CSI Stickyicky's Locking Metal Grow Cabinet Build

I have to say I am really loving your stealth cab =D madd props =D I've been wanting to build a cab similar to this. If you don't mind me asking what are the dimensions of your cab if you know? and your ladies are looking very lovely =D keep the good work up and can't wait to see more, time to take a couple hits from the bong and pass out xD

72" X 36" X 18". The same height and width as the supercloset, except the supercloset is 6" deeper. I got a good deal on it buying it used on Craigslist, the new ones are way too expensive.

Thanks for stopping by.

Plants are looking good

Smells like grapefruit/bubblegum/lemon pledge all in one.

For anybody interested, this cabinet is fully functional, and producing great results! So far i've harvested the 2 bagseed Blackberry Kush. One of them was a run of the mill bagseed, but the other really knocks you on your ass, and tastes just like the parent plant. The lame plant only yielded about 8 grams, but the better one yielded about 19 grams, all in one big cola. (Keep in mind i'm using a 150W in a 36"X18" space with 3 gallon pots, and those plants weren't topped or anything.) The yield will be higher in the future, but i'm satisfied with it for these 2 current plants.

Still in Veg are 2 clones from "The Church". They are different ages, so this stays perpetual. The big plant in the bathtub is my "The Church" that just got put into 12/12 a week ago and is doing "the stretch" right now. The other is Afghan Kush Special which has about 2-4 weeks left.

I've been using organic nutrients plus Liquid Karma, and i am loving the results. Green and flat leaves, full and thick flowers, and daily growth.

Everything looks great, and you really transformed that cabinet. I had a idea for an indoor setup without perpetual, and I have enough capital to work with I think. I have heard nice things about "adjust a wing" reflectors, and I wanted to go with a 400 watt setup with a hortilux bulb and phantom ballast. I was hoping to start out with coco, since I have also heard and seen some nice results, but the Canna line that I want to go with is a little expensive. My cost for nutrients would be a little over $100, for everything but "canna boost", as well as some cal/mag. But by what I have picked out, including 2 pesticides and fans, bulb, reflector, fungicide, coco, the tent, nutrients, and ballast, I am at a little over 700. Does everything sound good to you? I don't really post at all since I am still kind of new, but I thought you deserved some credit, so nice work boss.

4 plants total, rolling perpetual. All plants are from the same mother, The Church from Greenhouse seeds. Actually, the smaller of the 2 in 12/12 is an Afghan Kush Special, but i didnt take any clones from it. I harvest it within 2-3 weeks.
From now on, it's all "The Church". Every 4-5 weeks:

Harvest #4.

Move #3 to it's place under the HID.

Move #2 from it's 2 gallon container in the 18/6 chamber to a 3 gallon container which gets placed in the 12/12 chamber.

Move #1 from it's 1 gallon container to a 2 gallon container, but keep it in the 18/6 chamber.

Top the plant that just moved to the 2 gallon container. This step not only is for training the plant, but i use the top as a clone.

Plant the "Top" that just got cut off into a party cup of soilless mix. This becomes the new plant #1.



Not done at same time as the rest: When the clone takes root, move from the party cup into a 1 gallon container filled with rich mix, and mycorrhizal fungi. It remains "Plant #1" and it stays in 18/6.

Hey csi, just read through this, found it from the led users unite thread. How much would you say the ufo contributes? I'm using a 150w hps in a 24x20 area and debating switching to led for temp control. Would a decent ufo cover this well enough alone? I've been looking into getting either a small balckstar, since they seem to work well, or maybe a kessil, but they're a bit pricey.

CSI! This is an amazing setup you have going here! Love the attention to detail. I have been lst raining and topping in a similar stealth cab about the same size always using a 150w HSP for a couple of years and just finished another cabinet design, almost ready to put my "7 month old Mother" into. Just having trouble with the final setup juggling fan noise / Room temperature
How are your flowering temperatures and fan noise? could you please post a pick of your final fan setup now it seems you have it all sorted?!
This is an awesome setup and would love to learn a bit more from it, keep the thread alive!

KawiZZR said:

Hey csi, just read through this, found it from the led users unite thread. How much would you say the ufo contributes? I'm using a 150w hps in a 24x20 area and debating switching to led for temp control. Would a decent ufo cover this well enough alone? I've been looking into getting either a small balckstar, since they seem to work well, or maybe a kessil, but they're a bit pricey.

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I only really use the UFO when i have 2 plants of majorly different heights. The UFO works great, but the area coverage and penetration is a little weaker than the 150hps. Overall, i do like the LEDs, and it actually leads to tighter internodes than the HPS. But i do consider the HPS to be the main light, and the LED is supplemental.

Bagz said:

CSI! This is an amazing setup you have going here! Love the attention to detail. I have been lst raining and topping in a similar stealth cab about the same size always using a 150w HSP for a couple of years and just finished another cabinet design, almost ready to put my "7 month old Mother" into. Just having trouble with the final setup juggling fan noise / Room temperature
How are your flowering temperatures and fan noise? could you please post a pick of your final fan setup now it seems you have it all sorted?!
This is an awesome setup and would love to learn a bit more from it, keep the thread alive!

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Thanks man. It actually only took a few week to build. I would still like to re arrange my filter/fan to get more headroom, but i'll wait until i replace the filter. For now, it looks just like it did in the beginning.

Flowering temps get up to 10 degrees above room temperature. So in the summer, on a 90 degree day, it was hitting 100 in the box. I fixed that by running my light at night. In the winter, my house stays around 65, so its 75 in the box which is perfect. The fan noise is slightly noticeable when you are in the room. I keep it in a room guests don't usually go in, and i keep it locked. The fan was ridiculously loud, but i fixed it by putting it on a fan speed controller at about half speed.

Since last time i posted, i harvested the afghan kush special, and one round of the church. Both of these weeds: Fucking fantastic!!!

Ok first review, AFGHAN KUSH SPECIAL: This was a GREAT WEED! I wish i cloned this one!!!! It had a serious indica knock you on your ass high. A real trippy high. Seriously wish i cloned it! I got it as a freebee, and i looked it up, it costs $20 a seed! Worth it. Only problem was that it was STINKY while growing.

Now THE CHURCH: I like this one too. It doesn't knock you on your ass like the AKS, but it has a very fun high. It is a high that switches on you. It starts like an indica high, and makes you take a seat, but then you get the giggles. It is a very fun, giggly weed. Great social weed. You can feel both the sativa and the indica lineage, but not all at once. They come at you at different times. Really a fantastic weed, and doesnt smell at that much when growing. Great for cabinet growing. Didnt yield as well as the AKS but i blame a power outage that happened at 7 weeks into flowering that kept it in the dark for 3 days.

why dont you try growing more smaller plants and lollipop them to increase total yield?

Also what do you use to slow down the fan speed?

I would do smaller plants and do many of them to increase yield if i was in a better state. I can only have a very small number of plants.

A fan speed controller is what i use to slow the fan speed down. I got it from a local grow shop, but you can find them online, too.

Has the cabinet been revised? Can you post the final version? thanks

nice setup! to cut noise,have you considered getting rid of the intake fans & going passive?

How the hell did you mount the T5's on the bottom chamber? I have the magnets but the lights are hanging so low.

thanks for getting the pictures back up!

freeshit said:

thanks for getting the pictures back up!

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Must have been a glitch on the website.