small grow box step by step w/ pics

[stillmatic]

thank you very much! click the balance beam thing at the top right of this post next to where it says #21

 

[stillmatic]

soo the temp in my box is getting close to 90 degrees i def need to do something to cool that bitch down

 

[taytheday]

well done on the box

do you have any fans yet? and have you thought about ventilation? just below 90 should be fine i've found my temps going over 100 but as long as i water slightly more regularly and keep it humid in there, the leaves don't even curl at all.

anyway, keep up the good work

 

[nemad]

you could attach to 1 wall hinges.. so you had a door. it doesnt look comfortable to rise up those lights all the time..

 

[stillmatic]

well done on the box

do you have any fans yet? and have you thought about ventilation? just below 90 should be fine i've found my temps going over 100 but as long as i water slightly more regularly and keep it humid in there, the leaves don't even curl at all.

anyway, keep up the good work

thanks

i have one really small fan in there just to keep the air moving, i need to get a bigger one hopefully that willhelp cool it down a little

ive thought about ventilation but i dont really know what i need to do for ventilation on a small scale like this

 

[stillmatic]

your very right about moving the lights all the time... pain in the ass.... im gona look around for some hinges today

you could attach to 1 wall hinges.. so you had a door. it doesnt look comfortable to rise up those lights all the time..

 

[Tamzi]

venting is a fairly simple affair.

you need an inlet and an outlet. the outlet hooked too fan and then a small carbon filter too sort the smell out. at the mo you fan inside box is just moving hot air around, there is no way for it too escape.

have your intake low and your outlet high.

Tamzi

 

[stillmatic]

thanks tamzi... i will work on ventilation later today when i get some time

venting is a fairly simple affair.

you need an inlet and an outlet. the outlet hooked too fan and then a small carbon filter too sort the smell out. at the mo you fan inside box is just moving hot air around, there is no way for it too escape.

have your intake low and your outlet high.

Tamzi

 

[stillmatic]

i just bought a clip fan and the temp seems to be holding at about 86 deg. which isnt bad considering its like 82 degrees outside

 

[stillmatic]

pics of my improvised ventilation

 

[taytheday]

yeah that looks good for now. once the plants get a bit bigger youl need to sort out a little extraction fan but im sure that will be fine for a couple of weeks.

 

[stillmatic]

yea hopefully thatll do for awhile until i get better ventilation organized thanks

 

[Tamzi]

pics of my improvised ventilation

that will do fine for time being untill you have everything planed out and working.

good luck with grow shall keep my eye on your grow


Tamzi

 

[stillmatic]

thanks ill take some pics of my plants close up tomorrow, they doing real good now that theyre in good light

that will do fine for time being untill you have everything planed out and working.

good luck with grow shall keep my eye on your grow


Tamzi

 

[stillmatic]

new plants pics... i think they lookin pretty good, one of them looks a little mutated though...

 

[stillmatic]

close up of the "mutation" is this normal?

 

[Tamzi]

close up of the "mutation" is this normal?

not sure buddy and i think maybe wait a few days see how things go and in meantime pop a topic in sick plant area get a propper diagnosis

Tamzi

 

[ElBarto]

Looks pretty cool. You'll need to get the ventilation sorted out sooner rather than later.

The big drawback I see in your design is that you can't move the lights. You need to keep cfls as close as possible to the plants (like 2"-3"), so you'll need to stand the plants up on something and then gradually move them down as they grow. It's usually easier to raise the lights as they grow rather than lower the plants.

 

[GypsyBush]

new plants pics...

Looking good man... +rep...

I am watching this one....

Gypsy...

 

[mike.lawry420]

niceee..this thread has helped me alot,im in the process of building my grow closet..im looking to make it about the size of your box