pc case growbox construction

temunator

Active Member
well since i cant grow in a big way i decided to go with a pc case

but i need help from the riu members (yeah again xD)

what case should i use?
cfl's?how many? what wattage?
how do i wire them?
LST or scrog? thought about 2 plants (C99) DWC
how many fans?
i think thats it^^

money shouldnt be a problem ill get alot from
 

redivider

Well-Known Member
i would use as tall a PC tower as you can find...

look up on craigslist till you find one that you like... new ones can be sort of expensive, if you get an old computer, you just have to gut it out, and keep the power supply for the fans.... you will need two fans, one pulling air in, and one pushing out... the one pushing out should be at the top, the intake at the bottom....

if the computer you buy has only one fan, get the second one from newegg.com, case fans, they have really cheap ones for like 2 dollars... just wire it in parallel with the intake fan (look this up if you don't understand)......

for the bulb you should get a single 68 w CFL, or if you can fit, 2 42 watters... one daylight in color, another one softwhite..... to wire them you could use clamp lights, and just run the wires out the back of the pc case... if you wanna be real stealthy about it, you can try and fit a small multi-plug inside it, the type that can make 3 extension chords into one.... not the ones that have the little switch and everything.... that way you have a single wire running out the back.....

for smell build yourself a small carbon filter, or use ona gel...

good luck


for reflectivity spray-paint the interior of the box with white spray paint.....

i'd go for one plant, topped off at the 4th node... and LST,a screen, and anything else to keep the plant small, cuz it's gonna want to outgrow that box.... for a growing medium i'd use soil... but that's up to you....
 

greenpark13

Member
Growing right now from a sub $200 PC Grow Box I bought online -- turnkey. First grow. Fem-Autos. From what I can tell, small pots and small lights = small plant. Mine are 5-7 inches w/ 6 inch tall pots, maybe 1.5 liters at most. I had to do some mild LST when they got too near the lights. Not what most people want, but for a PC case (where space is limited), you can stunt them and they stay small. I have two about 10 days from harvest, but I wonder if I could get the same yield from one plant with more root space and all of the light (instead of half). Smell is dank. I have three differnet odor gells, and they still stink up the basement. If you can build with a carbon filter, I imagine that would have to be better.
 

redivider

Well-Known Member
look up the DIY section for carbon filters.... they are inexpensive and effective....

yeah and smell is a priority.... even a single plant will smell...
 

temunator

Active Member
okay so whats a good case to choose? (im from germany so i cant order from the us cuz i dont want problems with customs (had them already^^)

money is not a problem i dont think the case+equip will cost me more than 300$ so no problem for me^^
 

redivider

Well-Known Member
if money isn't a problem then get a tall pc box from newegg.com... that's a legit website, and I don't think you'll have problems with customs... it's a pc case...

not a case of pcp....bongsmilie
 
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