my new stealth box with cfl's

dirt nasty · Jun 19, 2008

heres my new box:
2- 30 gal rubbermaids
2- 29 watt 6500k cfl
2- 23 watt 2700k cfl
2- 24 watt 5500k cfl
1- 4" pc fan for exhaust
2- 3" dryer ducts for intake
1- roll mylar
1- roll duct tape
1- roll aluminum tape
3- light splitters
1- porcelain light socket
1- 9' 14 guage extension chord
grow setup:
1- 2 port sun leaves air pump
2- 2 gal buckets
2- 6" net pots
1- 10l hydroton
air line
2- 6" airstones

pics attached
please comment or give advice :joint:

Milenko · Jun 19, 2008

Try spray painting the outside of the boxes black.

Those light leaks are definitely not stealthy.

dirt nasty · Jun 19, 2008

its in my room and i live on my own so it doesn't have to be superstealth. when people come over, i can just throw a blanket over it. temps never break 85 when covered with a blanket. when the lights are off, it just looks like some storage boxes.

pumbooris · Jun 19, 2008

did you just cut out the lid of the bottom one than connect it to the bottom of the top one?

dirt nasty · Jun 19, 2008

pumbooris said:
did you just cut out the lid of the bottom one than connect it to the bottom of the top one?

i glued the lid of the bottom container to the bottom of the top container. when they dried i cut out the bottom of the top container and the lid at the same time. so it looks like 2 containers but is actually one big one now.

valuablevariable · Jun 20, 2008

i would change the lights, cfls should be right above the plants and not really bunched up in the center.

dirt nasty · Jun 20, 2008

that was just temp until i got a chance to go to home depot for mor sockets. i know have 2 on the sides, 2 in the middle and 2 on top. each plant has 4 cfls surrounding it and 1 over it. temps are at 84F in the box and its fucking hot out today.

dirt nasty · Jun 21, 2008

new light and ventilation setup:
lights:
right side: 1- 65 wat 2100k
3- 24 watt 2100k
1- 45 watt 5500k

left side: 2- 29 watt 5500k
1-45 watt 5500k
1 32 watt 5500k
1- 24 watt 2100k

exhaust: 180mm pc fan with external light trap

intake: 90mm pc fan mounted in side a shoe box blowing cold air through
2 -3" dryer ducts. shoe box acts as intake manifold so 1 fan feeds
2 intake ducts.

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