I love your videos and I have taken some advice from you as well even though I am a long-time grower myself. The one thing I prefer personally is keeping the filter and exhaust fan outside of the tent. I feel it provides another foot or so of height for the plants. Which to me is super important.
Yeah, that can be a real problem especially with the larger filters. We have one on a ten inch exhaust fan and the damn thing is massive =) I keep them inside the tent where I can just to keep it compact, but will move them out when necessary.
I've got that setup. I like it so far. Being that this is my first real grow, I don't have anything to compare it against. My buddy picked up a cheap 3x3. I definitely like the quality of the SF tent better. Looking at maybe picking up a 3x3 for the future. I like the room to fit more than one plant, but for space constraints, the sf1000 kit is hard to beat. I wish Spider Farmer would make a square light for the 3x3. That would be the bees knees. I will say though, one plant in the 2.2x2.2 is scrogged and got her wall to wall. She's a couple weeks away from harvest and soooo frosty.
Nice! We are super excited to get started in this one. 3x3 is a hard one, though the SF-2000 will do it, it isn't optimal. If you have the funds though, you could go with an SF-4000 and dim it, then if you ever decide to go with a 4x4 or 5x5 tent later you would still be covered.
I just got the same tent set up and I can't wait to see what you guys do with it cause this is my first tent and my first year trying to grow and I could probably use the help
Do you connect the filter with the inline fan? Because my friend put mine together and has the filter hanging inside with the lights but that inline fan part is outside connected to a line of that aluminum tubing. Is that a wrong setup should both parts be connected inside the tent like yours and others that i've seen? Im growing in my basement so i thought the aluminum tubing thats connected to the filter is running outside the tent about 10 feet of tubing connected then to on the floor my inline fan part. Please help
The filter and fan do not need to be directly connected, connecting them with a duct is fine as well. I like keeping them together, but a lot of folks will also run duct between them.
Finding dehumidifier that actually works and fits inside of a small tent is hard. We have a massive one that we use in the room outside the tent to keep the humidity under control.
@@TheHippieGeeks nice. I may not need one just yet. I started popping the seeds I’m hoping to see if they’ll sprout, but my humidity has been staying around 80. itjumps down to 60 last night so we’ll see how they do. Next run I might be looking for a humidifier for the entire room as well.
You are so lucky to be sponsored by spider farmer I’d love to buy the tent kit but Being a single father it’s just not going to happen anytime soon. Do you think they will do a kit giveaway like the light so I could try to win it 🤣
It is hard to say on the giveaway, they may want to do one later this year. I understand how lucky we are, believe me, we are in the same boat and wouldn't have been able to afford it without the sponsorships either :)
Oooo man look’n forward to watching this grow series! I just started a run of Durban Poison (feminized) from Nirvana, very happy with the germination rate. Definitely interested in watching your process. Cheers m8
With this setup the filter and fan takes the air out. How do you get fresh air in though? I thought you’d need both - air in and out? Please could you share your thoughts.
@@TheHippieGeeks Do you keep those vents open in the flowering phase during 12 hours of darkness? If not, do you still keep the air extractor on? Just thinking this would suck out all the air in the tent during those 12 hours.
Will this tent kit allow me to grow 3 plants?...I’m gonna order one if it does I live in NY and I can LEGALLY grow 3 plants at a time while growing 3 saplings
A SF1000 will give decent coverage and you can definitely use it successfully. More light can get you a better harvest though, depending on your setup.
@@TheHippieGeeks well I have the same exact set up you do in this video if I'm not mistaken. It's the spider farmer sf 1000 2x2x5 with the humidity and temperature controller. Only reason I'm asking is because I've heard alot positive reviews but that for optimal yields it's best to get 2x SF 1000's rather than 1. However I'm already getting 1x sf 1000 with the tent kit and I would like to save money but if another light really makes a difference I may just invest.
@@TheHippieGeeks dude I need some help I got my spider farmer 2x2 today and as I was assembling it I noticed the tent fit is like extremely tight. To the point where the very last leg will not fit in it's corner I have all corners fitted in the tent except 1. But I feel like if I force it together either the tent will rip or the leg will break. Im pretty sure the took wrong measurements when engineering this thing because this shit will not fit at all
What do you think is better quality for a 2x4 tent the spider or the hydro I just bought a tent it's full of light leaks now I need a refund and I'm gonna buy a better brand just don't wanna run into the same problems iv already been set back enough
I bet they are pretty close to each other, though I have only used the Spider Farmer version. I can say that the Spider Farmer light we have does not have any light leaks =)
Typically you add more light as you get further into the grow. However, some folks do have 24 hours of dark right before they harvest and then hang the harvest in the dark as well.
Depends how much light is in there. If youve only got 1 of these lights just leave it full power. If you have 2 you can dim one of them slightly starting week 8 till harvest day and just bring it down slightly every few days. since they wont be needing as much light towards the end of the cylce. Also depends how big your tent is. The size tent in the video you could dim like i said. But anybigger you may aswell leave both lights on full power because it wont be enough to cover the canopy.
I did actually =) I usually use aluminum duct tape, but the painters tape is all I had at the time. It works here because there isn't any strain on the tape, both the filter and fan are fully supported.
I don't have any experience with the Slim 480, but it looks like a decent light. I love the SF-4000, but I have heard that some folks wish that the SF-4000 was physically larger to get its light out to the edges of larger tents better. One of the bar style lights like the Slim 480 will likely give you better coverage at the edges of larger tents.
Hi I just got the SF-1000D kit and it’s great but I have a fairly obvious question, maybe a dumb one at that: What’s up with the light spectrum? I don’t have an option to switch from veg to flower state and I’m wondering if it’s all in one with no switching necessary or what? Please advise ASAP as I’ve had two seedlings in cups for about two full days and need to know. Thanks!
Hello hippie Geeks! I have a question for you. I wanted to ask you because I value your opinion and am certain you know what you're talkin about. I have a small 2 by 2 tent and want to hook up my inline fan. The tent is not very tall and was wondering if I can put inline fan on outside of tent blowing air in through ducting and just having a separate duct exhausting air from tent? Would this work? I hope I made myself clear with the question. I would greatly appreciate any advice. I'm a noob. Thank you for the excellent videos Hippie Geeks
No, the fan itself does not need to be inside of the tent to work. What I would do though is have it pulling the the hot air out of the top the tent, and than have your intake duct down low to bring in cooler air.
@@TheHippieGeeks thank you so much! Do I need a fan hooked up to the duct to bring the cool air into the tent? Also won't light leak through the intake duct opening? I appreciate you responding to my questions and comments. Thank you so much.
Adding an intake fan can help, but usually the exhaust fan will pull air in thru that lower opening. When using an intake duct, you can bend it around to minimize lights ability to come into the tent. Often though, we use the screened openings on the bottom of the tent to let fresh air in, and the light infiltration isn't too terrible.
@@TheHippieGeeks 100%. Small tent grow here... Have my exhaust on the outside of the tent pulling air from the top out with minimal ducting and the dust filter inside the carbon filter. Have a small but powerful fan pushing air into the tent from the outside although the intake is up high I ran the ducting low below the plant to reduce the ability of light getting into the tent during flower. Everything is digitally controlled. Have a problem with bringing humidity down during lights out. 50 gallon dehumidifier on the outside. I have moved my heater inside and outside the tent but have settled on inside. Moved my humidifier inside and outside but settled on keeping it inside. It's a bitch to get everything perfect.
i got my kit in the mail today its missing 4 E poles and 4 extra G poles. basically now i have to wait for replacement poles or fabricate my own at work. bummer experience fighting it 2 hrs knowing the poles dont fit but wanted to be sure. or they sent the wrong cover?
Great that you can make your own poles, but if you still want to get them replaced we have also had a lot of luck reaching out to them via email. You can find all of their contact info here: www.spider-farmer.com/pages/contact-us
No, you would need at least a pair of SF-2000 or a single SF-4000 at a bare minimum, and they only list the SF-4000 to cover that space in veg with a coverage of 5'x5' in flower.
I was rewatching the (season) and noticed that you never did a par reading on the light that came with this tent .. At least not a video of it and im just super curious now
Heat will likely not be the issue, it will probably be light intensity. These quantum board style lights really put out the light, and it can be overwhelming to plants that aren't used to it. The sweet spot for us so far has been in the 20-30 inch range, just depending on the plant.
It is not about the number of plants, it is about the area it will cover. These can cover a 2x2 space in flower, and you can put as many plants as you want in that space. A single larger plant would be just as possible as four smaller plants. It just depends on your space available and timeline =)
I wouldn't use light to dry flower, they are better off with less light when trying to dry them out. If necessary, using a dehumidifier is a better idea.
Sorry, I completely misunderstood the question lol, I was thinking of the heat from the light, I am an idiot =) Any grow tent will work well as a dry tent! I would run the exhaust fan on low just to keep the air exchanges happening, but it should work out well =)
I love your videos and I have taken some advice from you as well even though I am a long-time grower myself. The one thing I prefer personally is keeping the filter and exhaust fan outside of the tent. I feel it provides another foot or so of height for the plants. Which to me is super important.
Yeah, that can be a real problem especially with the larger filters. We have one on a ten inch exhaust fan and the damn thing is massive =) I keep them inside the tent where I can just to keep it compact, but will move them out when necessary.
I've got that setup. I like it so far. Being that this is my first real grow, I don't have anything to compare it against. My buddy picked up a cheap 3x3. I definitely like the quality of the SF tent better. Looking at maybe picking up a 3x3 for the future. I like the room to fit more than one plant, but for space constraints, the sf1000 kit is hard to beat. I wish Spider Farmer would make a square light for the 3x3. That would be the bees knees. I will say though, one plant in the 2.2x2.2 is scrogged and got her wall to wall. She's a couple weeks away from harvest and soooo frosty.
Nice! We are super excited to get started in this one. 3x3 is a hard one, though the SF-2000 will do it, it isn't optimal. If you have the funds though, you could go with an SF-4000 and dim it, then if you ever decide to go with a 4x4 or 5x5 tent later you would still be covered.
Alibaba sells a 240 square not rectangular ir uv its cheap quality light I put my money on it for that tent
I have two PL-1000’s from Phlizon and they are combined with my 315 watt LEC from sun systems and my girls are thriving in my 4x2 tent
Awesome! I love that we live in a time where there are so many different options for grow lights to fit every budget =)
I see you went with the Ikea no manual approach with the tent . Great video as always THG
Choices were made, and I can't say they were good ones :)
Just found your channel. Going to be starting my first grow, gunna pick up this set and whatever else your recommend!
We really enjoyed this set for sure =) Hopefully it works out as well for you as it has for us!
Thanks! This was very helpful. Im setting mine up tonight.
yes
Agreed.
I like it , but would’ve like to see the outside of the set up once you were finished. Still was an informative video 🤙🏽
We will probably do a side video on this soon showing the tent on the bench along with our nutrient bubbling station.
My 6 plants are doing well with the spider farmer fs 2000 thanks for your video's
That sounds great! When we did did plants under that light out worked great :)
I just got the same tent set up and I can't wait to see what you guys do with it cause this is my first tent and my first year trying to grow and I could probably use the help
Good to have one of these for personal grow
It seems like a really good size so far
Your logo looks almost identical to mine! I said to myself wait when did I post that comment 😂
@@robsreviews9172 lol 😂
Christmas came early
Yay for early Christmas :)
Do you connect the filter with the inline fan? Because my friend put mine together and has the filter hanging inside with the lights but that inline fan part is outside connected to a line of that aluminum tubing. Is that a wrong setup should both parts be connected inside the tent like yours and others that i've seen? Im growing in my basement so i thought the aluminum tubing thats connected to the filter is running outside the tent about 10 feet of tubing connected then to on the floor my inline fan part. Please help
The filter and fan do not need to be directly connected, connecting them with a duct is fine as well. I like keeping them together, but a lot of folks will also run duct between them.
@@TheHippieGeeks ok thanks, spider farmer emailed me back after I sent them my setup pics and they said it was fine
New to the channel!! Thanks for the review sir!! God bless
Thank you for watching!
I got this tent set up as well I’m looking for a good humidifier and dehumidifier that’ll fit inside here with two autos.
Finding dehumidifier that actually works and fits inside of a small tent is hard. We have a massive one that we use in the room outside the tent to keep the humidity under control.
@@TheHippieGeeks nice. I may not need one just yet. I started popping the seeds I’m hoping to see if they’ll sprout, but my humidity has been staying around 80. itjumps down to 60 last night so we’ll see how they do. Next run I might be looking for a humidifier for the entire room as well.
You are so lucky to be sponsored by spider farmer I’d love to buy the tent kit but Being a single father it’s just not going to happen anytime soon. Do you think they will do a kit giveaway like the light so I could try to win it 🤣
It is hard to say on the giveaway, they may want to do one later this year. I understand how lucky we are, believe me, we are in the same boat and wouldn't have been able to afford it without the sponsorships either :)
@Michael Jones I just sent a email but didn’t really know what to say but I love their products haha
Oooo man look’n forward to watching this grow series! I just started a run of Durban Poison (feminized) from Nirvana, very happy with the germination rate. Definitely interested in watching your process. Cheers m8
We love Durban Poison! We grew two plants outdoors a couple of years ago and they were great :)
Super informative review, thank you! How loud is the inline fan? Thanks again.
Not very loud at all, especially if it is in the tent. Makes more of a "whoosh" noise than anything else.
@@TheHippieGeeks Great! Do you think two autos in 3 or 5 gallon fabric pots would fit in the tent? I will use LST for sure.
Good video bud.
Thanks for watching!
Is this the 2x2x4 tent i bought that one the spider farmer 2x2x4 tent is that what your using?
Yeah, this is the kit that has the 2x2 tent as part of the bundle.
With this setup the filter and fan takes the air out. How do you get fresh air in though? I thought you’d need both - air in and out? Please could you share your thoughts.
I left a couple of the bottom vents open to allow fresh air to be sucked in as the hot air was exhausted.
@@TheHippieGeeks Do you keep those vents open in the flowering phase during 12 hours of darkness? If not, do you still keep the air extractor on? Just thinking this would suck out all the air in the tent during those 12 hours.
Where did you vent it out to? Can that just be in the room your in
Yeah, we just vent into the room usually =)
Will this tent kit allow me to grow 3 plants?...I’m gonna order one if it does
I live in NY and I can LEGALLY grow 3 plants at a time while growing 3 saplings
Yes it will hold three plants, if you look at the last Harvest Hero grow video on the channel, we have 3 plants in 4 gallon containers in this setup.
Is 1x SF 1000 good enough or should I buy another one to have better coverage
A SF1000 will give decent coverage and you can definitely use it successfully. More light can get you a better harvest though, depending on your setup.
@@TheHippieGeeks well I have the same exact set up you do in this video if I'm not mistaken. It's the spider farmer sf 1000 2x2x5 with the humidity and temperature controller. Only reason I'm asking is because I've heard alot positive reviews but that for optimal yields it's best to get 2x SF 1000's rather than 1. However I'm already getting 1x sf 1000 with the tent kit and I would like to save money but if another light really makes a difference I may just invest.
@@TheHippieGeeks dude I need some help I got my spider farmer 2x2 today and as I was assembling it I noticed the tent fit is like extremely tight. To the point where the very last leg will not fit in it's corner I have all corners fitted in the tent except 1. But I feel like if I force it together either the tent will rip or the leg will break. Im pretty sure the took wrong measurements when engineering this thing because this shit will not fit at all
What do you think is better quality for a 2x4 tent the spider or the hydro I just bought a tent it's full of light leaks now I need a refund and I'm gonna buy a better brand just don't wanna run into the same problems iv already been set back enough
I bet they are pretty close to each other, though I have only used the Spider Farmer version. I can say that the Spider Farmer light we have does not have any light leaks =)
Are you supposed to turn the lights down right at the end of plants life cycle?
Typically you add more light as you get further into the grow. However, some folks do have 24 hours of dark right before they harvest and then hang the harvest in the dark as well.
Depends how much light is in there. If youve only got 1 of these lights just leave it full power. If you have 2 you can dim one of them slightly starting week 8 till harvest day and just bring it down slightly every few days. since they wont be needing as much light towards the end of the cylce. Also depends how big your tent is. The size tent in the video you could dim like i said. But anybigger you may aswell leave both lights on full power because it wont be enough to cover the canopy.
Good shit I used this kit on my first grow on my channel check it when you got a second wanting to watch your grow off the spiderfarmer kit!
Nice, I will have to check it out!
@@TheHippieGeeks thanks man just got a sponsor for this grow first time grow got to check it out!!
Awesome! What did you get sponsored with? I saw the message on your last video but you had it blacked out =)
@@TheHippieGeeks it’s your sponsor lol I got the 2x4 tent but instead of sf2000
Using two sf1000 posting my first video here soon next few days
Nice! We have really enjoyed working with them =)
I need to see the outside
Good except direction of air fan flow towards filter or no
You can go either way, it just depends on what works best for your setup.
Hi, Great video. Does that fan come with a variable speed control? Thanks
It does! There is an inline dial/switch that controls it :)
@@TheHippieGeeks Awesome... Thanks!
At 5:32 of the video the last beat. What beat is that? Great video btw!
I am not sure, as I lost all of my original files last week I cannot look it up unfortunately =(
@@TheHippieGeeks it’s all good my man! Thank you and keep up the good work. I just purchased this tent set about 2 weeks ago.
Did you just painters tape the fan to the filter in this particular setup?
I did actually =) I usually use aluminum duct tape, but the painters tape is all I had at the time. It works here because there isn't any strain on the tape, both the filter and fan are fully supported.
How much is this set up do you also do a grow and flower tent so 2 grow areas which makes sense to me
😎
Thanks for watching!
How did you hang the light with the hooks, mine doesn't fit around the framing??
They just kind of clipped right in, I am not sure why they aren't fitting in for you, unless they have changed something?
Got a question brother im thinking of buy new light I lov the SF2000 but new light ether SF4000 or Slim 480 what you think ?
I don't have any experience with the Slim 480, but it looks like a decent light. I love the SF-4000, but I have heard that some folks wish that the SF-4000 was physically larger to get its light out to the edges of larger tents better. One of the bar style lights like the Slim 480 will likely give you better coverage at the edges of larger tents.
@@TheHippieGeeks yeah for the money I could buy 2 sf4000 for 1 slim 480 lol I love my SF2000&1000 thanks for input bro stay blasted
Hi I just got the SF-1000D kit and it’s great but I have a fairly obvious question, maybe a dumb one at that:
What’s up with the light spectrum? I don’t have an option to switch from veg to flower state and I’m wondering if it’s all in one with no switching necessary or what? Please advise ASAP as I’ve had two seedlings in cups for about two full days and need to know. Thanks!
These lights give the plants their full spectrum all of the time, there is no switch between the two =)
Hello hippie Geeks! I have a question for you. I wanted to ask you because I value your opinion and am certain you know what you're talkin about. I have a small 2 by 2 tent and want to hook up my inline fan. The tent is not very tall and was wondering if I can put inline fan on outside of tent blowing air in through ducting and just having a separate duct exhausting air from tent? Would this work? I hope I made myself clear with the question. I would greatly appreciate any advice. I'm a noob. Thank you for the excellent videos Hippie Geeks
No, the fan itself does not need to be inside of the tent to work. What I would do though is have it pulling the the hot air out of the top the tent, and than have your intake duct down low to bring in cooler air.
@@TheHippieGeeks thank you so much! Do I need a fan hooked up to the duct to bring the cool air into the tent? Also won't light leak through the intake duct opening? I appreciate you responding to my questions and comments. Thank you so much.
Adding an intake fan can help, but usually the exhaust fan will pull air in thru that lower opening. When using an intake duct, you can bend it around to minimize lights ability to come into the tent. Often though, we use the screened openings on the bottom of the tent to let fresh air in, and the light infiltration isn't too terrible.
@@TheHippieGeeks thank you so much for your help. I will continue to watch her videos and learn from my favorite Growers. Much love God bless
@@TheHippieGeeks 100%. Small tent grow here... Have my exhaust on the outside of the tent pulling air from the top out with minimal ducting and the dust filter inside the carbon filter. Have a small but powerful fan pushing air into the tent from the outside although the intake is up high I ran the ducting low below the plant to reduce the ability of light getting into the tent during flower. Everything is digitally controlled. Have a problem with bringing humidity down during lights out. 50 gallon dehumidifier on the outside. I have moved my heater inside and outside the tent but have settled on inside. Moved my humidifier inside and outside but settled on keeping it inside. It's a bitch to get everything perfect.
i got my kit in the mail today its missing 4 E poles and 4 extra G poles. basically now i have to wait for replacement poles or fabricate my own at work. bummer experience fighting it 2 hrs knowing the poles dont fit but wanted to be sure. or they sent the wrong cover?
That really sucks! Did you get it from their website or thru Amazon?
@@TheHippieGeeks from spider farm called the number got a answer machine and no reply back from email. Gonna just make my own poles at work.
Great that you can make your own poles, but if you still want to get them replaced we have also had a lot of luck reaching out to them via email. You can find all of their contact info here: www.spider-farmer.com/pages/contact-us
@@TheHippieGeeks yea dudeski they finally replied back thanks most totalmente.
Awesome! I would have hated for them to have ignored you!
Which fan is the white one connected to the carbon filter?
Will two of these 1 thousand spiderfarmer lights be good for a 6x6 tent
No, you would need at least a pair of SF-2000 or a single SF-4000 at a bare minimum, and they only list the SF-4000 to cover that space in veg with a coverage of 5'x5' in flower.
Oh right on, I figured since one of these is supposed to cover 3x3 two of these would work for a 6x6
@@jesusmalverde612 You need to remember that a 6x6 space isn't two 3'x3' spaces, it is actually four 3'x3' spaces in a square.
@@TheHippieGeeks you right
It's your discount code working for EU buyers from EU website page?
I am not sure about that, can try it but I am not sure if it will work or not.
Doesn't work unfortunately....I know is a budget light but it's my first one and looking to save money to buy something else I'll need!
Was this taken down?
I got the kit but mine did not has a dimmer on the light, is this something extra?
Where did you buy the light from? It sounds like you got the older version of the light that didn't come with a dimmer.
@@TheHippieGeeks amazon I bought what I thought was the same 2x2 from spider farmer I even have the orange trim not the purple
I was rewatching the (season) and noticed that you never did a par reading on the light that came with this tent .. At least not a video of it and im just super curious now
Can u use for flowering mode?
Yes you can =) We are currently using it in out autoflower grow series, and we are well into flower at this point.
I’m running a AC unit in my 5x8 tent. How close can this light be to my canopy without risking heat stress?
Heat will likely not be the issue, it will probably be light intensity. These quantum board style lights really put out the light, and it can be overwhelming to plants that aren't used to it. The sweet spot for us so far has been in the 20-30 inch range, just depending on the plant.
Haw far do u keep away for seedlings and what percentage or light intensity?
Check out our grow series using this kit, we go over a bit of that in the early videos.
How you turn light for veggie
We use smart switches, and have them set on a schedule.
@@TheHippieGeeks what schedule time you use? Mines don’t have a veggie switch
I’m ordering this soon. Will i be able to grow two plants in it?
It is not about the number of plants, it is about the area it will cover. These can cover a 2x2 space in flower, and you can put as many plants as you want in that space. A single larger plant would be just as possible as four smaller plants. It just depends on your space available and timeline =)
you think I could use this to dry the buds?
I wouldn't use light to dry flower, they are better off with less light when trying to dry them out. If necessary, using a dehumidifier is a better idea.
@@TheHippieGeeks what about just for hanging the buds with no light? I'm just short on space and new to this completely
Sorry, I completely misunderstood the question lol, I was thinking of the heat from the light, I am an idiot =) Any grow tent will work well as a dry tent! I would run the exhaust fan on low just to keep the air exchanges happening, but it should work out well =)
@@TheHippieGeeks Ty! New to the channel. Love it!
Thank you!
What’s the website
www.spider-farmer.com
Second comment ayy
Haha nicely done!
Lonely empty pot in the middle of the tent...sad.
I can't ever take a man seriously when he has his hair died and in this case it's even worse because it's pink on a man, wow fruity.
Ok, feel free to stop watching the videos :)
We can't take you seriously when you can't even spell dye wright my guy lol.