MY CARDBOARD GROWBOX ,advise please

i have built a grow box with a cardboard box which is 30in(height) x 12in(width) x 12in(depth) it has 2x dc 12v computer fans and 2x 50w halogen spot light i need help what can i do to help me have a better grow and will i be able to grow at all?
how can i stop the odor or shall i worry about that when i come to it?

ALL HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED

Halogens? Your gonna melt your grow box and the plants along with it. Why not some standard CFL's?

is that regular aluminum foil? If so go to wally world (Wal-Mart) and buy a few emergency blankets made of mylar. much better reflector and lighter and all around better. $2 for one good size piece.

i dont even think u can use halogen lights to grow, and they would be far too warm for your cardboard box.... they dont produce enough of the plants wanted light spectrum... you would get better results using a 20w cfl light, im pretty sure of that... give up on the halogens and get some CFL's any amount would be better than halogen bulbs... u could just get any number of CFL bulbs and surround your plant with them,,, itsll grow,,,.....

Whoa. Yeah cfls or u got a fire on ur hands. Is that foil? Get it out. As well there are likely far more things u can find layin around that will suffice far better than cardboard

major fire hazard.

you can use halogens (did it for my first grow during some of the veg state) DON'T...it gets too too too hot, and in result your light is too far away and stretches your baby, and you will light that cardboard box on fire, trust me, i lit a pair of plants on fire by accident (i let it on top of them...not a good idea

hope this helped

you need the cfl bulbs just watch your plants cuz they still could burn from the foil

dopedragon said:

Halogens? Your gonna melt your grow box and the plants along with it. Why not some standard CFL's?

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How do i set them up though i have 2x 40w cfl but i dont no how to get them working like with the halogen spot lights they came with a housing and all i had to do was connect to plug but what do i do with the cfl's? they wont fit in the same holder.

tar420 said:

you need the cfl bulbs just watch your plants cuz they still could burn from the foil

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will the foil work tho will i still grow a healthy plant iff i use cfls ?

plugsmustard said:

you can use halogens (did it for my first grow during some of the veg state) DON'T...it gets too too too hot, and in result your light is too far away and stretches your baby, and you will light that cardboard box on fire, trust me, i lit a pair of plants on fire by accident (i let it on top of them...not a good idea

hope this helped

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so what your saying is one day ill come back and my house will be on fire?
im trying to have the most discreet way of growing so i tried using things from round my house, im only planning on growing a dwarf plant something like a low rider will it work with the halogens or do u reccomend change?
thankyou for your help

I would just skip the halogen idea and pick up some daytime flouros or something similar from the store. Set up maybe 4-6 in that box.

Sorry missed your previous bit. One way to wire your standard cfl... Use old lamps and the cords from them all intact. Basically break it down till you have just the cable.

dopedragon said:

Sorry missed your previous bit. One way to wire your standard cfl... Use old lamps and the cords from them all intact. Basically break it down till you have just the cable.

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thankyou i will try that and will the foil be ok if i use CFLs or somethin or should i get mylar?

I think the emergency blankets are the way to go if you cant afford mylar in rolls.

dopedragon said:

I think the emergency blankets are the way to go if you cant afford mylar in rolls.

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what about the smell ?
i am 18 but still live with my parents they would screwww if they new so im trying to keep it discreet any tips?

OwwDotzz said:

what about the smell ?
i am 18 but still live with my parents they would screwww if they new so im trying to keep it discreet any tips?

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I've never known anyone who pulled off a full show in their parents' house without the parents' permission. Your mom will find it. Lowryder stink like hell and you've got no sort of ventilation or odour control. Not to mention cardboard boxes lined with foil are far from light tight. I know, the first time I tried to grow I was in a dorm room and used that method. Got away with it for vegging some stuff, moved out at the end of the year and had to flower my girls at my new place no more cardboard box. It's a fire hazard no matter what lights you use. It's not durable. Hard to mount several lights to flimsy cardboard. Go with rubbermaid tubs. Better all around to work with.

OwwDotzz said:

what about the smell ?
i am 18 but still live with my parents they would screwww if they new so im trying to keep it discreet any tips?

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Tough sell my friend, why not just tell them what your doing... anyhow good luck, but keep safety the top priority.