Ok, So I have a closet grow setup right now. I know I need some ventilation in there. My problem is that I am in an apartment so I can't destroy the door to put in exhaust fans or anything. I really can't mess up the walls or ceiling either. I have heard some people say that you can buy a replacement door. My problem with that is that the people come every now and again to change air filters and such. And if I happen to miss the notice that they are coming and they show up I am screwed. Right now I just open the door a few times a day. I also need to figure out a way to hide the extension cord coming from under my door. I was having a light leak but I have bought some window sealant to help with that. The closet is in the hall and not in my room. Thats why I even have a problem. Open to any suggestions.

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Fist off if you live alone you should change out your front door lock so they HAVE to call you to open the door. If not maybe change out your closet door lock so that you can keep unwanted visitors from seeing your grow when your at home. As far as covering up the extension cord try gettin another white one ir maybe get white vinyl strips to blend it in to the baseboards. I wouldnt worry about light leaks as any extra crack you have is gonna aid in venting the room while the door is closed. You need a way to supply the room with fresh air every day and regulate temperature/humidity at the same time, so if youre not able to modify the walls or doors in the apt i would keep the door open and crank the A/C down! (78 is actually an alright temp tho). Just my opinion...

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P.S. CFLs are not going to put out enough heat in that room to stress your plants unless you dont open the room at all so worse come to worse keep opening the door as you are and you should be straight until your next grow.

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Glade to see it's still going for you. As far as venting, basically there is no way to do it besides having some space for the air to go. Which without being able to make a hole in wall, ceiling, or door would be near impossible. Only thing I can think of is drape a blanket on the inside of the door to work as a light catch but with a top or bottom corner slightly raised, and leave the door itself slightly cracked about an inch or so, that way even though the closet would look open it would appear to be completely dark. If the door is hollow you could also drill holes in the inside near the bottom, and then on the outside drill them near the top; but only go through to the hollow point. That way it'd work as a type of stealth vent and should avoid light leaks but the holes would have to be in a small obscure place(Hell maybe even the door knob) obviously so people don't notice them. As for the cable, a white one as said mounted to the baseboard would be less noticeable but the only actual way to hide it would be to go through something. (IE: The baseboard, the sealing.) If you had the money or a way to acquire it you could also get some 14/2 romex and run it under the carpet as it's flat surface would be pretty close to unnoticeable and unless the carpet is glued you could get away with cutting probably only 2 small holes and fishing it through rather then pulling up the edge of the carpet.

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Yeah the grow is still going. 5 of the 8 died off. But 3 are strong and growing fast. I moved the cfl's alot closer too and ever since then the grow has been doing great. I think Im about one inch away. I could possibly buy a extra door to rig up but I would have to seriously be on checking when they come by. If I do that what would be a way of hooking it up? Cutting the carpet is a good idea or maybe pushing it underneath it. I may even paint the exposed part white and staple it or tape it to the baseboard. What if I bought a board to cover the inside and put fans in it and left the door open when I am here and closed when I am not. But now that I think about it the drape would be much cheaper and do the same thing. Keep the suggestions coming because this problem isn't going away yet. Also, do I need to worry about co2.

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I just thought of an idea. Why not buy a door and do like aquafinaorbit said and drill a hole in top and bottom and they would never know the difference because they won't look that close until I move out and then replace the door. Maybe I could even drill big holes and cover them up with something. Is that what you were trying to say or something else aqua. Sorry if that was what you were saying and thanks for the advice from both of you.

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dude what type of kelvins are those bulbs ? they look pretty warm in colour to me , which is only good for flowering , u want cool daylight for veg

Yeah they're 2700k. I bought 8 of those and then some people on here told me I needed 6500k so I bought 8 of those. I haven't hung them up yet because I thought I might have to take them back because I have been over buying stuff and spent way too much money. I think i will be able to keep those though. They are 26watt 100 watt equivalent. Do you think 8 of those would be sufficient. that is only 208 total watts and 800 equiv watts. With the 42 watters it is 336 total watts and 1200 equiv. I was also going to buy some t8 lighting to go on the side. Does anyone know where to get bigger 6500k lights from.

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You need to get a ducted exhaust fan. For the sake of the plants health, and to get the smell out of the house. Masking the scent will not do. Figure out a way to get the air in the closet to the outside. You should also cover the walls with plastic and reflective material. Without plastic, the smell with soak into the drywall and you will never get rid of it.

Perhaps building a wooden frame with white/black reflective material(smaller than the cupboard - or put an old cupboard inside it) and then work on ventilating that. There are some excellent stealth constructions on RIU. Good luck

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