
01-18-2008, 10:12 PM
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| | SirPsychoSexy - first box build and first grow | | Journal of the construction of my first grow box and the growing of my first plants. The only viable place in my living space for growing seems to be an old trundle bed which is no longer big enough for my girlfriend and I. The dimensions (vertical at least) are extremely limited...roughly 6' long, 3.5' wide and with the top on a mere 19'' deep. My plan is to grow some clones for planting outdoors when the weather is right. Once those clones are outside I plan on using my box for starting AND finishing plants throughout the year. Because of the limited vertical space, my plan will be to thread the gorwing tops of my plants through horizontally mounted chicken wire and move the plants horizontal as they grow, thus creating a sort of SoG horizontally with each plant if you see what I mean. Any input on anything posted here would be appreciated. Peace and happy growing. The Box
Lights: Two, 6 socket vanity bars fitted with socket splitters for 12, 23w, 1600 lumen CFL's each. Total of 24 CFL's.
Total consumption: 552w
Total output: 38400l  (two of these) Frame: The bed is essentially a good-to-go space. I plan on lining the bottom and sides with 3mm plastic sheeting (transparent) and then a layer of mylar or mylar substitute (likely shiny wrapping paper). Both films will be affixed with a combination of staple gun and duct tape.
The lid to the box will most likely be a sheet of hard wood plywood attached with two small hinges along one of the long sides of the bed for easy opening.
The lights will be attached to the underside of the lid
A full mattress and bed setting will sit on top of the plywood lid for stealth 
Last edited by SirPsychoSexy; 01-18-2008 at 10:45 PM.
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01-21-2008, 05:18 AM
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| | cool sounds good. | 
01-21-2008, 05:58 AM
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| | Will the mattress be easily movable because you will be needing to lift that thing around 100 times throughout a whole grow. Not to be underestimated..
Then one more thing that comes to mind is air, youll need an air in and outtake, not only for fresh air but for cooling. Any thought about that so far? | 
01-21-2008, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by valuablevariable Will the mattress be easily movable because you will be needing to lift that thing around 100 times throughout a whole grow. Not to be underestimated..
Then one more thing that comes to mind is air, youll need an air in and outtake, not only for fresh air but for cooling. Any thought about that so far? | Yes, the mattress will sit on top of a door which will be hinged along the side closest to the wall. There will be a handle on the door (hidden under the mattress) so that it can be easily lifted. As far as air replacement I figure I'll work out some sort of a vent system below the headboard area...not really sure how I'll light-proof that though. | 
01-21-2008, 07:56 PM
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| | welcome to the forum. One bend in the line can help. I use the insulated flexible ducting. Costs a little more , insulates the sound and isn't reflective. VV | 
01-21-2008, 09:43 PM
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| | A hint for your air needs, around six to eight computer fans should work, you can easily splice all of them into a cut extension cord and then plug it into the wall. Simply place the intake fans to the front of the bed so they can pull in more air that isnt blocked by the wall,a nd put your extake fans to the back where the headboard is, the great thing about it is, they are quiet and with such a low profile place, you won't have to use many of them, if you are having trouble finding comp fans, simply PM me and I will see if I can't find a way to mail you a few. | 
01-21-2008, 09:44 PM
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| | Nice, thanks for the tip. What sort of fans do you use in conjunction with the ducting? 80-120mm computer fans or something?
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01-21-2008, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tokensmoke A hint for your air needs, around six to eight computer fans should work, you can easily splice all of them into a cut extension cord and then plug it into the wall. Simply place the intake fans to the front of the bed so they can pull in more air that isnt blocked by the wall,a nd put your extake fans to the back where the headboard is, the great thing about it is, they are quiet and with such a low profile place, you won't have to use many of them, if you are having trouble finding comp fans, simply PM me and I will see if I can't find a way to mail you a few. | Hmmm...yeah I'd have no trouble getting the fans...I build computers sometimes and have lots of friends that do the same. Only aren't they mostly 12v? Wouldn't plugging them directly into 120v be...bad? 
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01-21-2008, 09:47 PM
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| | I myself havent done a grow yet man, but a freind of mine did and asked me what to do on the same issue, and this worked VERY well in a confined space, I would recommend 120 mm because they pull/push much more air than a 80 mm. As for setting them up, it is really simple, the fans have a groove around the outside of it with walls to each side, just cut a correctly sized square into your "bed skirt" and slip it in the place good duct tape around the edges to ensure there is good air flow going on. | 
01-21-2008, 09:48 PM
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| | No it wouldn't because I have plugged them directly into a wall socket before, plus, you will be splicing ALL of them to the same cable. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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