Yeah man, I'll look at your grow in your grow Forum. Thanks for the Invitation.

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DrZin978, I have a few comments / suggestions. 1. You mentioned something like: "No one comes to this area much". Hey, with all those power meters, doesn't your power company's Meter-Reader-Man come once every month? And he will be in that area quite some time in order to read and record all those meters. That being the case, your carbon scrubber will have to be top-notch. 2. Even if your meters are read remotely, each of those meters represents a separate residence I suppose. Neighbor residents are prone to want to read their own meter from time-to-time. 3. And when any of those neighbors wants to move, or cannot pay their power bill, the Power Company will send their technician to disconnect and/or reconnect the Services right at those meters. 4. Do put blocks between the 2x4 beams to remove the weight from the fan. The plastic fan shroud may be susceptible to Deterioration caused by a) Vibration and b)UV Radiation from your lamps. Additionally, if the fan Fails while you are full of soil and plants and water, it would be a beotch to have to disassemble the Setup just to replace the fan. 5. Remember, you are working with water above that fan. Protect the fan Motor from accidental spills somehow. 6. Consider the use of LED lighting instead of the HPS and MH. Much less Wattage per lumens = much less heat build-up per lumens. And with the right LEDs or mixture of LEDs, you can still achieve the necessary Spectrums for each Phase of the grow. Switching to LEDs may alleviate your heat Problem so that you can save on Ventilation Upgrades and the inevitable noise Pollution we all so dearly want to avoid. 7. If you must continue to upgrade to more powerful Ventilation fans, always seek the quietest possible per CFM. Yes I know.... Budget. Always the Problem. 8. Not all fans are suitable for our boxes because they were not designed to deal with "static pressures" caused by: 1) the fact that our boxes are essentially enclosures, or 2) caused by the more constricted designs of our cowlings. But still, your Project Looks fun. Your skill with the saw and screwdriver is commendable. Now just build an Entertainment Center and a full-wall Bookcase to disguise the Mylar-coloured light box Standing beside your La-Z-Boy and your set-up will be a bit more stealthy from the inside POV. Good Luck 'sapean

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Gonzo, In an earlier post you wrote: "The Journal is my pride and joy, lol." I have to say you have very good reason to be proud. Be proud ! You may have set a Standard that may be hard to beat. You are an Inspiration to others. Congrats, and well done. 'sapean Enjoy your well deserved vacation at the Dam.

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I expect that we will certainly see more of this "govt vs farmer" competition as we go Forward. There will be growing pains (pardon the pun). This Evolution will be quite a ride for everyone and quite a Show for all to see. Undoubtedly, the govts role in this "competition" will include development of many regulations over Quality Control, Production Control, Sourcing, Distribution, etc., to include implementing a Revenue collection System at every Point along the stream. Let's all hope that the incoming Revenue streams derived from such regulations remain clearly visible, properly tracked and properly used for the good of the General Population of the Countries where legalization occurs. Therein lies the benefit to the displaced farmer families, I hope. I hope also that Mr. Branson's "transparent chain" Principle succeeds. A failure, however, of the System where transparency is implemented could be percieved by some as a failure of the whole. Corruption in govt as always is our collective greatest enemy in human Society. Hopefully someone is watchdogging this so as to prevent the derailing of the entire Project. Sapean

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