any advice for the new guy

[starzhello]

Hi everyone,
Thank goodness there is the internet!!. I'm the new kid on the block. My personal relationship with my pastime became a marriage when I picked up "THE BEST OF HIGH TIMES BEGINNER'S GUIDE" at my job of all places and really got this feeling to take it a notch higher with getting high. I recently decided to build my own growbox but I'm a little overwhelmed to keep it real. I did some websurfing and came up with my some info and scrapped this list of items that should get me started

Potting mix with fertilizer

4 5gallon buckets

2 ez clamp lights(the ones with the reflector behind it)

2 150 watt phillips plant lights

I can't find mylar right now so I'm going with aluminum foil pan lids( they seem harder than conventional aluminum foil sheets)

1 can of white paint

2 pieces of 2ft 2in by 2ft 2in medium grade fiber board for the base and lid

4 pieces of 3ft 2in by 2ft 2in m.d.f. for the sides

thats it for right now if any one knows what else I need I'd be very grateful. I'd also like to know how do i install a fan in my box and what would you suggest. I know its alot but I really would like to pursue this its taken an almost artistic hold on me. The whole planting, hard work, highs and lows and eventual 2ft cola I would hope to grow has me excited. Thank you all for your time.

 

[docd187]

here are places you can get mylar. its much better than aluminum foil cuz it doesn't create hot spots

reflective mylar - Google Product Search

 

[bubadapothead]

dont forget about ventilation and a small fan to blow on the plants to strengthen thos stems and i would just use flat white paint if you cant get mylar for now BUT DEFINTILTLY NOT TIN FOIL TRUST ME BAD IDEA lol well best of luck bud have fun

 

[Killa VonDilla]

I hope you are not growing in an area that might be sensitive to the Smell. Watch for Spider Mites. Spray as needed.

 

[bubadapothead]

also try to keep temps lower then 85 ideal is 72 and humidity should be between 40% -60 % the higher you go you run into problems like SPIDER MITES or in flower moldy buds in flower shoot for the fortys

 

[starzhello]

thanks for all the feedback, the mylar links were crazy so many options.It still shocks me that home depot doesn't have it, is illegal? Again if anyone has any ideas for what size fan and how to install one for my ventilation. pics up after I get cam

 

[420weedman]

thanks for all the feedback, the mylar links were crazy so many options.It still shocks me that home depot doesn't have it, is illegal? Again if anyone has any ideas for what size fan and how to install one for my ventilation. pics up after I get cam

lol ..mylar ... illegal ... ur funny !
but seriously if you havent gotten lights yet .. or even if you did check out
High Tech Garden Supply

awesome lighting,great prices... and they have some ventilation shit too check em out

 

[hockey4496]

I duno what kind of seeds you have, but 3' may be on the short side...if you can you may want to make that 4' to be safe. Also as for the lights, are you using fluoros? if so make sure you get the 6500k (blue spectrum) for the veg and 2700/3000k (red spectrum) for the flowering. You can order 2 105watt spiral fluoro's online for like $20 a piece and they will be equivalent to like a 250watt incandesent...so with 2 of those you will get more lumens and use less energy then 2 150w incandesent. They stay pretty cool so you can keep them about 2" from the plant, but like the other guys said make sure you have decent ventilation. Lastly...you may want to mix some perlite in with that soil to give the roots some more air, and make sure you monitor pH (soil pH meter at lowes for like 8.95) hope this helped...good luck

 

[Eharmony420]

Just buy a tent! You'll thank me. Then get a 400 watt switchable mh/hps form the hid hut. Get a digital. Then get a charcaol filter and a fan. Get all this and dont buy useless junk. Lol, thats where all your money will go. Thats where all mine went. It will cheaper like this in long run. Also a tent you can always take down.

 

[starzhello]

I'm using two ez clamp reflector lamps will can I use the 105 watt spiral with it if not what should I use, it may be just me but up close it doesn't seem to be a fit. Thanks

 

[420weedman]

I'm using two ez clamp reflector lamps will can I use the 105 watt spiral with it if not what should I use, it may be just me but up close it doesn't seem to be a fit. Thanks

yea dude those 44w+ cfl blubs have a larger base ... you will need to make the part of the reflecter wider at the bottom .. are you going to use the clip on part or just hang them verticle ???

 

[starzhello]

I'm loving this,. I think I might've stumbled on to a new reflective material for the insides of my grow box. It sounds crazy but if you have it to lose check out a box of Kellogs POPS the bag that contains the cereal has seemingly good reflective properties. Now I know I'm new to this so I don't know if it could take heat but hopefully some of you guys that are veterans could check it out.

 

[starzhello]

Just making sure, you are saying I can use the ez clamp reflector lamps with the 105 watt spirals right? I plan to hang them over the plants

 

[420weedman]

well if you unscrew the reflector from the bulb fixture
you can hang it with out the reflector ... or just feed the power cord back through the reflector and let the bulb just kind of float inside of it ...
if you understand what im saying

 

[starzhello]

I found this on amazon while looking for that bulb you're talking about

Amazon.com: Mogul to Medium Socket Reducer: Kitchen & Dining

 

[420weedman]

alright no i donno what ur talkn about .. it thought you had one of these
105 Watt Compact Fluorescent
and just couldnt get the bulb to screw in all the way(problem i had) ... but your bulb wont screw in at all ?

 

[starzhello]

no the thing is that the ez clamp reflector lamps I have don't have the same base as those spirals so while I was looking for the spirals I saw that mogul to medium base converter. It basically seems that it will let me run my spirals in my existing EZ clamp reflector lamps. Now I'm currently germinating, how do I install the fans? I'm new to all of this building but I'm trying to keep up with my drive, the part that is confusing to me is how I would install the fan I'm thinking of putting one in the top and two one for each side. How would I SET THAT UP? Thank you everyone and a special shout out to 420

P.S. 420 What is the big gray spring looking thing in your pic
https://www.rollitup.org/members/420weedman-albums-mypics-picture14800-hood.jpg

 

[420weedman]

lol well it doesnt sound like you ahve the same 7 dollar clamp reflectors i bought ...
fans should be set up to give a slight breeze on all your plants ... you have to see what location will work the best ..

for the exhaust the vent should be at the top of the room ... and a fan in the duct pulling air out of the room

in my pic .. i think your seeing my reflective mylar on the wall

 

[starzhello]

well I have a box is the vent necessary and if it is put in my box and out a window? yeah I know someone's laughing out there but thats a question I NEED TO ASK lol

 

[420weedman]

lol, dont quite understand your question..
did you get a cam yet ? splurge and get a cheap ass digi cam .. it will help alot
i want to see this "box" of yours ...lol