hmasonb34
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Ok so im starting my build of a grow box. I opted out of buying a prefab due to the fact im very handy and like projects and saving money. The only down size is I dont know what im doing and as much reading as i have done on here it just keeps getting more confusing. I wanna do it right the first time. so here is where I am at.
I bought a metal storage cabinet of craigs list for 80 bucks. Its deminsions are 3 feet wide 1.5 feet deep and 5 feet tall (36" x 18" x 60"). Gives me roughly 4.5 square feet of floor space and 22.5 of cubic feet of volume.
I plan on putting a shelf one foot up to seperate the cabinet into 2 compartments one for cloning and vegging and the other for bloom.
I bought some carbon regular AC flat filter to cut a passive air intake into the center of the cabinet on the bottom end on the back. I know i want a carbon filter for odor controll and dimmable Lumatek digital ballast 250, 175, 150, for a HPS light (LK250).
Everything else is up for suggestions.
(1.) I would like to bloom 8 plants is this cabinet big enough for that?
(2) Should i run some type of cool tube to keep the temps down or will a cabon scrubber attached to a fan controll temps good enough with this light set up.
(3) I will be running soil for now eventually going to a superponics set up after i get the hang of this.
(4) Would like to run some type of duct silencer this set up will be in my closet next to my bed so quite is nessasary.
(5) What size and type of fan should i run to keep odors under controll and yet not be to loud. Its my understanding the fan size and carbon filter have to be compatable to work correctly and any bends in the ducting require more cfm's to compensate for air restrictions. Also the filter and silencers create resistance as well.
As i've said i've read till my eyes hurt and im falling asleep at the desk on many of nights i get up in the morning im trying to learn as much as possible so please if anyone has any suggestions please fill free to chime in I'll take all suggestions to heart please help me. Thanks for reading all this and sorry its so long. I plan on doing a build thread as soon as i start building so ill keep everyone posted on progress of constructions and the first grow.
I bought a metal storage cabinet of craigs list for 80 bucks. Its deminsions are 3 feet wide 1.5 feet deep and 5 feet tall (36" x 18" x 60"). Gives me roughly 4.5 square feet of floor space and 22.5 of cubic feet of volume.
I plan on putting a shelf one foot up to seperate the cabinet into 2 compartments one for cloning and vegging and the other for bloom.
I bought some carbon regular AC flat filter to cut a passive air intake into the center of the cabinet on the bottom end on the back. I know i want a carbon filter for odor controll and dimmable Lumatek digital ballast 250, 175, 150, for a HPS light (LK250).
Everything else is up for suggestions.
(1.) I would like to bloom 8 plants is this cabinet big enough for that?
(2) Should i run some type of cool tube to keep the temps down or will a cabon scrubber attached to a fan controll temps good enough with this light set up.
(3) I will be running soil for now eventually going to a superponics set up after i get the hang of this.
(4) Would like to run some type of duct silencer this set up will be in my closet next to my bed so quite is nessasary.
(5) What size and type of fan should i run to keep odors under controll and yet not be to loud. Its my understanding the fan size and carbon filter have to be compatable to work correctly and any bends in the ducting require more cfm's to compensate for air restrictions. Also the filter and silencers create resistance as well.
As i've said i've read till my eyes hurt and im falling asleep at the desk on many of nights i get up in the morning im trying to learn as much as possible so please if anyone has any suggestions please fill free to chime in I'll take all suggestions to heart please help me. Thanks for reading all this and sorry its so long. I plan on doing a build thread as soon as i start building so ill keep everyone posted on progress of constructions and the first grow.