Am I reading the height right?.....12.5 inches?
And is that the total room in the cab for all components and plants or is that just the growth section?
Are you just trying to grow in one of the drawers of the dresser?
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Am I reading the height right?.....12.5 inches?
And is that the total room in the cab for all components and plants or is that just the growth section?
Are you just trying to grow in one of the drawers of the dresser?
stealthjunior
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Height... 33 side to side 25 front to back 12.5
The whole dresser. Not a drawer... And thats total space i have to work with.
Tryin to figure out ventilation
The whole dresser. Not a drawer... And thats total space i have to work with.
Tryin to figure out ventilation
stealthjunior
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tehmaster
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Thanks teh master the only person that knows is the person i got the beans from. The ONLY. And he doesn't even know where i live. My fiance who i live withdoes not even know
And i think I'm going to give 12/12 from seed a try. Anyone have any good links for how to hook up my exhaust? Ill get some pics tomorrow for yall
For a 12/12 i saw you can order a plug in fan for about 16 bucks on ebay, (one that plugs into the wall) , they have good 160 x20 mm fans on there that you don't have to wire up, that's pretty simple and could be rigged with a carbon filter.
tehmaster
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They are also 33dba which is a "quiet fan" , 2000rpm
Edit that's 120x25mm, you can find a few different types of them here http://www.ebay.com/sch/htpcusa/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
Edit that's 120x25mm, you can find a few different types of them here http://www.ebay.com/sch/htpcusa/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686
stealthjunior
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Yes but what i mean is like what do use for like ventilation shaft.?
stealthjunior
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My fan is squarish and do i put it at the begging of the exit shaft or at the end? So pushing or pulling?
Scrog seems kinda interesting. But i just have some beans i got from a buddy and i kinda want an actual tree my first time
would/do you have anyplace to keep some moms or your not going to do that with this run/grow.
imo its always good to have that space available since you never now, you may just find a keeper/mom amongst the chosen you have
VENTILATION
with that small of a space and a squarish fan you wont need to worry about ducting of any kind BUT for the stealth that you require just remember that everything will have to be mounted on the back
if you want you could get some activated carbon from the pet/aquarium store and rig something up with some ventilation filter OR the filtration fiber used for aquarium water filter a food container big enough to fit over the face of your fan (on the inside of the dresser) and swiss cheese the shit out of it with a 1/4" drill bit BUT there are a MULTITUDE of items you could use as a scrubber
do you already have your light source squared away?
EDIT: but there is a thread with all/most of the information im telling you anyway. I cant speak for anyone else but im willing to help you out best I can cause I know going through these threads with a million damned pages (and you have to go through atleast 50 of them before you get your question answered; besides the ppl in the thread constantly telling you to read the thread; trust me been there done that dumbshit!) can be a pain in the ass
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Your going to need at least 110 watts to flower. More would be better. Your cab is 2.17 square ft. My cab is only 1.5 sf and I run 5x26 watt bulbs with pretty good results. The more watts you run the tighter your buds will be.
However, the more watts you run the more heat you will have to get rid of. I use a sheet of clear acrylic between my lights and the grow area. It allows me to cool the lights and the grow area separately. Pulling air through a carbon filter cuts the airflow a lot so I didn't want to worry about cooling the grow area. I don't have any problems with heat or odor now.
However, the more watts you run the more heat you will have to get rid of. I use a sheet of clear acrylic between my lights and the grow area. It allows me to cool the lights and the grow area separately. Pulling air through a carbon filter cuts the airflow a lot so I didn't want to worry about cooling the grow area. I don't have any problems with heat or odor now.
stealthjunior
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How long till it starts budding if im running 12/12 from seed
SoulSurfer
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12/12 from seed will produce a low yield. You need to have it in veg stage til atleast 9 - 12 inches. It depends on the strain but usually 7 - 12 weeks of flowering
stealthjunior
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These guys are two and a half weeks old. Are they really small for that age? Should i say screw it. Theyve been 12/13 from seed. Should i toss em and start new ones in veg? Er what... I have two 23s 26 and a 40 watt cfl
stealthjunior
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stealthjunior
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keep those going. get the lights closer
stealthjunior
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Really?ok should i get more watts
K
kiwi_growa
Those lights should be enough for the first 1-2 weeks depending on rate of growth. You'll get faster growth if you add more lights of course, but those will be ample for a week or so. Those fittings you got look ideal for the purpose.
Position your hand on the top of the tallest plant you have, lower the lights until the heat hitting your hand starts to feel uncomfortable. This is the ideal height for your lights. Have a fan blowing fresh air over all the plants 24/7 if you can.
Position your hand on the top of the tallest plant you have, lower the lights until the heat hitting your hand starts to feel uncomfortable. This is the ideal height for your lights. Have a fan blowing fresh air over all the plants 24/7 if you can.
K
kiwi_growa
Have you got a drill bit that looks like this man?
If you do, your ventilation issues just got a whole lot easier to fix. Drill a few holes down the bottom(assuming its propped up off the carpet). Make sure you scatter the holes to even out where the fresh airs going. Then drill just 1 hole at the top, 120mm. get two computer fans and have them both blowing air out of the hole at the top by laying 1 fan ontop of the other, you can screw them together just make sure they're blowing the same way as each other. Those fan will draw fresh air up from the holes at the bottom and it will saturate the plants before it hits the light and heats up then expels out the box.
If you do, your ventilation issues just got a whole lot easier to fix. Drill a few holes down the bottom(assuming its propped up off the carpet). Make sure you scatter the holes to even out where the fresh airs going. Then drill just 1 hole at the top, 120mm. get two computer fans and have them both blowing air out of the hole at the top by laying 1 fan ontop of the other, you can screw them together just make sure they're blowing the same way as each other. Those fan will draw fresh air up from the holes at the bottom and it will saturate the plants before it hits the light and heats up then expels out the box.
