Becaused you asked

So what did you buy from Home Depot to make it? How did you make your set up? Etc.....

The first stage of the box was built out of the largest storage bin I could find at Wal-Mart. I bought two of them knowing I would out grow the one in a few weeks.

I purchased 5 eco grow lights (18w and I have no idea the spectrum). Like most first time growers, I underestimated the amount of light required to find success. They did alright under the floros, but began to stretch and I had to start propping them up with q-tips.

I lined the wall of the box with tin foil to provide a light barrier and provide some reflection. In hindsight, I would have painted in all flat white after installing the foil. That will be for the next grow.

Cooling and airflow is provided by 3 12v DC cooling fans. The intake is a single speed 35 CFM which blows through the center of the CFLs. The exhaust is a 4" 20-50 CFM 3 speed fan. It allows me to provide pretty good temp control. There is a 3rd 2" multi speed which blows through the center of the plants to provide movement and airflow. They are all wired to a 600ma 12 transformer (from wal-mart).

So, after much research I upgraded the lighting... (photo 2-7-b). I purchased 2 5 light bathroom fixtures from Home Depot. $14 each. I hot glued them to the lid of the case, wired them together and to a plug, and installed 26w 6500k CFLs.

BTW, IMHO a hot glue gun is a life saver. You can glue just about anything with them and they provide good electrical insulation.

Wow, enough light makes a huge difference. The plants went crazy with the new light. One nice thing about this setup is I can control all of the lights separately. So, I can start on the floros and switch on the CFLs at any time or for only part of the day. During the next grow I have been thinking about "pulsing them."

....next to come... germination and planting.

Cajun, I am going to give every little boring detail... At least until someone tells me to shutup.

Awesome man,

Perhaps your setup with be followed with new ideas?
Looks pretty good... That 2nd picture above your post above this one...

It looks a little dark, But i'm sure it provided enough light, your plants are looking good

Thanks slient. It looks dark because the lights throw off the meter on the camera. As I continue to post you will see there is a lot of light. Off to the gym now. I will continue the thread when I get back.

wanting a small grow, I would take notes from bear because obviously things are going perfect here...... look at those plants, they're perfect!!

i think they are plastic

I hope you are kidding fred.