johnnybsmokin
Active member
Welcome all to my new cab grow. For those that have read my old grow would know that I have been growing for the last 8 months in a PC stealth cab. The time has come to upgrade and make better use of the available space I had.
As can be seen in the next 2 photos, the extra space I have/had to grow which is why I decided to upgrade to utilize the extra height.
This has given me an extra 6 inch's (150mm) in grow height. The other dimensions are vertually the same. It has also made it easier to gain access to my grow as before I had to drag the pc out, where as now the door hinges down and a slidding draw to pull out. See next pics for comparison.
Also with the new cab I have a better control over temps with a bigger fan (on a voltage regulator) to cool the light chamber. It is currently set at about 7 volts and keeps the temps at about 1 to 1.5 deg celcius above the ambient.
I have also added another 28 watt and 13watt cfl bulb into the light chamber and a 3 watt LED. This now totals 97 watts of cfl and 3 watt of led with a total lumens of over 5500 in a cab with a foot print of 390mm (15 1/2 in) x 170mm (6 1/2 in) = 663 cm2 (100.75 in2 or .7 foot2).Tthe total grow height is now 450mm high (17 1/2 in).
Now don't get me wrong I have enjoyed and learnt a lot with my old Pc grow, but just wanted to update. I have been able to get close to 2 grams out of each plant in the Pc cab but I expect more now. The Pc was a perpetual grow with 2 plant in and out every 4 weeks. The plant/strain I am using is Nirvana Special that has about a 12 week flower time.
A few mor pics for you all, and as can be seen the current plants (out of the Pc) are raised up with timber to get the plants up to the lights.
I would be able to fit 8 plants in there at a squeeze but will keep it to 6 as I did in the old Pc.
So what are your thoughts???
Any questions etc, I will be happy to answer.
Cheers Johnny
As can be seen in the next 2 photos, the extra space I have/had to grow which is why I decided to upgrade to utilize the extra height.
This has given me an extra 6 inch's (150mm) in grow height. The other dimensions are vertually the same. It has also made it easier to gain access to my grow as before I had to drag the pc out, where as now the door hinges down and a slidding draw to pull out. See next pics for comparison.
Also with the new cab I have a better control over temps with a bigger fan (on a voltage regulator) to cool the light chamber. It is currently set at about 7 volts and keeps the temps at about 1 to 1.5 deg celcius above the ambient.
I have also added another 28 watt and 13watt cfl bulb into the light chamber and a 3 watt LED. This now totals 97 watts of cfl and 3 watt of led with a total lumens of over 5500 in a cab with a foot print of 390mm (15 1/2 in) x 170mm (6 1/2 in) = 663 cm2 (100.75 in2 or .7 foot2).Tthe total grow height is now 450mm high (17 1/2 in).
Now don't get me wrong I have enjoyed and learnt a lot with my old Pc grow, but just wanted to update. I have been able to get close to 2 grams out of each plant in the Pc cab but I expect more now. The Pc was a perpetual grow with 2 plant in and out every 4 weeks. The plant/strain I am using is Nirvana Special that has about a 12 week flower time.
A few mor pics for you all, and as can be seen the current plants (out of the Pc) are raised up with timber to get the plants up to the lights.
I would be able to fit 8 plants in there at a squeeze but will keep it to 6 as I did in the old Pc.
So what are your thoughts???
Any questions etc, I will be happy to answer.
Cheers Johnny
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