Mini Cool Cab - Page 2

Chiceh · #11 04-04-2007, 04:33 AM

I just got my Cool Cab yesterday. This thing is freaking great! I am now waiting for my seeds to come. They should be here this week. I will let you know how things go.

RookieGrower · #12 04-05-2007, 01:18 PM

i think i'm going to invest in one of these. Are the yeilds coming out well?

Al B. Fuct · #13 04-05-2007, 02:44 PM

It's nice to be able to buy pre-assembled turn-key grow cabinets, but it's not hard to build one at home. Willing to bet that if you added up the retail cost of all the components for a grow cabinet, you'd save quite a bit by building it yourself. You'd need some common hand and power tools and a little bit of handyman skills, but there's no magic pre-installed in these tailor-made cabinets.

Chiceh · #14 04-06-2007, 05:19 AM

I got my seeds yesterday. Ordered them from Nirvana and got them in 5 days! The packaging is pretty neat.
I have 10 feminized ppp started. They should sprout in the next 3 days. Going to get the cabinet set up and ready today. I am so excited!

Chiceh · #15 04-07-2007, 02:00 PM

Hey, Got my cool cab and seeds.
I ordered PPP feminized seeds and White Widow from Nirvana and they came in 5 days. The PPP are germinating now (36 hours old, see pic). Can't wait to plant. The set up is good and ready to go.
Catch ya later,
Chiceh

Natanis · #16 05-20-2007, 02:59 PM

Wow thanks for all the replies. I haven't been online lately but I'm starting grow #2.....

Results of the first grow were excellent, but I had several problems:

1.) Heat!
2.) Seeds!
3.) Too many plants!! I'm only doing three this time!

I'll try to reply to all....

Natanis · #17 05-20-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiceh

Hey, Got my cool cab and seeds.
I ordered PPP feminized seeds and White Widow from Nirvana and they came in 5 days. The PPP are germinating now (36 hours old, see pic). Can't wait to plant. The set up is good and ready to go.
Catch ya later,
Chiceh

So how's it going? You must be flowering by now?

Natanis

Natanis · #18 05-20-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by VictorVIcious

Be careful about venting into the attic depending on where you live. If the temperature goes down you can get condensation onthe bottom of the roof. It will be like rain onto your ceiling when it warms up. Trust me one this one. I have to replace the ceiling tile in my family room because of this.

This worries me a bit!! How did you fix the problem? I did, in fact, move my cabinet upstairs and vented the 400w light and two direct heat vents. I'm drawing inside air through two bottom fans. Wow it would suck to rot the roof... I do live in a place that has winter.

Natanis · #19 05-20-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Special fx

Natanis,
Thanks for words of encouragement. I have ordered the Mini Cool Cab and I should have by next week. One quick question, the "video media" button at the Sunlight Sheds" web site takes you quickly through set up and installation. It continues on to take you through 4 week grow cycle. This seems very short compared to other guidelines for growing tomatos. Did you use these instructions or others for growing? Did you have success on the first grow? Any other words of wisom for a newbie using the Mini Cool Cab?
Thanx!
Special fx

Yes, the company does exagerate the grow time quite a bit. I officially ended the first grow at 70 days from the day the seeds sprouted. I had way too many plants, a hermi that fooled me and caused seeds, and I also had a heat problem that dwarfed some of the plants. All in all though it was fun and it's kept me happy for a while.

Shiitake · #20 05-20-2007, 05:22 PM

I'd love to hear how your harvests go, as I am seriously considering buying one of these units myself! =) Was your heat problem because of the unit itself running too hot, or were the ambient temps in the room where you installed the unit less than ideal?