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ThisBuds4You · 11-17-2008, 03:03 AM

Here's my lil Ikea cab w/CFLs. This is my first grow in a cab with CFLs, I use to have 1200 watts in flowering. CFLs seem to be doing a pretty good job, I underestimated these little things! It's a challenge keeping these cabs cool, however. This is Joey Weed Apollo 11 at Day 20 of 12/12, starting to show a little frost, lets hope I get some shiners!!! Should I trim the leaves back a bit or leave them? I think I'm a little too late and I should leave them, I guess I'll do a better job of trimming next time. I was a little nervous since this is a new grow environment, new strain, etc. I really don't want to mess it up, but I know I shouldn't expect a big yield out of the first batch. I'm getting ready to construct a second wardrobe, this one will use a 250 watt HPS and will flower LUI. I hope to have pics of this cab up at the end of the week.

Cab Outside

Cab Inside

Cab Top Shelf

Cab Bottom Shelf

Apollo 11 Top

Apollo 11 Bud

Cab Mom & Clone/Seedling Area
I've got some Apollo 11 clones cooking and 3 LUI seedlings on their way...

tejashidrow · 11-17-2008, 03:07 AM

NICE cab... How much cfl watts you pushing???

ThisBuds4You · 11-17-2008, 03:35 AM

Thanks Tejashidrow,

232 watts in the top chamber, 216 watts in the bottom. Seems to keep my temps a lil cooler having less wattage in the bottom than in the top.

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TB4U

pezoholic · 11-17-2008, 06:40 AM

I love Ikea cabs....made very well!

icough2getoff · 11-17-2008, 06:47 AM

hey TB4U that's a sweet cab! I like how you're using both chambers to flower, basically doubling your canopy area in one cab. Looks really good

Pittsburgh Kush · 11-17-2008, 07:11 AM

Love Ikea cabs, have you thought about adding a few more plants in the flowering cabs, seems like you have enough room in there for a few more plants, almost like a mini sog.

ThisBuds4You · 11-17-2008, 01:11 PM

Thanks guys!

Pittsburgh, I should be able to fit 1 more plant on each shelf. I started 4 seeds, 2 were male. I think the best way to do it would be to make a SCROG in these chambers. I tried LST for the first time (I use to do only SOG), and I think it worked out OK for my first time. I can def see where I made mistakes (one or 2 branches are much taller than all the others). My second run will hopefully be a little more dialed in.
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TB4U

facelift · 11-18-2008, 11:32 AM

Love the cabinet and the plants.

ThisBuds4You · 11-18-2008, 03:08 PM

Here's another bud shot, Apollo 11 at 21 days.

repuk · 11-18-2008, 03:15 PM

hey great setup ThisBuds4You!!

I happen to also run an Ikea grow

My cab is smaller, I intend to flower in a flowering tent with a 600W HPS.

I didn't use CFLs, because though more convenient they're more expensive in the long run, and bring more heat... with seperate ballast and fluoros you can put the ballasts outside if heat is a concern...

I'd say with CFLs SCROG would be a better choice, as CFLs had limited penetration, that way you optimize the canopy/buds exposure.

Wish you huge tasty nugs!! those Apollo girls look very nice!

11-17-2008, 03:03 AM	#1
ThisBuds4You Illin' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Around the corner... Posts: 501	Ikea CFL Wardrobe Grow - Apollo 11 Here's my lil Ikea cab w/CFLs. This is my first grow in a cab with CFLs, I use to have 1200 watts in flowering. CFLs seem to be doing a pretty good job, I underestimated these little things! It's a challenge keeping these cabs cool, however. This is Joey Weed Apollo 11 at Day 20 of 12/12, starting to show a little frost, lets hope I get some shiners!!! Should I trim the leaves back a bit or leave them? I think I'm a little too late and I should leave them, I guess I'll do a better job of trimming next time. I was a little nervous since this is a new grow environment, new strain, etc. I really don't want to mess it up, but I know I shouldn't expect a big yield out of the first batch. I'm getting ready to construct a second wardrobe, this one will use a 250 watt HPS and will flower LUI. I hope to have pics of this cab up at the end of the week. Cab Outside Cab Inside Cab Top Shelf Cab Bottom Shelf Apollo 11 Top Apollo 11 Bud Cab Mom & Clone/Seedling Area I've got some Apollo 11 clones cooking and 3 LUI seedlings on their way... __________________ This bud's for YOU!!! DIY Super Stealth CFL Dresser Build for less than $150 500 watt CFL Grow in the HighKEA Growdrobe - Apollo 11 - Round 1 million or something LUI, Hempy and a few CFLs - HARVESTED *DISCLAIMER: My intent is to appear to be a part of the counter culture represented by this website, and everything I present is fabricated and/or embellished. I am, in reality, not actually a part of, or in any way involved in, said counter culture.
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11-17-2008, 03:07 AM	#2
tejashidrow Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 302	NICE cab... How much cfl watts you pushing??? __________________ Good luck Good grow TjHidro Only the dead have seen the end of war - Plato BOW to my SMARTATUDE !!! You do not have to stop breathing to be dead....
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11-17-2008, 03:35 AM	#3
ThisBuds4You Illin' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Around the corner... Posts: 501	Thanks Tejashidrow, 232 watts in the top chamber, 216 watts in the bottom. Seems to keep my temps a lil cooler having less wattage in the bottom than in the top. -- TB4U __________________ This bud's for YOU!!! DIY Super Stealth CFL Dresser Build for less than $150 500 watt CFL Grow in the HighKEA Growdrobe - Apollo 11 - Round 1 million or something LUI, Hempy and a few CFLs - HARVESTED DISCLAIMER: My intent is to appear to be a part of the counter culture represented by this website, and everything I present is fabricated and/or embellished. I am, in reality, not actually a part of, or in any way involved in, said counter culture. Last edited by ThisBuds4You; 12-23-2008 at 04:48 PM.. Reason: Wattage Correction*
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11-17-2008, 06:40 AM	#4
pezoholic Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 119	I love Ikea cabs....made very well! __________________ 400w Watercooled and Chilled Cabinet DWC
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11-17-2008, 06:47 AM	#5
icough2getoff hotboxing my space suit Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: tranquility base Posts: 749	hey TB4U that's a sweet cab! I like how you're using both chambers to flower, basically doubling your canopy area in one cab. Looks really good
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11-17-2008, 07:11 AM	#6
Pittsburgh Kush Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 91	Love Ikea cabs, have you thought about adding a few more plants in the flowering cabs, seems like you have enough room in there for a few more plants, almost like a mini sog.
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11-17-2008, 01:11 PM	#7
ThisBuds4You Illin' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Around the corner... Posts: 501	Thanks guys! Pittsburgh, I should be able to fit 1 more plant on each shelf. I started 4 seeds, 2 were male. I think the best way to do it would be to make a SCROG in these chambers. I tried LST for the first time (I use to do only SOG), and I think it worked out OK for my first time. I can def see where I made mistakes (one or 2 branches are much taller than all the others). My second run will hopefully be a little more dialed in. -- TB4U __________________ This bud's for YOU!!! DIY Super Stealth CFL Dresser Build for less than $150 500 watt CFL Grow in the HighKEA Growdrobe - Apollo 11 - Round 1 million or something LUI, Hempy and a few CFLs - HARVESTED *DISCLAIMER: My intent is to appear to be a part of the counter culture represented by this website, and everything I present is fabricated and/or embellished. I am, in reality, not actually a part of, or in any way involved in, said counter culture.
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11-18-2008, 11:32 AM	#8
facelift This is the money you could be saving if you grow your own weed Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: At Home Posts: 1,560	Love the cabinet and the plants. __________________ That was not a signature, sorry.
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11-18-2008, 03:08 PM	#9
ThisBuds4You Illin' Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Around the corner... Posts: 501	Another Bud Shot Here's another bud shot, Apollo 11 at 21 days. __________________ This bud's for YOU!!! DIY Super Stealth CFL Dresser Build for less than $150 500 watt CFL Grow in the HighKEA Growdrobe - Apollo 11 - Round 1 million or something LUI, Hempy and a few CFLs - HARVESTED *DISCLAIMER: My intent is to appear to be a part of the counter culture represented by this website, and everything I present is fabricated and/or embellished. I am, in reality, not actually a part of, or in any way involved in, said counter culture.
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11-18-2008, 03:15 PM	#10
repuk Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern Spain Posts: 636	hey great setup ThisBuds4You!! I happen to also run an Ikea grow My cab is smaller, I intend to flower in a flowering tent with a 600W HPS. I didn't use CFLs, because though more convenient they're more expensive in the long run, and bring more heat... with seperate ballast and fluoros you can put the ballasts outside if heat is a concern... I'd say with CFLs SCROG would be a better choice, as CFLs had limited penetration, that way you optimize the canopy/buds exposure. Wish you huge tasty nugs!! those Apollo girls look very nice! __________________ Sativas are medicine for the mind. - ThaiBliss Tangwena's Malawi Cobbing Method Step by Step Diagram Repuk 3d take hybrid HML+HPS Stealth Garden Shed Repuk HMLED/Coco/BLumat stealth understairs micro grow Coco in an Ikea cab + thermo controlled CPU Fan Last edited by repuk; 11-18-2008 at 03:16 PM..
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