RadaRada's UPDATED Grow Cab: Durban poison, Hollands Hope

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Size :31" x 24" by 18"
Lighting: 2 100w 'Natural Light' CFL's and one 100w 'Soft White' CFL
Fans: a 34.5 CFM input fan, and a 34.5 CFM pc fan soon to come an 80CFM output fan that i will hook up to a carbon filter rig

i am using Scotts Premium Potting soil, its just dirt, sphagnum peat, and perlite. I plan on vegging for 5-6 weeks on a (19/5) lighting cycle (1 DurbanPoison and 1 Hollands Hope). I could only get one of each seed so i am hoping for the best in terms of their gender. If i am exceedingly unlucky and they both are male then i will try and grow some bag seeds

I lined the top and bottom part of the box where the doors shut with white weather stripping to keep as much air from leaking out as possible when the plants start flowering homes

since my temperatures are pretty high (82-95 F) i am going to install an 80 CFM fan where the current output fan is. i will post a new pic of the fan when i get a chance.



The first pic is of the Hollands Hope and the second pic is of the Durban Poison they are both at 6 days of growth

feel free to leave comments or suggestions im a first time grower so any tips are welcome

 

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New Fan installed

New Fan installed

Here are pics of the new 80 CFM output fan and my new overall fan setup. because i just finished installing it later tonight i will edit this post and post the new temperature readings in the cab.

 

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Work2much
Those watt numbers are for incadescent bulbs. The actual CFL watts are 27 each, for a total of 81 which is quite low but maybe ok for veg.

DAMN that just makes me feel like a total newb however i had a growbox to veg my outdoor plants and i was vegging like 9 plants under nearly the same setup and they came out very nicely
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Serious heat issue

Serious heat issue

although i just installed a fan 2x more powerful than the last output fan the temp in my box is still 90 - 95 F idk why its so hot in there now!!!So to deal with the problem for now i shut one of the lights off. I think this is a circulation problem

tomorrow i am going to re install my output fan right under the shelf i think that alot of the heat is getting trapped under the shelf and since my shelf holds my lights up i cannot get rid of it.

i am also thinking about taking one of the other fans and install it into the back of the box as an input fan.... my only concern with this is that when the plants start flowering some smell will leak out but i doubt it because it will be blowing into the box and getting sucked out through the carbon filter.

expect an update tommorow im gonna get rid of this heat problem if its the last thing ill do

 

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previous thread

previous thread

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Tony
is your air intake adequate?

thats the same thought that crossed my mind... i dont think it is, but tommorow i will be doing some surgery on the cab

im going to put my output fan at a lower height on the box and im most likely going to make another intake hole and i havent decided if i am going to install a fan into the intake hole or just leave it as a hole. i will post pics of the new ventilation system tommorow after it is built

any suggestions for what i should do please feel free to let me know

 

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previous thread

previous thread

Quote:Mr. Tony
intake needs to be twice the size of the exhaust opening

Mr. Tony that is invaluble information right there and i will be keeping that in mind tommorow when i fix my venting system thanks a shit load

 

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previous thread

previous thread

Quote:
Originally Posted by MtnKuSh
ok i dont see how you say you have 300w cfl ? them bulbs you got look like 23w cfls.? the overall watts is the actual wattage of your bulb not the equivalent.

CFLs will use only 23 Watts of electricity to produce the same light as your 100 Watt incandescent lightbulbs. so if you only have 3- 23w bulbs you wont be growing much under them lights in that setup ..69watts is what you have not 300watts big big differance

you want to grow sum real decent nuggs in there get yourself a 150w hps and your set

Quote:
Originally Posted by MtnKuSh
your outdoor grow you said you was growing under 60 and or 75 watts cfls.. those are not 60-75w cfls like i posted above.. you are confused when it comes to wattage of cfls bulbs and not for nothing but if you dont have the rite wattage in your room going to your plants they will never amount to anything. goodluck

Haha yeah u could definately say i was confused about the CFL's and wattage and what not, thanks for the advice. but i changed the bulbs for my outdoor veg box a few times so i started with the '60w' and '75w ones but ultimately ended up with just 3 '100w' ones up until i put them outdoors.

i will from here on out use the correct wattage when i refernence CFL's and not just the equivelant.... ill see if i cant find myself a 150w hps i honestly just didnt want to spend the money on an hps but now i guess ill just do the research

lol its toobad i cant change the name of the thread kus i dnt really have 300w CFL i guess ill just have to make a new one and copy all the stuff over
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new light new thread

new light new thread

Quote:
Originally Posted by MtnKuSh
you can get 150w hps for 40-75 bucks and will be worth it. ebay sumtimes has them

as you can see this is my new thread because it was too hard to keep track of two (one in the diaries and one in the Indoor - soil) and because my old threads title was a misprint. so i combined all the posts that were important and now here the new thread is

i just bought a 150w HPS system for my box im lookin foward to installing it ill let you know when it arrives in the MAIL

 

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new vent system SUCCESS!!

new vent system SUCCESS!!

I installed my new ventilation system yesterday. i chose to not install my fan lower than it was before because when i get my new 150w system i am going to hang it from the top of the box with some hooks.

For now i just installed a vent into the back and cut larger holes into the shelf for more sufficient air flow. the temps are now from 75-80 F rather than a scorching 90-95 F which has left my Hollands Hope seedling in rough shape

here are the pics:

 

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150w HPS light

150w HPS light

i dont know why but i orderd this system on tuesday, and they still havent shipped it yet although of coarse it already has appeared on my debit card statement... i am anxious i cant wait to install this and watch my babies thrive!!!!!!!!!

 

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approximate costs

approximate costs

here is a list of my (approximate) total costs spent on the growbox so far, i will update it as needed:

Cabinet................$31.00
CFL's...................$15.00
PC fans................$24.00
Light Socket x3......$15.00
Duct fan.............. $24.00
150w HPS System..$83.94
Timer...................$5.00
Vent Piece............$5.24
Total Cost............$203.18
Cost w/o CFLS......$173.18


the reason i put total cost without CFL's is because once my 150w HPS System arrives in the mail, i willnot even need the CFL's __________________

 

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new pics

new pics

pics day 11



the left is the holland hope.. its still in rough shape from when my grow box doubled as an oven but it should pull through .
and on the right is the Durban poison which is growing like a champion i will probably start LST on it very soon