That's right, I consider myself pretty handy so I'm making a cool little cab that will hopefully give me some nice yields from a small space. I think I can pull off a pound after a few grows.
The cab is a gladiator series steel cabinet from Lowe's. I had it lying around to lock tubes up in.
Now I reversed the top and bottom and gutted the drawer and plan to mount the front plate permanently to the frame. I have a little temp monitor temporarily placed but I have a control wizard digital nutrient ppm, pH, and temp monitor on the way (look just like a nutra dip). I think I'm just going to
keep it simple with heavy duty single analog timers. There are nice digital ones but I don't see the need at the analogs are compact which is important for me.
I am using two 3 gallon rubbermaid tubs with 5" net pots. Each tub has a $60 Double XL Micro Pore glass air stone. They are powered by a massive commercial grade 60 liter/minute pump. My aeration setup is way overkill and the pump could run 20 gallon DWC buckets but my plant roots are going to get a lot of oxygen and I don't have to worry about cheap pumps dying or not supplying enough air. I also have a 3/8" check valve for the pump on the way to keep it safe.
The thing is loud though so I attached tubing to the intake to muffle some of the sound and I will route it so it is pulling in fresh air from outside the box which is good since inside the air will be CO2 enriched.
Now for ventilation I got a 95CFM 4" square mount blower that will go in the middle of the bottom of the box and blow downward. The air pump will eventually be in front with the blower positions straight in the middle.
I ordered 1 lbs of high quality activated carbon and I will make an inch layer of carbon on the entire underside of the cabinet. there is space underneath and it has caster mounts or feet so air flow is not a problem. I will build out the bottom then use mesh and screen to seal the bottom. it will add two inches underside of the cab and the feet or wheels more than compensate.
I may add six 120mm yate loon pc fans powered by a small power supply vertically perpendicular to the doors blowing at the ends on the T5s on them for cooling.
There will be a total of 14 2' single hydrofarm T5s. Multiple can be linked together so it would only need two or three power cords and the rest would be linked to each. That gives me a total of over 330 watts.
I need to find a screen for the SCROG, any suggestions?
Any suggestions on reflective material for the cab? Is mylar best? Are their any good paint alternatives?
I'm going to add more sheet metal to the doors and certain areas and rivet it on to create light proof seals.
Now I know CO2 is a little excessive but I figure it is a small space and I want the best so why not try something that hasn't really been done super small scale co2.
I am going to use 2 20 oz paintball CO2 bottles linked together to a regulator with solenoid valve which will be attached to a timer. For size comparison 2 tanks is 2.5 lbs of CO2. I figure these will also be easy because you can pretty much get them refilled anywhere at sporting goods stores, wal mart, welding shop, paintball store. i've even seen pre filled 20 oz tanks for sale at lowe's for pneumatic tools.
the pc fans i mentioned before at the top of the cab could also double as controlled intakes to cool the lights and supply fresh air. i could time them to be off during co2 injection. The bottles will be at the back of the cab behind the blower and the solenoid will be dropped forward from the tanks which will be side by side.
I'm also considering an inline pump to circulating the two containers to control and monitor everything easily. If I can figure out a way to do it and find the space somewhere I was considering having a small 1/2 gallon on 1 gallon chamber int he middle where the circulating pump would be and also the monitoring probes, possible a small chiller but i dont know if the little thermoelectric res chillers work or are worth bothering with.
Check out my latest purchase:
CAP dual tank co2 regulator
I'm going to hook up two 20 oz co2 tanks now and maybe if i expand to dual cabinets i will get two 2.5 or 5lb tanks. Basically I would get another of the same cab, put it side by side and have two more of the same bubbler tubs and all 4 would be linked and recirculate. One cab would have the bkiwer and air pump in the middle and the other the co2 ranks. i will have a sentinel full co2 humidity ppm digital controller to run the cap dual tank solenoid. this thing is really nice and a lot better than the hydrofarm active air system they had. was pricey at $260 though.
To complete my final plans there will be a third cabinet that will be split with one tub for a few mothers and then another area for my cloner which will be a nice ultrasonic fogger setup. That way I will have a mother room, clone room, and then two high tech grow rooms that are both veg and flower when you swap the bulbs. If I do 300 watts each cab how much can I yield? I will have constant controlled 1500ppm co2 levels and over 100 watts per square foot for about square feet total.
So 4 nice sour diesel plants under 600 watts of full veg or bloom bulbs. Each in its own 3 gallon container with $60 double xl micro pore air stone receiving 15 liters of oxygenated air per minute from a commercial grade 60l/m pump. I have the pump ingtake coming through a filter on the outside bottom of the box to get the most oxygen since the air inside is co2 rich.
digital timers, nutrient and ph monitors, temperature and humidity monitors, displays,and controls. recirculating swc setup. how much can i yield?
I hooked up a mini co2 system with two 20oz co2 tanks and then i will have a few extra filled lying around to change out but it is close to 3 lbs of co2 in two bottles. I could get 24oz bottles and have a full 3 lbs too and they would fit.
I need to find or order a 3/8" ID check valve so water doesn't backflow into my pump.
I did a little recirculating setup with a small pump to circulate the two containers.
Sorry the latest co2 and recirc pics are from my cell phone.
The cab is a gladiator series steel cabinet from Lowe's. I had it lying around to lock tubes up in.
Now I reversed the top and bottom and gutted the drawer and plan to mount the front plate permanently to the frame. I have a little temp monitor temporarily placed but I have a control wizard digital nutrient ppm, pH, and temp monitor on the way (look just like a nutra dip). I think I'm just going to
keep it simple with heavy duty single analog timers. There are nice digital ones but I don't see the need at the analogs are compact which is important for me.
I am using two 3 gallon rubbermaid tubs with 5" net pots. Each tub has a $60 Double XL Micro Pore glass air stone. They are powered by a massive commercial grade 60 liter/minute pump. My aeration setup is way overkill and the pump could run 20 gallon DWC buckets but my plant roots are going to get a lot of oxygen and I don't have to worry about cheap pumps dying or not supplying enough air. I also have a 3/8" check valve for the pump on the way to keep it safe.
The thing is loud though so I attached tubing to the intake to muffle some of the sound and I will route it so it is pulling in fresh air from outside the box which is good since inside the air will be CO2 enriched.
Now for ventilation I got a 95CFM 4" square mount blower that will go in the middle of the bottom of the box and blow downward. The air pump will eventually be in front with the blower positions straight in the middle.
I ordered 1 lbs of high quality activated carbon and I will make an inch layer of carbon on the entire underside of the cabinet. there is space underneath and it has caster mounts or feet so air flow is not a problem. I will build out the bottom then use mesh and screen to seal the bottom. it will add two inches underside of the cab and the feet or wheels more than compensate.
I may add six 120mm yate loon pc fans powered by a small power supply vertically perpendicular to the doors blowing at the ends on the T5s on them for cooling.
There will be a total of 14 2' single hydrofarm T5s. Multiple can be linked together so it would only need two or three power cords and the rest would be linked to each. That gives me a total of over 330 watts.
I need to find a screen for the SCROG, any suggestions?
Any suggestions on reflective material for the cab? Is mylar best? Are their any good paint alternatives?
I'm going to add more sheet metal to the doors and certain areas and rivet it on to create light proof seals.
Now I know CO2 is a little excessive but I figure it is a small space and I want the best so why not try something that hasn't really been done super small scale co2.
I am going to use 2 20 oz paintball CO2 bottles linked together to a regulator with solenoid valve which will be attached to a timer. For size comparison 2 tanks is 2.5 lbs of CO2. I figure these will also be easy because you can pretty much get them refilled anywhere at sporting goods stores, wal mart, welding shop, paintball store. i've even seen pre filled 20 oz tanks for sale at lowe's for pneumatic tools.
the pc fans i mentioned before at the top of the cab could also double as controlled intakes to cool the lights and supply fresh air. i could time them to be off during co2 injection. The bottles will be at the back of the cab behind the blower and the solenoid will be dropped forward from the tanks which will be side by side.
I'm also considering an inline pump to circulating the two containers to control and monitor everything easily. If I can figure out a way to do it and find the space somewhere I was considering having a small 1/2 gallon on 1 gallon chamber int he middle where the circulating pump would be and also the monitoring probes, possible a small chiller but i dont know if the little thermoelectric res chillers work or are worth bothering with.
Check out my latest purchase:
CAP dual tank co2 regulator
I'm going to hook up two 20 oz co2 tanks now and maybe if i expand to dual cabinets i will get two 2.5 or 5lb tanks. Basically I would get another of the same cab, put it side by side and have two more of the same bubbler tubs and all 4 would be linked and recirculate. One cab would have the bkiwer and air pump in the middle and the other the co2 ranks. i will have a sentinel full co2 humidity ppm digital controller to run the cap dual tank solenoid. this thing is really nice and a lot better than the hydrofarm active air system they had. was pricey at $260 though.
To complete my final plans there will be a third cabinet that will be split with one tub for a few mothers and then another area for my cloner which will be a nice ultrasonic fogger setup. That way I will have a mother room, clone room, and then two high tech grow rooms that are both veg and flower when you swap the bulbs. If I do 300 watts each cab how much can I yield? I will have constant controlled 1500ppm co2 levels and over 100 watts per square foot for about square feet total.
So 4 nice sour diesel plants under 600 watts of full veg or bloom bulbs. Each in its own 3 gallon container with $60 double xl micro pore air stone receiving 15 liters of oxygenated air per minute from a commercial grade 60l/m pump. I have the pump ingtake coming through a filter on the outside bottom of the box to get the most oxygen since the air inside is co2 rich.
digital timers, nutrient and ph monitors, temperature and humidity monitors, displays,and controls. recirculating swc setup. how much can i yield?
I hooked up a mini co2 system with two 20oz co2 tanks and then i will have a few extra filled lying around to change out but it is close to 3 lbs of co2 in two bottles. I could get 24oz bottles and have a full 3 lbs too and they would fit.
I need to find or order a 3/8" ID check valve so water doesn't backflow into my pump.
I did a little recirculating setup with a small pump to circulate the two containers.
Sorry the latest co2 and recirc pics are from my cell phone.
CMEMORY! i paid $300 for my co2 gear! 
might have to look into setting something up for myself now
Is that a Black and Decker drill ffs?!?! LOL get some dewalt 
