happy growing! 👊
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KaptainKronicX
KaptainKronicXanswered grow question 4 years ago
I used 3-4 layers of the cut to size filter. Put it in the 6inch bottom vent hole and taped it to the bottom rectangular screen on the other side. Intake seems sufficient as the temps are steady as before. Cant really go in the tent to see if lights coming in, but cant see any light leaking out when the rooms dark. Thanks for the answers!
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Chucky324
Chucky324answered grow question 4 years ago
Hello. I have built for my tent a air damper. You take a cardboard box and inside you make several twist and turns to let air in and keep the light out. I painted the interior of the box flat black. took some extra cardboard, with black tape, stuck straight pieces cardboard inside like a maze. A intake hole and a outtake hole.. Hold it up to a light when done and no light shouldn't be seen looking in the holes. Sticky Velcro on the outside of the box if attaching to the screened air holes on the tent. Hope that gives you an idea. Chuck.
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Nor_Cal_Kannabliss
Nor_Cal_Kannablissanswered grow question 4 years ago
also getting black out tubing helps!
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