Excellent tent with a few minor flaws
Overall, this is a great tent with a few minor flaws: It is well made and feels sturdy. The zippers appear to be good quality. Some flaws/nits to be picked: 1. the Instructions stink. The tent came with an extra piece of material, but there was nothing in the instructions that showed it at all. I finally figured out it was a removable floor. Put it in with reflective side up and attach the straps to the frame. 2. It also came with a black webbing with snaps (like a belt). No clue where that is supposed to go - instructions were silent on this as well. I think it may be used to hang a light inside, but i can't say for sure. 3. The design of the 4' x 2' x 5' has a zipper down the middle. Fastening that middle zipper is a little difficult, especially if you have to open it a lot. But the zippers themselves are smooth and seem to be sturdy. When I water, I unzip the two top zippers, and the bottom zipper about 80% of the way and can reach in with my sprayer. See Tip #1. I will note that this is my first grow tent and so I have not seen other zippers - I just know that it is a tiny bit difficult to start the zipper at the bottom, but once engaged it is smooth. What i like 1. Easy to put together in spite of the deficient instructions. 2. Good construction and materials 3. The window - makes it easy to peek in on my 'babies'. 4. Good variety of vents. Tip #1 - I bought a 2 gal sprayer for water. The long wand and angled head makes it easy to reach in and water the plants. Be careful not to mix it up with a sprayer with weedkiller or your results will be less than optimal. Tip #2 - I bought a 6" duct type fan. Way too powerful for my environment. Tip #3 - if you are using incandescent grow lights, you will likely need to run the fan and open the vents. If you use LED, you will spend more but they give off much less heat. It's a tough balance, as you want it warm to get the plants going. I have a lot of tomatoes and peppers and all are doing well at around 81 degrees F. Tip #4 - Get a thermometer. Doesn't have to be perfect but it's the only way to know how warm it is inside. I put mine in front of the window. I also had to get a temperature control for the fan. Since it is too strong, it cools the tent down too much if it ran non-stop (not to mention electric costs). This has been a great move - although I've laid out about $200 in total - i think that this equipment will last a long time and be usable all winter. I'm starting vegetables like basil, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini and cukes. The basil came up in 2 days. One of the peppers came up in a few days and the other, Italian hierloom came up in six days. It also gets our seed starting out of the family room - something that makes the Mrs. happy. I also look forward to growing some things like basil during the winter - nothing like getting it fresh!! Read more







