Ztelthys 100W HPS TV Cabinet Conversion (Pimped Out !!!)

Ztelthy said:

Plants cant see Green Light, So if I wanted to work on the plant whilst the grow-lights are off ...its ok to work under the green light...and it wont have any negative effects on the plant, also Cheers man! glad you like my setup - ZTELTHY

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well i would say this holds true to your LED light(nm specific) but not so much to a green fluoro or a incandescent, as even with a filter they will still emit some other colors.

Hey what brand and model is that fan you used? and whats the dba? is it silent?
I plan on ordering one that looks similar.

Its a 4" Systemair In-line fan ...its not silent, but by no means is it at all loud the fan its-self makes next to no noise and all you can hear is the air coming out, even then though the air-movement is surprisingly quiet too...If I used the same fan and had a longer duct run, or enough room to add a silencer, I am confident saying it could be considered silent - ZTELTHY

Im trying to get quiet fans, really hard to find though, i have a 4in and it is like PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the best i could do with letters to explain the sound

The New Jim Jones said:

Im trying to get quiet fans, really hard to find though, i have a 4in and it is like PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the best i could do with letters to explain the sound

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Post a small pic of your setup and I'll try and tell you how to make the air-movement as quiet as possible....there's always a way !! - ZTELTHY

I received my UV-B screw in lamp, and have decided the most logical place to have it is infact where the Green lamp is (centered) so I'll just swap the bulbs over in late flowering and then add a timer, all thats left now is light leaks and tidying the cables on the outside of the cab...then she's good to go Pics coming soon - ZTELTHY

I will post a picture of my new setup once I get it setup, because thats the one that really needs to be quiet,

Just looked through your whole thread mate.......... crikey.... that cab is first class!! You've done a cracking job - I bow down to your attention to detail!!!

Sounds like you have the same 'woman troubles' as the majority of married growers - I'm under strict instruction to not discuss my grow with anyone and to keep it to a minimum.... she knows how much pleasure I get out of it and I certainly don't sell any of what i grow - it's ALL for ME! Plus, if I didn't grow, I'd be spending silly money buying weed from criminals who I'd rather not come into contact with!!!

Anyway, I'll be checking by to see grow progress - when will you be starting?

BIGGUP UK GROWERS!!! WE'LL SOON BE DOING THIS LEGALLY I RECKON!!!

I've just ordered some vent covers/light covers and some other bits I need to get to finish up, Hopefully they arrive soon..I'am kinda bored and wanna get things up and running - ZTELTHY

digg said:

Just looked through your whole thread mate.......... crikey.... that cab is first class!! You've done a cracking job - I bow down to your attention to detail!!!

Sounds like you have the same 'woman troubles' as the majority of married growers - I'm under strict instruction to not discuss my grow with anyone and to keep it to a minimum.... she knows how much pleasure I get out of it and I certainly don't sell any of what i grow - it's ALL for ME! Plus, if I didn't grow, I'd be spending silly money buying weed from criminals who I'd rather not come into contact with!!!

Anyway, I'll be checking by to see grow progress - when will you be starting?

BIGGUP UK GROWERS!!! WE'LL SOON BE DOING THIS LEGALLY I RECKON!!!

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Cheers dude ...Yeah in order to keep things sweet..an agreement to downside is far better than an agreement that involves completely stopping Its hard not to share something if your passionate about something ..I love this site, n its great to share.. I take alot of care with my projects and its always nice to receive cool comments...its kinda like a pat on the back lol.. Yeah mine all just for me too.. Its so much easier not to mention safer in a number of ways ..

I've not got a start date as of yet...mainly cos its not finished yet and I also have a grow on the go atm in my bigger cab. (last grow in my bigger cab) But hopefully a start date will arise sooner than later.. - ZTELTHY

MINI UPDATE



A few bits of my order have turned up, 2X 4" duct vents, and the Oven Hood Carbon Filter



I used the vent/grill as a template and cut out a square of Carbon Filter



Like so..



This is the duct that will be covered with the Carbon Filter etc....Its already filtered through a propper 4" Ikon Carbon Filter the other side, but this is just to soften the 4" In-Line fans exhaust noise.



The other 4" duct on the right will have a different kind of cover that allows more air movement (doesn't need filter for noise or smell) and also blocks out more light..



I decided to add another 4" grill below on the other side of the TV Cab.. I didn't add a Carbon Square to this one as its the intake and it already has an OdorSok mounted on the inside of the cab..



Here it is, the only thing I am not overly happy with is the colour of these plastic grills.. I suppose I could spray them, Or get Brown replacements...still thats not a major priority at the moment and can be done at any time, plus they aren't exactly on show.. Still I like to do things right and I'll only have bad Karma if I dont do it how I deem right!

So I'll get to that now

I will add another Update as soon as the other light covers arrive - ZTELTHY

Well the Brown vent grills turned up... naturally I jumped at the chance to install them....



However !!

The Bell-ends who sent the items only gave me 1 out of the 2 light covers...and its Orange...so hopefully I'll have the Brown ones in the next couple of days and have them installed also More UPDATES coming soon - ZTELTHY

The brown light covers came



I removed the flap from the middle as the CPU fans will struggle with exhaling air with them still in-place



I used my trusty Dremel to open out the back-plate...so the fixture would mount hassle free around the 4" coupler exterior



I bought the 'Brown' light covers from a different company.. they are slightly different shades of Brown...I'am not fussed though as they are discreet enough




Ok so thats all the 'Brown' Vents/Covers installed...all thats left to do now is eliminate the light leaks and install a lock, and we're ready to Rock n Roll !! - ZTELTHY

subbed up to this one as well m8, feel free to check out my grow in sig if you want.

RetiredMatthebrute said:

subbed up to this one as well m8, feel free to check out my grow in sig if you want.

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Welcome aboard dude - ZTELTHY

Subbed - sick setup mayne....

The quality of your work is astounding. Can't wait to see this baby in action!

Beefbisquit said:

Subbed - sick setup mayne....

The quality of your work is astounding. Can't wait to see this baby in action!

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Cheers dude, It'll be a good 3 - 4 Months before I use this one to grow in.. I'am currently doing my last grow in my bigger cab at the mo.. But yeah man I cant wait to get her up n running stay tuned - ZTELTHY

I've noticed that since I've added the light covers...the room temp has been raised a couple of degrees....to compensate I have peeled apart the filter cloth that I added to the 4" InLine fan exhaust grill..and placed a thinner piece in there the fan now expels more air, prob a good thing anyway and the exhaust noise is still credibly quiet

I'll switch the unit on and take temp checks every hour or so...to see what the maximum temp gets to...If need be I can still make the filter cloth thinner...Its not to filter smell (as I already have a 4" Ikon Filter mounted inside the cab) ...its just to reduce the noise of air-flow

..I am also going to look out for some 'Pine colored tape' ...if such a thing exists just to re-enforce the door seals..

The drawer underneath that holds the 5L Res. tub is looking to be relatively simple to seal.. then its just the light at the top and bottom of the cabs doors...it cant be that hard...there's gotta be a way...I'll have to put my thinking cap on lol..

Anyhow..I'll post more pics and UPDATES soon - ZTELTHY

Ok firstly I left the doors open and turned the light on and left it running for 15 mins...ambient temp = 21.7 oC ...I'll check again in 1 hr's time - ZTELTHY

1hr later = 26.1 oC

2hrs later = 27.1 oC

3hrs later = 27.2 oC

4hrs later = 27.3 oC

5hrs later = 27.2 oC

6hrs later = 27.2 oC

7hrs later = 27.3 oC

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...Bringing me up-to-date, this is the really small 4" Carbon Filter I shall be using, there is still a fair bit of stuff I need to collect etc.. But you'll be relieved to hear I will be doing a weekly UPDATE !! Most likely on a Monday, Still loads to come, Stay tuned - Ztelthy

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Where did you purchase that little carbon filter? I've been looking for one similar in size to that one.