Homemade Stealth Cabinet- Lots of pics!

[EvlMunkee]

where did you get your cab. what are the dimensions and where did you get it? any links???

Hey adquirk,
Most of the answers are here somewhere but here is a link for the cab.

http://www.ameriwood.com/eng/Products/Storage/Wardrobes/Details/269-009155-48-Wardrobe

I bought it from:

http://www.onewayfurniture.com

They had the best price.
It is about 48"w x 72"h x 18"d.
If I had to start all over again I might just build a furniture style cab from scratch using better materials. Although the cab was a little expensive, it is still built out of the same cheap stuff they all use. It makes it a little harder to work with and more aggravating.

 

[jsgamber]

Hey Munk,

Thanks for stopping by my cab build!

Your setup is just killer! I like the use of materials and it is super clean.

I'm getting ready to put my full update. Did you see my new girls?

+rep +sub

peace

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hey Munk,

Thanks for stopping by my cab build!

Your setup is just killer! I like the use of materials and it is super clean.

I'm getting ready to put my full update. Did you see my new girls?

+rep +sub

peace

Hey js,
Glad you could make it by, dude. I haven't been back and seen the girls but I will later. Can't wait to see what you've come up with now. Today I am doing a lot of work outside on the gardens and yard and just came in for a short cooldown.
Thanks for the good words and the rep!
Cya later

 

[SensiStan]

Hey Munkee

I have FINALLY done it, and started my own thread, you can view it here :

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/321798-scroungers-guide-stealth-cabinet-lots.html

really looking forward to seein how your girls are doin .

 

[enigma2118]

Hi there Evil Monkeeee

I had one quick question for you regarding the setup. I see that you have what I think is a carbon scrubber in the top left pulling out air. I didn't see a pic of the light in use tho. I'm wondering if you have an air cooled hood for the light?

The reason I ask is that I am in the middle of creating a cab very similar to yours (tho your thread have made me realize a few key things I'm missing like your soundproofing and having those outlets built into the cabin)

Now, I plan on using my DIY carbon scrubber in the same fashion that you are. But my hood is also air cooled with a glass bottom. I'm trying to figure if I want to just put a vent fan on it and vent it out -or- combine it with the carbon scrubber. I'm wondering if I just vent out the hood, will it pull out a bunch of un-carbon-scrubbed air? Will this negate my use of the carbon scrubber?

Thanks for any info you can share.

Again, looks awesome, you've made me step up my game here.

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hello everyone,
I haven’t been able to come here much lately. It is spring planting season here and I have had to spend all of the daylight hours outside working and nights working inside. There is always something to do here on the farm! It has been a struggle lately to keep up with the girls and it seems I am always right on the edge. When I am caught up outside in a week or so I can devote more time to them.

Last night I did work some on the small cab until nearly sunrise and although I still lack some things it is far enough along to take the bagseed girls out of the closet and give them a proper home. I also put the 2 extra Blue Himalayas in it and it is quite full of ladies now. They will have to finish out in there for the next 8 weeks or so. There is not a lot of headroom so I will put in a scrog later today. I decided to use the T5s that were going to be sidelights for the big cab in the small one and got 6 35w CFLs for it also. There is about 29,000 lumens in there now with about 50/50 veg and bloom bulbs. That’s a total of 366 watts of fluorescents in that little cab. I really love those T5s. They take up practically no room and put out a good bit of nice even light. I think they are the perfect choice for a small cab like that. They are a little more expensive than the CFLs at first but I think the initial cost is worth it. Even though fluorescents are supposed to be low heat, if you add that much wattage it can definitely be warm. I am pretty sure that I will have to add some more ventilation to keep things in check since the room is heating up more now, so here we go again!
I will balance the house AC next week to try to cool it off in here and may have to add a window unit. Unfortunately, that means I will have to get more power in here from another circuit to keep from overdrawing on the existing circuit. I do like to test the limits but this heat thing is quite a challenge.
Also I am noticing a bit more smell now and will get some ONA to see if it helps out.

I had to transplant the bag seed girls and the 2 extra BH last night into bigger pots. I don’t like to do it at this stage but they were about to get root bound and it is now or never.

All of the girls seem to be doing very well since I increased the nutes. It has stopped the leaf spotting problem dead in it’s tracks. The 1 AK47 female that remains is really growing fast now and she is getting a nice shape. The last couple of days she has grown at least an inch a day. I did save the best male AK and I am harvesting pollen to maybe use later. It makes me a little nervous for him to be in the house but if he does spew a little it would not be the end of the world. I think he will make a good daddy since he is a good looking pheno and was always one of the biggest and fastest plants.

I did take a few quick pics last night of the girls in the small cab without a scrog and I will share them with you. Later today I will get some more and some of the girls in the big cab also. Sorry they are not the best pics but I didn’t have time to be picky.


Pic 1 Overall shot of the plants in the small cab. The 2 extra BH had not been repotted at that time.


Pics 2 & 3 Two more of the right and left sides.


Pic 4 A closer shot of a typical bud. Yesssssssssssssss! Looking good.

OK, the sun will be up soon and I’ve got to get outside to work some dirt and start some things. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow so I have things to finish before then. Mother Nature is the boss this time of year! I will try to do another post later today with some new pics.
Cya soon!

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hey Munkee

I have FINALLY done it, and started my own thread, you can view it here :

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/321798-scroungers-guide-stealth-cabinet-lots.html

really looking forward to seein how your girls are doin .

Hi SS!
Good to hear from you. Seems like you have been busy too.
I did take a quick peek at your thread yesterday and it is looking good! I'm glad you got started on it.
I will take a little more time on it when I get back in today and do a little post there.
I just jumped in here for a few minutes before the sun comes up but now I've got to get going. I will speak more with you soon buddy.

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hi there Evil Monkeeee

I had one quick question for you regarding the setup. I see that you have what I think is a carbon scrubber in the top left pulling out air. I didn't see a pic of the light in use tho. I'm wondering if you have an air cooled hood for the light?

The reason I ask is that I am in the middle of creating a cab very similar to yours (tho your thread have made me realize a few key things I'm missing like your soundproofing and having those outlets built into the cabin)

Now, I plan on using my DIY carbon scrubber in the same fashion that you are. But my hood is also air cooled with a glass bottom. I'm trying to figure if I want to just put a vent fan on it and vent it out -or- combine it with the carbon scrubber. I'm wondering if I just vent out the hood, will it pull out a bunch of un-carbon-scrubbed air? Will this negate my use of the carbon scrubber?

Thanks for any info you can share.

Again, looks awesome, you've made me step up my game here.

Hey there enigma! Thanks for coming around and I appreciate the compliments.
I do have a cool tube on a 430w Lumatek with Ushio Optired lamp. I really like the light setup. The ballast is dimmable to 400w, 250w or 150w. It gives me a lot of flexibility there.
It is currently being cooled with one of the 3 exhaust fans and a carbon filter on the other end. I think that it is a good idea to do it that way so you can cool the light and clean air at the same time. I will be changing it though to a dedicated fan for the light that draws it's own air from outside the cab. I may use 2 fans for it. One for the intake and one for the exhaust but I'm not positive about that part. One fan for exhaust and a passive intake would probably be enough and I think it would be easier on the fan to draw free air.
You asked:

"I'm wondering if I just vent out the hood, will it pull out a bunch of un-carbon-scrubbed air? Will this negate my use of the carbon scrubber? "

Yes this will allow unscrubbed air out of the cab if you draw air from inside the cab. If you pull it in from outside though, it won't. If you do take air from the inside, it won't actually negate the scrubber you have but will allow some air to bypass it and air will take the path of least resistance ...e.g. around the scrubber.

Hope that made sense. It is still a little early for me here.

Good luck with your project dude and once again...thanks!

 

[Goombatoker]

that setup looks dope, looks like mine, but way bigger

 

[EvlMunkee]

that setup looks dope, looks like mine, but way bigger

Hey Goonbatoker,
Glad you stopped to look...and thanks dude.
You gonna do a thread?

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hey Y'all
Here's a few more pics of the girls in the wardrobe cab.
The AK is going crazy!! It has grown 1 inch day for the last 4 days. She is 18" tall now and doesn't show signs yet of slowing down. She's got such a nice figure too...13 colas!
The BHs are trying to keep up with their older sister. They are 8 days younger so maybe they will.
I was going to take some more pics but the battery in my cam went dead. I put in a new SCROG screen in the small cab so the bagseed girls have a lot of growing to do to fill it up. I hope the repotting and new screen don't slow them down for too long.
Here's what I got this afternoon:

Pic 1
Family portrait from the front

Pic 2
Another group shot from a little better angle

Pic 3
The AK...ain't she lovely?

Pic 4
Another pic of my fav, the AK

Pic 5
One of the BHs

Pic 6
Another BH

 

[SensiStan]

Hey Y'all
Here's a few more pics of the girls in the wardrobe cab.
The AK is going crazy!! It has grown 1 inch day for the last 4 days. She is 18" tall now and doesn't show signs yet of slowing down. She's got such a nice figure too...13 colas!
The BHs are trying to keep up with their older sister. They are 8 days younger so maybe they will.
I was going to take some more pics but the battery in my cam went dead. I put in a new SCROG screen in the small cab so the bagseed girls have a lot of growing to do to fill it up. I hope the repotting and new screen don't slow them down for too long.
Here's what I got this afternoon:

Pic 1
Family portrait from the front

Pic 2
Another group shot from a little better angle

Pic 3
The AK...ain't she lovely?

Pic 4
Another pic of my fav, the AK

Pic 5
One of the BHs

Pic 6
Another BH

They Look Like FANTASTIC all your hard work and research has paid off big time Munkee well done. I forsee huge bud formation in the coming weeks its so good to see everything come to fruition and its not even my grow HAHA i cant imagine how you must feel (for a month or 2 anyways )

I Guess all thats left now is to sit back and let the grass grow i really like your veg box aswell, its given me a very cunning idea involving a chest of drawers .... more to come on that one. anyways for now its time for sleep i think lol iv been up about 36 hours so i understand your overworked feeling and thanks for swinging by my thread much appreciated

 

[jsgamber]

Just stopped by to peak. Looks just killer. Keep up the good work bro.

peace

 

[EvlMunkee]

Just stopped by to peak. Looks just killer. Keep up the good work bro.

peace

Thanks js,
Yeh, they have taken off the last few days.
'preciate it. BTW, your cab is lookin great too!

 

[EvlMunkee]

Hello everybody,
Here's a quick post today to show the little screen I put in the veg cab. Not much headroom in there and they need to stay for another month or so until I need it for the next grow.

It's pretty self explanatory really. It's just 1/2" PVC pipe, some elbows, zip ties and the wire. I'm sure you have seen the same thing before somewhere.
For the screen though, I got some storage cubes from WalMart that includes 17- 14" x 14" grids that you can tie together and make whatever size you need. A package is $22 but I have plenty left to make some cubes still. They make great little shelves or tables for plants or whatever.
I made it the screen 1/4" longer than the opening and the padded IR Block liner holds it in place nicely without any screws or blocks or anything. If you wanted a parabolic screen you could make it longer and force it in. The PVC pipe makes a real nice curve. There is no need for a parabolic in this cab since the light is so even from one side to the other. It took about 15 minutes to make.

The girls look a little beat up today from the repotting and adding the screen. They have a lot of filling out to do since they have 3 times as much room now.

I'll post one little pic of a BH bud too that I took this morning.
So without further adieu.....here it is.

Pic 1
The Whitmor storage cubes

Pics 2-4
Pics of the screen

Pic 5
Overall shot of screen in place

Pic 6
A bud shot...Blue Himalaya 27 days from seed

 

[SensiStan]

Hello everybody,
Here's a quick post today to show the little screen I put in the veg cab. Not much headroom in there and they need to stay for another month or so until I need it for the next grow.

It's pretty self explanatory really. It's just 1/2" PVC pipe, some elbows, zip ties and the wire. I'm sure you have seen the same thing before somewhere.
For the screen though, I got some storage cubes from WalMart that includes 17- 14" x 14" grids that you can tie together and make whatever size you need. a package is $22 but I have plenty left to make some cubes still. They make great little shelves or tables for plants or whatever.
I made it the screen 1/4" longer than the opening and the padded IR Block liner holds it in place nicely without any screws or blocks or anything. If you wanted a parabolic screen you could make it longer and force it in. The PVC pipe makes a real nice curve. There is no need for a parabolic in this cab since the light is so even from one side to the other. It took about 15 minutes to make.

The girls look a little beat up today from the repotting and adding the screen. They have a lot of filling out to do since they have 3 times as much room now.

I'll post one little pic of a BH bud too that I took this morning.
So without further adieu.....here it is.

Pic 1
The Whitmor storage cubes

Pics 2-4
Pics of the screen

Pic 5
Overall shot of screen in place

Pic 6
A bud shot...Blue Himalaya 27 days from seed

Now im interested, becasue im not entirely clear on how the SCROG method works so please if you can tell me how it works and what the basic concept of it is i would be most greatful.

As far as i understand you're supposed to train the plants through the screen so that they spread out under and grow through the screen, making the most use of the small space you have . But what happens when you want to move them to your flowering room ? wont they be all tangled up in the screen ?

Also i loves that BH pic so much its my new desktop background just because everything is glowing blue inside and it looks so cool, not to mention how good the plant itself looks

 

[EvlMunkee]

Now im interested, becasue im not entirely clear on how the SCROG method works so please if you can tell me how it works and what the basic concept of it is i would be most greatful.

As far as i understand you're supposed to train the plants through the screen so that they spread out under and grow through the screen, making the most use of the small space you have . But what happens when you want to move them to your flowering room ? wont they be all tangled up in the screen ?

Also i loves that BH pic so much its my new desktop background just because everything is glowing blue inside and it looks so cool, not to mention how good the plant itself looks

Hey SS,
Thanks fella.
Yeh, I can't believe how good those buds look at 27 days! Whooda thunk it.
This is, of course, my first SCROG but you've got the concept. I have got to keep the tops down since they need to be in there for a while.
The screen is about 8" above the pots and the CFLs are only 4" above the screen. I have no room to waste. This cab was made for veg...not so much for flower. The T5s are 7" from the screen. That's one reason I like them. That's 3" extra for headroom on the front half.
Anyway, I will keep them under the screen until about 7-10 days from harvest and then let them spread a little bit for the last week. This is not the way a SCROG is typically timed but this wasn't planned from the start. I believe that normally the screen is allowed to fill and then hours are switched to 12/12 or something like that. I'm not real clear on the timing but maybe someone out there will correct me.
Also, I am not moving them anywhere. They will stay here until I need the cab for the next veg in about a month. Regardless, it is not that hard to remove. Just lift it up and slide it out, trying not to be too rough. I don't think that SCROG crops are typically moved. They are where they will stay. I wouldn't want to try it with Hydro though. That sounds like a major pain in the ass. Even with Autopots...I would want to wait as long as I could to put in the screen in case I had to remove something.
Have I totally confused you? Well, now I don't feel so alone.

 

[thewinghunter]

really really cool and intense! i just put panda film around a box made from two by fours. works good, too.

 

[EvlMunkee]

really really cool and intense! i just put panda film around a box made from two by fours. works good, too.

Hey there winghunter,
Thanks man!
Seems to be goin ok so far.

Yessir, the plants don't know where they are as long as they have what they need.
I said a long time ago that some guys growing with duct tape and cardboard would outgrow me and it is just as true now. At the end of the day the only thing that matters is what you put in the bag.
Good luck with your grow!

 

[stonesour]

Wow, nice SCROG setup there. I am definatly going to to SCROG next grow for sure. Cant wait to see how they turn out.