DIY Rubbermaid Grow Box

Def took some work today to put it together but it looks like its going to work. Ive got my plant from my last grow in there now finishing up, just a couple more days, hope it doesn't shock the plant to move it to a new grow box.

looks like you put alot of luv into that grow box. hope things work out.

HAHA..You got the blue ones too. I made the same mistake too. Going to build me another soon, I will buy nothing but the shit brown ones, black if I can find them.

with my paint on the interior there actually is hardly any light lost. I just took these pics in a dark room so it makes it look like the box is a light bulb

Hags said:

Def took some work today to put it together but it looks like its going to work. Ive got my plant from my last grow in there now finishing up, just a couple more days, hope it doesn't shock the plant to move it to a new grow box.

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I have the same totes, although I haven't needed the top one yet, how many and what kind of bulbs do you have in it now?

2 42w and 4 26w, four red two blue

when i started my rubbermaid it was something made fun of, i like to see now EVERY new grower tries it, and loves it, cfls in a rubbermaid is fucking amazing if you know wht youre doing

damn right man

Could you please tell me what is the purpose of the egg carton on the side? Is it covering up the fan? If so doesn't it restrict your airflow?

umm. off subject but i fucking love hags' avatar. super creative. +rep for you haha.

ya, i didnt have anyting but an egg carton, its just a fan shroud haha. it works well so fuck why not

Hags said:

ya, i didnt have anyting but an egg carton, its just a fan shroud haha. it works well so fuck why not

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Did you cut holes in it or just use it as is after you sized it for the fan cover

cut the bottom out so the light doesnt escape and the air goes in. g-rigged for sure.

how is the heat in there, i just finished building mine and my temps are at about a hundred degrees. Any suggestions?
I have 2 120mm case fans. one at the bottom for intake and one at the top for exhaust. This is just the test run with 6 26w cfl's and i am already having problems with heat i'm really worried about using the flowering 42w ones. Any help on the heat problem would be greatly appreciated
BlueberryDreams

bbDreams, what is happening is the box is heating up the ambient temp in the room that the box is in. So the only, or the best way is crank up the air conditioner, buy a small window unit, or use a rubbermaid cooler with blue packs and a hose conected to the intake. THe cooler method is the cheapest, but you have to exchange the blue packs twice a day( at least in veg) and th cooler needs holes around the bottom or crack the lid to allow enough air to pass though the cooler. Window unit works best almost too good, and turning you whole house into a ice cube can be expensive. Go window or if on a budget try the cooler method. Hope it works out for you good luck.

Jdub24o,
Thank you very much Rep+++ Not one thread about the rubbermaids i have seen says anything about this, thank you very much. I'll smoke one for ya
BlueberryDreams

update: still trying to let her finish. i keep thinking im going to cut it down but it keeps getting fatter and the haurs are still 50/50. whatever i still got some bud in the meantime

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update: still trying to let her finish. i keep thinking im going to cut it down but it keeps getting fatter and the haurs are still 50/50. whatever i still got some bud in the meantime

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I know its been a while but how did your final product come out? What was your yield like?

blueberrydreams said:

how is the heat in there, i just finished building mine and my temps are at about a hundred degrees. Any suggestions?
I have 2 120mm case fans. one at the bottom for intake and one at the top for exhaust. This is just the test run with 6 26w cfl's and i am already having problems with heat i'm really worried about using the flowering 42w ones. Any help on the heat problem would be greatly appreciated
BlueberryDreams

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you need to add an additional intake on your box, it can be passive, that should bring your temps way down, I have a 2 sqft flowering box with 4 42w, and 4 26w, temp is never above 80.............

yeah i got it figured out, i switched the fan from being active intake to passive and cut another hole so i have two exhausts and one passive intake, also just put some frozen bottles of water in there and presto temps haven't got over 85.