First PC Easy Ryder Grow

The hardest part was removing the pop rivets. I used a drill bit and a 1/8 bit to do the job. There were a few in tight spaces I had to remove with needle nose pliers and it was very tedious to say the least. After everything was out I used black felt and a large hot glue gun to glue the felt over any vents and places that light would escape. I had planned to build a light filter for the two front intake fans but due to the shape of the case the front door that closes and locks blocks out almost 100% of the light from them. After that I hot glued the mylar and used chrome duct tape around the edges. The power strip was hot glued as well as gorilla tapped to the top with several layers of each and is very secure.

I am only using one exhaust fan as part of what was removed from the insides was a cage that held in one fan at the top but it took up too much space and would not have been very efficient if I had to glue it in place over the vent. The three fans are being run from a 4 switch thing I bought online so I wouldn't have to cut any of the wires.

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I put in a coke can for size reference. You can see just above the can the knobs that control the fans. I leave them on high and you can barely hear them with the case is closed.

Currently there is a piece of cut to fit carbon taped over the exhaust fan at the back but I have a plastic dust filter that I got so I can just slip the piece of carbon material in when it needs to be changed but I have not installed it yet.

The light bulb hanging down is actually not going to be present when I start growing. I had plugged that small extension in so I could use a carbon air purifier that has a little fan so it would constantly scrub the air and further reduce odor. I just plugged the light in while playing around.

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The smaller air filter will be going inside the case while the bigger one in the box will be used to eliminate any escaping odor when the case has been opened for watering and the like. I also found an odor eliminating block at wally world that has no sent and picked it up for a few bucks. I will be using Fox Farms nutrients as I found them in small bottles for a decent price.

I am using a mixture of different kinds of potting soil I found at the store. Most of it consist of Miracle Grow Organic but has a few other things added to change the consistency I tried to stay away from anything that had heavy time released ferts in it. I mixed in a little bit of jiffy seed starter mix and some perlite as well.

The seeds were purchased from world wide. I planted an Easy Ryder directly into the soil. Got off to a bit of a rough start because as soon as I had planted it the lights were on and off for a couple of days due to an ice storm. I kept the pot next to a heater so it would stay warm while the temperature dropped.

Despite all of that the seed popped up a few hours ago and here it is.
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Still very small as it has only been out for a few hours but I am excited.

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Anyone feel free to comment/post suggestions and if anyone knows why the last two pictures posted as a link instead of a thumbnail I would like to know why.

What do you plan on doing about the odor during flowering?

where did u get that pc tower from?? id like to build one but cant find a tower tall enough

cheers

For odor I will be using a plug in air odor filter on the inside of the PC case. I have a larger air filter that also plugs in to remove odor from the room if need be. Both of those use carbon filters. I also have a block of odor absorbing gel and there is a carbon filter on the exhaust fan too.

I got the case new on eBay though the place I purchased it from only had a few in stock and as soon as I paid for mine the price shot up dramatically which was strange. I spent a few hours looking online and watching videos on YouTube to find a case big enough.

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Here are some pics from when it first popped until now. I hope they show up. For some reason the other ones didn't work.