[Athos]

I'm used to grow outdoors, but since I moved to a different location this year, I won't be able to anymore, the weather just won't allow it.

So I decided to put together a grow box out of plywood (H 3.2 x W 1.9 x D 1.2) I was going to make the box shorter, but I decided to go for a decent filter instead of a DIY and rised the height 6 inches to make room for the filter.

Throughout the year the average temperature is rather cold around 50°F most of the year except for 2 months of summer when it rises to 68°F and in winter it gets as low as 32°F.

As for Lights I'm going to use 60 watts of screw leds (6 * 10 watts).

First and foremost I need it to be inconspicuous, I have people coming to the house every other day, so a tent is out of the question.

Here are some pictures of the new grow box.
Here is the grow box and looking just like any other piece of furniture.


The fan, filter and lights


I hanged the filter (I'm using the Can filter 705) using zip ties


I tried light proofing with weatherstrips, but it wasn't enough, I could still see quite a bit of light, so I used regular black garbage bags (Don't remember where I read about using these, but they worked like a charm)


As for the exhaust fan, since the temps are so low I don't need that much CFM power to maintain temperatures, actually the challenge is to keep them high enough, I decided to go with a Noctua A6 FLX, which undervolts like a champ coupled with a variable voltage wall adapter; that way I can use it with as low voltage as 4.5V which kept the temperature last night at 77°F with an ambient temperature of 34°F.

I'm in the process of germinating a couple of seeds, will update when they sprout.

[Athos]

I got some feminized Colombian Gold seeds from World of Seeds; I germinated 2 of them and kept them 3 to 4 inches from the lights.

Here you can see everything working.

And here's a picture at day 7 since they broke soil.

[Athos]

Today it'1 day 10 of seedling stage and it seems it's time to pot upfrom their initial 2 oz pot to 16 oz cup.

This is how the roots looked like


Maybe I could have waited a couple of extra days, but I noticed a very slight yellowing in the first set of leaves

[pop_rocks]

very nice set up,mate
throw a lamp on top and no one would ever give the box a second look
is there any noise when the fan is running?
everything looks very nice and well done
i hope you are happy with your results so far and you grow some of the best weed you have ever had!

[Athos]

Only at night when the light is on there is a slight noise from the fan when it's functioning at 12V, but I think it's because I know it's there. I've has guests sleeping in that room and they we're completely oblivious to it.

At any other setting: 9, 7, 6 or 4.5 volts, depending on the ambient temperatures the fan is completely silent.

[starke]

I'm subbed. Great looking box.

[Hen]

Nice box. I recommend you get some of that mylar reflective sheeting (diamond pressed, for example) from the grow shop for the walls. It's easy to put on with a craft staple gun for example. If it's hard to find, you can use the deflectors people use for their cars. You can find them in a lot of places and it's what I currently use.

[Athos]

Thanks for your suggestion, for simplicity's sake I used flat white paint, which is almost as good, but way easier to keep clean and cheaper.

[Mr Pyr0]

Looks great, subbing along, I've just built my first micro grow cab, it's around the same size as yours, but only 28" tall, so very interested to see how this one goes.

[ReikoX]

I could see putting a small aquarium on that.