Small box help (1ft x 1ft x 2ft) CFL

if anything get two exhaust fans. I added one exhaust one intake and now my exhaust cant keep up with my intake.

if I was to redo my grow box I would get two fans exhausting into one single duct and run the duct outside so no smell in the house.. or at least run it up to the attic. because you want negative pressure in your box so that you are sucking air from the out side in and not pulling to much in and having a positive pressure thus forcing air out places you don't want forced. esp if you have a carbon filter for smell the only way it will work is with negative pressure.. so if anything just put one exhaust fan and see how much it sucks through and if its not enough drill some small holes in the bottom or close to the bottom of the box. But that's all I got to say Happy growing!

My box is 18"x14"x36", so about the same size as yours. I have 2 T5 24 watt fluorescent tubes (which seem to run a lot cooler than those spiral compact fluorescent lights and put out 2000 lumens). I also have a Kessil H150 LED light and 3 additional cfl's overhead. That was my first grow in this box and I had an issue with ph early on which stunted the plant a bit, but I yielded around 10-12 grams of some really good bud. If I were you I would get four of the 2 foot T5's and a Kessil H150 or H350 if you can afford the nut and forget about those spiral cfl's unless you have to go that way.

primedevine said:

My box is 18"x14"x36", so about the same size as yours. I have 2 T5 24 watt fluorescent tubes (which seem to run a lot cooler than those spiral compact fluorescent lights and put out 2000 lumens). I also have a Kessil H150 LED light and 3 additional cfl's overhead. That was my first grow in this box and I had an issue with ph early on which stunted the plant a bit, but I yielded around 10-12 grams of some really good bud. If I were you I would get four of the 2 foot T5's and a Kessil H150 or H350 if you can afford the nut and forget about those spiral cfl's unless you have to go that way.
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Very nice, we are trying to keep costs to a minimum so I may add a tube or 2 to the back corners..

would you say both corners or would 1 be enough 9k lumens with 1 and my spirals or 11k with 2 and my spirals.

im thinkin of a passive intake and 2 computer fans for exhaust?

all I have left to buy/do is..
Timer-
Intake & exhaust-
Ph probe/tester..?-
seeds-

Happy smoking

Best of luck with your grow!

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itsahobby said:

Very nice, we are trying to keep costs to a minimum so I may add a tube or 2 to the back corners..

would you say both corners or would 1 be enough 9k lumens with 1 and my spirals or 11k with 2 and my spirals.

im thinkin of a passive intake and 2 computer fans for exhaust?

all I have left to buy/do is..
Timer-
Intake & exhaust-
Ph probe/tester..?-
seeds-

Happy smoking

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May I ask why your giving lumens any importance at all? All you need is as many watts as possible don't worry about lumens at all dude.

With a decent bit of lst you'll be ok, look into scrog and mainline techniques, I'm growing in a small cabinet atm, it's all do able you don't need to get too fancy buddy.