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i would put all 3 in different either 1 gallon but 3 gallon pots would be better. veg for at least 3 weeks then flip the switch. paint the cab white on the inside try and get a aircoold system if possible. itll be nice and stealthy

Originally Posted by newb101

i would put all 3 in different either 1 gallon but 3 gallon pots would be better. veg for at least 3 weeks then flip the switch. paint the cab white on the inside try and get a aircoold system if possible. itll be nice and stealthy

I think the guy and I were thinking one big pot would just maximize the space for roots, hence bigger plants right? I can only veg so long because that's all the space I have, I am planning on topping and LST, I think. I doubt I can afford and aircoold system like an inline fan, any other ideas for ventilation? If you WERE to use PC fans how would you do it?

Thanksss

@newb101 ill be up on your site soon too

well only thing is if you have a male in the group have fun pullin it out with all the other roots attached. 1 to 3 gallon pots veg for at least 2 wks lst is def a great way! get sum lil 3 inch massey desktop fans or sumkind of oscilating fan

Originally Posted by newb101

well only thing is if you have a male in the group have fun pullin it out with all the other roots attached. 1 to 3 gallon pots veg for at least 2 wks lst is def a great way! get sum lil 3 inch massey desktop fans or sumkind of oscilating fan

Haha not to point stuff out, but did you even read what I wrote. I said I'm getting PC fans AND an oscilating fan, just not in those words. I'm just asking if placement of the PC fans matter, I want to put my holes in the back wall today and mount those in so I can get my door finished and stain the rest of the piece.



This is kind of what I was thinking. Green circles would be intake fans, the red circles would be outtake fans, and the white circles would just be holes (passive intake/outtake)
Would this be alright as far as placement, I figure this will definately keep it cool enough.

THanks

I would put the exhaust as close to the top as possible. The lower of the two exhaust I might move horizontal to the other hole. Eventually, your plants will stink up your area. If you have one strong exhaust, it will be easier to mount a carbon filter. If you have two exhaust ports, you will have to deal with both. Just something to think about.

Originally Posted by ManiacBrainiac

I would put the exhaust as close to the top as possible. The lower of the two exhaust I might move horizontal to the other hole. Eventually, your plants will stink up your area. If you have one strong exhaust, it will be easier to mount a carbon filter. If you have two exhaust ports, you will have to deal with both. Just something to think about.

Hey thanks for the info. I think I get what your saying but you said exhaust twice that kind of confuses me. So your saying have one big outtake fan at the top, maybe one of the big 120 mm fans that are on top of the antec PC cases. And when you say move the other 'exhaust' horizontal of the first hole, thats where I'm confsued. For those you mean intake? Orrr...

Either way thanks, I was not really thinking about smell yet but one outtake makes sense as I will need the carbon filter later most likely.

I was just mentioning the two exhaust outlets if you were motivated to do it this way. My suggestion would be to have one exhaust fan--one of decent power to exhaust efficiently--rather than two. I would put it as high as you can or, better yet, put it on top. When you add ducting for some type of odor control system, having it on top will make it easier to deal with. I use an inexpensive bathroom type fan. It is controlled by a speed control so that I can change its speed so I can keep the warmth of the cabinet pretty carefully regulated. This being said, since I added the restrictive carbon filter system, I have to fun it at full power just to keep the heat down to 86 degrees when the lights are on. This is a bit warm, but the plant does not appear to be the worse for it. I will be adding an inline duct fan to increase the flow sometime in the near future. Not a real issue though.

Originally Posted by ManiacBrainiac

I was just mentioning the two exhaust outlets if you were motivated to do it this way. My suggestion would be to have one exhaust fan--one of decent power to exhaust efficiently--rather than two. I would put it as high as you can or, better yet, put it on top. When you add ducting for some type of odor control system, having it on top will make it easier to deal with. I use an inexpensive bathroom type fan. It is controlled by a speed control so that I can change its speed so I can keep the warmth of the cabinet pretty carefully regulated. This being said, since I added the restrictive carbon filter system, I have to fun it at full power just to keep the heat down to 86 degrees when the lights are on. This is a bit warm, but the plant does not appear to be the worse for it. I will be adding an inline duct fan to increase the flow sometime in the near future. Not a real issue though.

I just ended up putting in 2 holes tonight, I'm going to have a fun near the top middle and then one lower in the middle.



But now I have a problem with my back door. There is a lip on the cabinet which makes it really weird and unable to open certain ways. Also the wood for the back door is quite thin, so I need to add something on to make the screws have an anchor. Any ideas? I was thinking velcro strips, but with 2 fans in the door I don't know if that will hold? So any ideas at ALL PLEASE HELP, HTG light and mylar and etc will come friday or saturday. I wanna get this base part of construction done so I can focus on that stuff when its here.

O and also, I'm going to be using these heavy dutyish 12V fans from radio shack, I'm sure people have seen them. No problems with these right?

Thanksss