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Got my micro cab built. Going to start in this while I get the materials to build my bigger one.
I started with these:
I bought angle forms to screw onto the wide rear wall so I could screw the back narrow wall through the back PCI & PSU slots of the case. I pieced it together in my stripped down PC case to make a nice box. Then I caulked all seams and edges except the rear and front panels to the main door. Next was the caulking of the black 90 degree angle PVC pieces into the intake holes. This will also serve as a wire pass-through.
The filter is a home-brew design that I may have to tinker with, but it does suck air out of the cab, just hope the carbon does its job.
I then glued my door panel after making some adjustments for the locking latch. I over-compensated because I forgot to take the measurement of the latch height.
It was pretty warped so I clamped it down on both ends for about 30 hours or so.
I then used aluminum tape to seal the front and rear panels to the main door frame. I forgot to take pics of just that part, but you can see it in the pic with the light installed.
After taping it all up I mounted hanging screws to the ceiling sheet metal and hung my light up. The light is a custom LED panel of 12" long by 5" wide using Osram GD+ LEDs. There is 20-25 Watts of light (depending on the current I run them at) in this space giving me nearly 35 Watts/Ft.^2 which should be plenty for LED in this space.
Then I shut the door and it fit nicely. No noticeable leaks with the lights on. Then the lights off test. There was a leak at the bottom of the front panel and the rear door edge. I sealed the door up better and added a black filter material to stop the light in front. I will eventually replace the fan because it is opaque (DOH!) and causing the light leak in front. I realized this fatal error when I was mounting my light, haha. I just used an old fan I had on hand.
I had the cab running for almost 4 hours now and will open it on the 4 hour mark running as-is to see temps. I germinated 4 bag seeds I have while I wait for my Nirvana seeds to arrive. Two of the bag seeds I sprouted were crossed with a white widow male I kept pollen from if I remember right. Who knows though, that was back in 2003. Hope they germinate even. This will be my first grow in about 5 years. The strains I ordered were Blackberry and AK-48.
Medium will be Botanicare CocoGro and nutrients I have so far are Botanicare PBP Grow and Cal Mag+. Any others I should get besides the Soil for bloom? Maybe Liquid Karma?
Well thats it for now. Not too technical on the build details, but its pretty straight-forward. I'm going to have it in a closet so it should be plenty stealth enough in the corner against the wall. With boxes on and in front of it.
I started with these:
I bought angle forms to screw onto the wide rear wall so I could screw the back narrow wall through the back PCI & PSU slots of the case. I pieced it together in my stripped down PC case to make a nice box. Then I caulked all seams and edges except the rear and front panels to the main door. Next was the caulking of the black 90 degree angle PVC pieces into the intake holes. This will also serve as a wire pass-through.
The filter is a home-brew design that I may have to tinker with, but it does suck air out of the cab, just hope the carbon does its job.
I then glued my door panel after making some adjustments for the locking latch. I over-compensated because I forgot to take the measurement of the latch height.
I then used aluminum tape to seal the front and rear panels to the main door frame. I forgot to take pics of just that part, but you can see it in the pic with the light installed.
After taping it all up I mounted hanging screws to the ceiling sheet metal and hung my light up. The light is a custom LED panel of 12" long by 5" wide using Osram GD+ LEDs. There is 20-25 Watts of light (depending on the current I run them at) in this space giving me nearly 35 Watts/Ft.^2 which should be plenty for LED in this space.
Then I shut the door and it fit nicely. No noticeable leaks with the lights on. Then the lights off test. There was a leak at the bottom of the front panel and the rear door edge. I sealed the door up better and added a black filter material to stop the light in front. I will eventually replace the fan because it is opaque (DOH!) and causing the light leak in front. I realized this fatal error when I was mounting my light, haha. I just used an old fan I had on hand.
I had the cab running for almost 4 hours now and will open it on the 4 hour mark running as-is to see temps. I germinated 4 bag seeds I have while I wait for my Nirvana seeds to arrive. Two of the bag seeds I sprouted were crossed with a white widow male I kept pollen from if I remember right. Who knows though, that was back in 2003. Hope they germinate even. This will be my first grow in about 5 years. The strains I ordered were Blackberry and AK-48.
Medium will be Botanicare CocoGro and nutrients I have so far are Botanicare PBP Grow and Cal Mag+. Any others I should get besides the Soil for bloom? Maybe Liquid Karma?
Well thats it for now. Not too technical on the build details, but its pretty straight-forward. I'm going to have it in a closet so it should be plenty stealth enough in the corner against the wall. With boxes on and in front of it.