Computer Case CFL Grow (first)

Hey i've been floating around these forums for a while, getting inspired by all the awesome compact grow rooms... then i had an extra computer case laying around... so i gutted it, put in a power strip along the top and stuck 2 CFLs in it. I just bought a clone of AK47 which i potted and put under the lights, i also planted 4 bag seeds from various bags i had... I will post pictures with more info tonight. I was going to take pictures with my cell phone, but its quality is meh, so im going to wait until my gf gets off work and use her camera... anyhow i hope to have a successful grow at least with the AK47, as im not too confident with bag seeds.

Hey, just posting an update, I havent been able to get pics yet, but the AK47 clone has been under 24 hour light for 2 days (for rooting) im starting flowering asap.. as the main goal of this grow is to get this clone to bud inside my case... dont really care too much about the other seeds, one has broke soil so i trashed the other 3, Water is the only survivor. will post pics later, sorry again for the delay

what are ur pc dimensions/?

i believe its 18.9" x 8" x 17.2" ... here are pics, first is an overall view with the side of the case off... i have 1 42w 27000k, 1 26w 2700k, 2 26w 6500k CFLs over these 2 plants... the larger plant is the AK47 clone, and the sprout is "Water".

hopefully your lights are adjustable... even i cant grow that small, id be doing 12/12 from the get go on the clone. and you need all warm lighted cfls, not the daylight, unless you are veging them... small area.

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yea i took out the daylight lights, and am gettin another 42w 2700k... like i said tho, this is purely to see if i can flower a small clone in a comp case... i hope it works :/

Update: I rearranged my lights, and made more space for growth... will add pics soon.

Pics added, on the pic of the plant, there is some red/purpleness in the neck, that was there when i got the clone, its been slowly going away, just been giving it bottled water... please any feedback would be awesome as this is my first grow.

you should've put the clone in a way smaller pot, specially if you are indeed flowering them (12/12) because then it wouldnt get as large, right now its most likely going to outgrow your area. ok perhaps you should just do some LST'ing

hmm i can repot it right now, i dont believe the roots should be that big yet... let me know asap if i should i can put it in a cut dbl big gulp cup. Err i was also thinkin i have these japanese square shaped tea bottles, what if i put the clone in sticking out of the top and put it on its side? ima try it shit, isnt that what this is, an experiment? ill post pics when done...

Do you man. Thats what I do. You know how many times i get told "get more lights!" "that will never survive" or "you need veg time! its crucial!" haha just do you

yeah man i know what you mean, fuck it i say, i thought it through and it seemed logical. Therefore, I cut out the middle of a tea carton in half, and fed the plant through the top, filled with soil, shoved the bottom into the top and applied water... not more than 2 hours later the plant had already began to face almost completely upward toward the light, whereas it started facing the bottom of the case. pretty amazing how these little plants are.

Day 8 and the plant is looking amazing, I took 3 macro shots, and a case shot.. Ive been giving the plants warm water at night because temps around here are in the 50s at night hopefully the plants arent dropping too low... i put towels over the case at night to try and keep it a little warmer but i duno, i still need to get a thermometer, funds are tight tho so ill have to wait. please any feedback would be welcome.

Looks good mate. Like the idea of a beer can as a bulb holder

You can make those lumens go further if you cover the floor and the plastic carton with mylar. Most crisp / potato chip packs are made of mylar so you can get it pretty easily.

Your setup looks perfect for scrog. Maybe it's time to get a screen in there and start some training.
Good luck with her.

v12xjs said:

Looks good mate. Like the idea of a beer can as a bulb holder

You can make those lumens go further if you cover the floor and the plastic carton with mylar. Most crisp / potato chip packs are made of mylar so you can get it pretty easily.

Your setup looks perfect for scrog. Maybe it's time to get a screen in there and start some training.
Good luck with her.

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Yeah maybe ill try what you said with the screen, but yeah i agree with the mylar, i need MORE... i just havent had the time to sit down and work on the case more... once i do, i will update with pics.

paint it white or mylar and use 6500k for veg and 2700k for veg

2700k for flow sorry mother luvers

im only using 2700k, ive pretty much covered the whole inside with mylar, and put up a temp SOG screen... but will be puttin up chicken wire soon.. so ill post pics then.

lol This rules.

I'm sorta pissed I threw out an old, gutted, tower the other day.

Looks like a really nice setup you have going. Nice way of using the beer cans. I have one question for you tho, where did you get the plugin light sockets?
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eightsecrun said:

Looks like a really nice setup you have going. Nice way of using the beer cans. I have one question for you tho, where did you get the plugin light sockets?
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I got all my light socket stuff at the big orange box. but yeah, the beer cans come in handy, I'm also thinking of getting a 40oz beer can for the 42w light... oh and i got some screen so ill install that too and take pics... update coming.