Cardboard CFL grow box?

Well im using white primer for stain remover paint. I got my two cpu fans for my grow box!

Are these fans good for my grow box? How do i rewire them?

din'e medicine said:

Are these fans good for my grow box? How do i rewire them?

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I Use the same fans in a cardboard box I just cut up and old 12v adapter I think it was from and old casio keyboard and connected the wires. The first time i got the polarity wrong no big deal mine just didn't spin if its wired backwards... I got mine from an old pc power supply I used the fan as a template to cut the right size aif flow hole from the box made some pilot holes for some small wood screws and screwd the fans right down to the outside of my box it worked really nicely and i have never had any problems with heat from clf's in my cardboard box tho when i got my HPS light i had to upgrade because that does get very hot now i use my cardboard box for my mom plant with the cfl's and pc fans stays a nice 75 F in there

thats kool! Ill try that when i have time. Thanks for the inspiration, Bauks!

When using cheap cardboard for a grow box and cfl's, keep it cheap... A white table cloth from the dollar store, some duct tape. Just don't let the lights sit directly on the table cloth and you're done.

Whats the cloth for? Im going to use a reflector or reflective tape.

din'e medicine said:

Whats the cloth for? Im going to use a reflector or reflective tape.

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Not cloth, but a plastic white table "cloth". Instead of spending money on painting a box, a $1 will do it.

Whoa...i think i might try the shower curtain next. It keeps good temperature and is highly reflective

Yeh, and you could take a bath with your plants too!

Hmmm...?? Maybe when I flush her out.

Camping section Walmart Survival blanket (under $4) Great reflective material for a box. And make sure your careful when securing the fan to the cardboard with screws as over-tightening will cause the screws to become loose

lol.. Watch someone start selling "lightweight" ( cardboard ) "grow boxes" on EGAY ( err.. Ebay ) LMAO..

I can see the listing now..


Custom "Lightweight" Growbox's!
THE CHEAPEST ON EBAY!!




2 EASY STEPS!! Simply Unfold and Tape Together !!


NO RESERVE!!

Starting bid - .99c

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thats funny!! and thanks Bauks! I lightly screwed them and then taped it.

Here goes my unfinished project but is nearly done. Please..leave comments. I accidently blew out those cpu fans but when i went back to get another set, i found a better one for cheaper so i am gonna change it. I will try to fit 2-105watt CFL's in there and see how that goes with extreme caution taken. Its sturdy to mee...

So does anybody have any comments on my veg setup?

Heres goes my finished product today!! What you guys think? Two cpu fans and one 105 watt CFL inside two conjoined cardboard boxes. Is that enough for two plants to veg in?

looks kinda too tall and too skinny.. if ya know what I mean.. Usually you want more width than height ( space ) for vegging. Honestly, one box woulda prolly been just as good.

looks pretty slick man, nice

Yea it is thin. and thanks Newb! I do have another box setup i will do. Its bigger too. Its 11 inches all sides and 3 feet tall. I only want stealth growing or something loe pro and fast. Not too big.