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first pc grow :)

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Doji!

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rasta said:
took one of the 23w bulbs out for more room.
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I'm working on a PC box ATM myself, and figured that the most PC grows i've seen where in midi towers.
i managed to pick up this XL tower for a mere 5 bucks :D


I gutted it, and is currently looking like this:


Tho, it has so many leaks for light.. i need to figure out a material i can use to cover the back side of it all, as there's a number of big openings in there

May i ask what you used? or maybe post up a few pics of how it looks from the outside ( backside )

Did you make any effort in trying to seal the box up/ making it
air tight(ish)

Would acrylic be good to cover the biggest holes?
as i can easily cut and shape it

Another thing im wondering.. the sound..
is it a noisy case? i have quite a few pc's in my house, and they rage from super silent ( my current rig ) to coffee grinder ( Ancient PC )

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rasta

rasta

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hey wayne ive tried skewers they didnt work to well i mite just stick with lsting it. seems to be doing ok. doji what i did was just cut up some old computer parts boxes to the size of the holes i had. covered it in some duct take them just taped it over my holes. the only light comin out of it comes from the fan holes in the back and both my friends and parents have never even noticed it. a friend thought i got some led fans for a crappy pc hehe. as for air tight no i have a bunch of air flow thru it for cooling. ill get some pics later of the whole thing just sitting. as for noise my actual computer is much much louder than the one with weed in it hehe. so no barely any noise at all.
 
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Doji!

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ah ok, nothing personal, tho I'm trying not to use the miracle product called Duct-tape :D
i have a bunch of adhesive foils left from an old job of mine, and so far its doing it job covering the stuff

I'm a little hesitant of using some acrylic plating to cover it, as it might resonate and cause more noise.

perhaps i can get my hands on some rubber washes to create some dampening
 
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Doji!

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hehe, im holding back on using it now, but im sure that that will eventually be the thing ill use for the bits that end up not sealed
 
rasta

rasta

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well i did it. i got the screen in. i was just being dumb and using only 2 and tht was just not workin so i put a straw in each corner and yea its workin like a champ. im wondering if maybe the straws in there mite even help get more air to the roots? either way its workin and i already had to retrain a branch after a few hours. heres some pics. and one of the back. there is a bunch i uploaded so just check the album for more doji.
 
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Doji!

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Yeah that's what i imagined it to look like :D,

i'm going to try not to have a ton of cables come out of the back, nor have any lights shine out.
i picked up a roll of black tape, almost as strong as duct tape is.. tho as i said, i don't want it to stand out because of the tape, so i was thinking that if i resort to tape ill be wrapping it all in the same tape, turning the case black and air tight in 1 go


Ill be working on the case today again :D
i should really figure out how to start up a journal so it shows in my account :p
if your curious, i can always link a pic up here :D
 
rasta

rasta

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well thats the good thing about it. its usually facing the wall so u never see the back. :) check out youtube there is a guy who has like a fkn 16 part series on building comp cases. i got alot of ideas from there. and like i said ive had ppl sitting right next to it with no clue. only ppl i could see being like mc wtf is goin on with this thing is friends who know bout computers. and i have all of 1 of those and he lives very far away haha. but yea thanks for checkin it out.
 
rasta

rasta

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almost ready to flower pretty much have 12 sites there just not quite all in the screen quite yet. heres some pics very excited everything seems to look nice. got lots of pics i took today quality is aweful i know but u get the jist.
 
rasta

rasta

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so here she is today. stanky as ever. stem looks super knarly with the swirly purple/green loving it today is goin to be the second day of flower for her. :thank you:
 
rasta

rasta

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here she is flowering away. screen is comin apart i gotta redo it. i cut the ends of the knots to close and they are coming undone. so far so good tho.
 
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Ogonzo

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rasta said:
hey yall, been a while since i been around tho ive been lurking i havnt done any posting. been sorta out of personal grow stuff for a while tho still helping my friends with theres. i figured its about time to get back to it. so i gutted out my old emachines and im getting ready to set it up to grow heres some pictures of what im working with. really looking for some advice one things like. whats a good idea to cover the open areas. i was thinkin of justt some cardboard taped into the areas.
[URL=https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=44778&pictureid=1049014&thumb=1]View Image[/url] [URL=https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=44778&pictureid=1049013&thumb=1]View Image[/url] [URL=https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=44778&pictureid=1049012&thumb=1]View Image[/url] [URL=https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=44778&pictureid=1049011&thumb=1]View Image[/url] im going to put 2 more daylight bulbs into that power strip where the motherboard inputs used to be. the side with 1 fan is the intake and the 2 on the back are my exhaust. also was lookin for some advice on mounting the 65 watter. that friggin bulb is massive haha wasnt expecting it to be bigger than my 150 hps bulb. thanks in advance :thank you:
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Nice set up, what size bulb is that that you're using? I'm planing on using 3 x 43W 6500K bulbs in mind.
I think the only thing I would have done differently is line the inside with mylar. I got a cheap mylar windshield from my local dollar store - gots my fingers crossed that it will work.
Here is my set up - I'm kinda concerned about the position of my second outake fan - I think I may move it and place it like yours - thoughts? You can see that it's right under my light ... looks too cramped for me.



Can I ask why you scrog vs. lst?
 
rasta

rasta

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thanks tinker and gonzo. for the light its a 65w 2700k and i have a 23w 5000k. i been lazy i swear i tell myself every weekend ill go to the dollar store and get some mylar wrapping paper hehe. as ur exhaust fan, id suggest putting it high cuz heat rises. i have my intakes at the front at the bottom and exausts at mid and top right where the power supply goes. and the scrog is sorta a lie. the twisty ties are doing most of the work so its essentially lstd. they are pretty much the same thing just scrog keeps things more even.
 
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