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riseup · 09-03-2006, 10:01 PM

Hello everyone,
I'm planning on building a micro grow cab. This is the first time I'll be growing indoors, I grew some good lowryders outdoors this year so I'm not a total beginner

The cabinet I think of using is 1.4' wide, 1' deep and 2.5' in height.
Will this be enough to squeeze two plants in ? I'll probably use scrog.

And I can't decide on what lamp to buy. I want to buy an HPS, but I don't know what wattage would be the most efficient for this space without overheating too much, 70W or 150W ?

Trev · 09-04-2006, 02:38 AM

70 bro. get like 3 pc fans and yuour set. you can make do with 2 though. you can do 2 plants.

JollyGreenGiant · 09-04-2006, 03:04 AM

70w HPS would be easy to keep cool in a small cab like that.. definitely enough watts to get your feet wet.

09-04-2006, 03:49 AM

Hey I had some questions can you actually buy a 70w HPS grow light or do you have to just buy a security one and then convert it?

riseup · 09-07-2006, 07:46 PM

Hi, thank you all for your replies.
Would a 150watt be too hard to keep cool in a cab like this ? And what would be the difference in yield between the 150 and 70 watt ?

And also, can you use a 70W lamp on a 150W ballast ? If it is possible, I'll probably buy a 150W ballast and two lamps - 70 and 150W. Is that a good idea or not ?

And, Reinhold, you can buy a 70w HPS light. Check the 150w club thread, it has links to shops that sell 70W too.

09-07-2006, 07:54 PM

hey rise up, go to growstore.com google it if you cant find it. a 150 hps would make a huge difference, if you aircooled your 150 hps. i bet it would work...

riseup · 09-07-2006, 08:19 PM

What exactly is aircooling ?
Is it like when you have a fan blowing directly in your lamp or is that some thing you buy that cools it ?

I don't have too much money to spend on this, I can probably afford the light and some fans, nothing fancy. At least for now.

Trev · 09-08-2006, 01:33 AM

70 WATT HPS can only be used with a 70 watt HPS ballast.. you cannot run 2 from a 150 ballast doesnt work that way. a 150 in that cab would be primo.. but you could definetly just use a 70 watt and some CFL's my cabs perty much the same size and i use a 70 in an aircooled hood looks alot like undergrounds v scrog.

09-03-2006, 10:01 PM	#1
riseup Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 119	Planning a micro grow cab Hello everyone, I'm planning on building a micro grow cab. This is the first time I'll be growing indoors, I grew some good lowryders outdoors this year so I'm not a total beginner The cabinet I think of using is 1.4' wide, 1' deep and 2.5' in height. Will this be enough to squeeze two plants in ? I'll probably use scrog. And I can't decide on what lamp to buy. I want to buy an HPS, but I don't know what wattage would be the most efficient for this space without overheating too much, 70W or 150W ?
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09-04-2006, 02:38 AM	#2
Trev Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 292	70 bro. get like 3 pc fans and yuour set. you can make do with 2 though. you can do 2 plants.
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JollyGreenGiant Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Up the Bean Stalk Posts: 206	70w HPS would be easy to keep cool in a small cab like that.. definitely enough watts to get your feet wet. __________________ Hoe, hoe, hoe... Greeeen GIANT I'm the Jolly Green Giant, I'm 8ft 11inches tall. It's not the 8ft that impresses people, it's the 11 inches.
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09-04-2006, 03:49 AM	#4
Reinhold Guest Posts: n/a	Hey I had some questions can you actually buy a 70w HPS grow light or do you have to just buy a security one and then convert it? Last edited by Reinhold; 09-08-2006 at 04:18 AM..
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09-07-2006, 07:46 PM	#5
riseup Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 119	Hi, thank you all for your replies. Would a 150watt be too hard to keep cool in a cab like this ? And what would be the difference in yield between the 150 and 70 watt ? And also, can you use a 70W lamp on a 150W ballast ? If it is possible, I'll probably buy a 150W ballast and two lamps - 70 and 150W. Is that a good idea or not ? And, Reinhold, you can buy a 70w HPS light. Check the 150w club thread, it has links to shops that sell 70W too.
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09-07-2006, 07:54 PM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	hey rise up, go to growstore.com google it if you cant find it. a 150 hps would make a huge difference, if you aircooled your 150 hps. i bet it would work...
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09-07-2006, 08:19 PM	#7
riseup Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 119	What exactly is aircooling ? Is it like when you have a fan blowing directly in your lamp or is that some thing you buy that cools it ? I don't have too much money to spend on this, I can probably afford the light and some fans, nothing fancy. At least for now.
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09-08-2006, 01:33 AM	#8
Trev Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 292	70 WATT HPS can only be used with a 70 watt HPS ballast.. you cannot run 2 from a 150 ballast doesnt work that way. a 150 in that cab would be primo.. but you could definetly just use a 70 watt and some CFL's my cabs perty much the same size and i use a 70 in an aircooled hood looks alot like undergrounds v scrog.
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