Dennis Leary said "They say pot leads to other drugs. Pot doesn't lead to other drugs, it leads to carpentry."
I'm forced to agree.
With the generous help of FunkBomb and frozen_herb, I have assembled my first cabinet. I've already made a CFL tub a la Red_Greenery, but wasn't satisfied with how I had to remove the lid in order to check on my grow. I applied all of the microgrow principles set forth in the Rubbermaid tubs to a small cabinet which I dub the Panopticab.
I don't have step-by-step instructions, but I will explain the general idea. It's simple and you've probably seen it a million times, so here it goes again...
The cabinet is a Closetmaid Base Cabinet (12283). It's outside dimensions are 34.75" tall, 24" wide, and 15.25" deep. The diagram shows the approximate interior measurements, which are a little smaller.
There are two parts to the cabinet: the top 6" which houses 2x 3 bulb vanity fixtures, and the bottom 25" which serves as the grow chamber. Separating the two parts is a sheet of Lexan, a thick sheet of plastic that's transparent like glass.
On the left wall I installed two fans with air flowing out of the cabinet, creating negative pressure in tandem with the passive intakes on the right side of the cabinet. I placed a 50 cfm quiet fan in the light chamber and a 100 cfm fan in the grow chamber. Even with 6x 42w CFL bulbs installed, the 50 cfm fan should keep temperatures low around the lights.
On the right wall, directly opposite the fan in the light chamber, I installed a passive intake vent. In the grow chamber, I installed the passive intakes much lower to encourage the upward movement of air through the canopy.
I ducted the air leaving the grow chamber through the carbon scrubber, which is currently being shared with my Rubbermaid tubs, hidden behind the closet door.
I painted it flat white, weatherstripped the shit out of it, installed a lock, done.
As I said, the cabinet can accomodate 6x 42 watt CFL bulbs for a total of 252 watts over 2.34 square feet which averages out to 107.7 watt/square foot. It could easily accept a 150 HPS instead of CFLs, just make sure to increase the airflow accordingly.
Now it's time for some fun:
Peace...
Pan-op
I'm forced to agree.
With the generous help of FunkBomb and frozen_herb, I have assembled my first cabinet. I've already made a CFL tub a la Red_Greenery, but wasn't satisfied with how I had to remove the lid in order to check on my grow. I applied all of the microgrow principles set forth in the Rubbermaid tubs to a small cabinet which I dub the Panopticab.
I don't have step-by-step instructions, but I will explain the general idea. It's simple and you've probably seen it a million times, so here it goes again...
The cabinet is a Closetmaid Base Cabinet (12283). It's outside dimensions are 34.75" tall, 24" wide, and 15.25" deep. The diagram shows the approximate interior measurements, which are a little smaller.
There are two parts to the cabinet: the top 6" which houses 2x 3 bulb vanity fixtures, and the bottom 25" which serves as the grow chamber. Separating the two parts is a sheet of Lexan, a thick sheet of plastic that's transparent like glass.
On the left wall I installed two fans with air flowing out of the cabinet, creating negative pressure in tandem with the passive intakes on the right side of the cabinet. I placed a 50 cfm quiet fan in the light chamber and a 100 cfm fan in the grow chamber. Even with 6x 42w CFL bulbs installed, the 50 cfm fan should keep temperatures low around the lights.
On the right wall, directly opposite the fan in the light chamber, I installed a passive intake vent. In the grow chamber, I installed the passive intakes much lower to encourage the upward movement of air through the canopy.
I ducted the air leaving the grow chamber through the carbon scrubber, which is currently being shared with my Rubbermaid tubs, hidden behind the closet door.
I painted it flat white, weatherstripped the shit out of it, installed a lock, done.
As I said, the cabinet can accomodate 6x 42 watt CFL bulbs for a total of 252 watts over 2.34 square feet which averages out to 107.7 watt/square foot. It could easily accept a 150 HPS instead of CFLs, just make sure to increase the airflow accordingly.
Now it's time for some fun:
Peace...
Pan-op