Stelthy's 600W Hps Project! (New-Cab)

[stelthy]

stelthy- that fan is going to make alot of noise sitting out there. not really stealth any more. but hopefully youll get around to covering it as you say and maybe that will help with the noise, not just the obvious sight of the fan haha. keep up the work and let us now when you get it all running and have a stable temp to report!

Hi dude, yeah it does make some noise but I will take care of that soon I will box in the top section with mdf, then the whole unit will be either carpeted or covered in black paint Ive manage to drop 10 0C with the fan set up like this and thats with air being pulled in from the same room as the exhaust so when I go for it and cut a 6-7" hole in my ceiling and feed ducting through, a 2nd fan and... another odor sock I 'll expect temps to drop further. Then Ill make use of night temps still away to go yet but am still crossing things of my list of stuff to buy so its all good - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

More pic's to come soon - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

I decided today that I should take some pride in my new 10l res. tubs. And spray them black to allow little or no light into the rooting area, because in my last grows I was using CFLs etc the light penetration never caused me any trouble with standard clear tubs, but now a 600 is in the equation light penetration will be at its max! so this is what I did..... - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

I like the idea of being able to see my water/nuit. level, and also that my air pump+stones are performing correctly so I've taped a strip down the middle with 'plastic/cloth tape' so after the spray and the paint is dried.. I can peel off the black tape to reveal a great clear nuit gauge - STELTHY

 

[chainseeker]

Lookin good stelthy.

 

[stelthy]

The garden BBQ seemed like a good place to spray the tubs, no big deal if the paint drips and allows better coverage and keeps the missus happy that there are no spay marks on the garden path etc - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

1st coat done, 2 more coats to go ... lookin' good though, just gotta leave 'em to dry now and then I can remove the strip of tape, after that's complete I'll glue in my air-stones before using a measuring jug and writing in the clear gauge a liter ruler so I can keep a better track on fluid consumption - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

Lookin good stelthy.

Cheers buddy its all good no matter how big or small the mod! it all counts towards the finished item - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

Looking great, STELTHY. You could hang a curtain in front of your cab with how it sits in that recessed section of wall.

That's not a bad idea I mean I will see how Stealth I can make it all look when I finish, but add in a curtain could be a really good addition I'll put it to the Mrs later she should be cool with that - STELTHY

 

[TCurtiss]

Stealthy,

You should build a box around your fan and maybe drill some holes for air flow and cover the inside with Dynamat to reduce the noise coming from that thing

Looking better good luck

 

[TCurtiss]

Here is a rough draft and thinking about it for a minute you can drill the holes maybe on the top side and grab a screen from a home speakers or something to filer even more by covering those holes with the screen

 

[stelthy]

Stealthy,

You should build a box around your fan and maybe drill some holes for air flow and cover the inside with Dynamat to reduce the noise coming from that thing

Looking better good luck

That's a good idea too, when I next go to B&Q I'll get some wood and put that idea into action does this method really quieten down the fan ? cheers - STELTHY

 

[chainseeker]

Dynamat is sweet I used it on all my stereo installs. 4 my next grow imma line the whole box with it.

 

[TCurtiss]

Well the enclosure should cut down on the noise level and I would drill some good size holes, start small and work your way up I guess and test

 

[stelthy]

Here is a rough draft and thinking about it for a minute you can drill the holes maybe on the top side and grab a screen from a home speakers or something to filer even more by covering those holes with the screen

Yeah dude this is pretty much as I imagined only I will cover the whole of the top and then just divide it up to cover sections to hide up everything I will also make hatches on the sides to allow me to access parts that need attention or changing I will put in some plexi-glass to keep my Digi-Thermometer/clock and music player in etc, I plan to make hole in the top section by the filter and will cover with large speaker grills to allow the filter to breathe and still keep things as stealth as possible - STELTHY

 

[stelthy]

Dynamat is sweet I used it on all my stereo installs. 4 my next grow imma line the whole box with it.

Is dynamat similar or the same as "brown-bread" (sound deadening mat) its kinda thin, ultra sticky and is kinda rubbery? Either that or I'll use accoustic sound room foam stuff (grey triangle'd stuff) what do you think? - STELTHY

 

[TCurtiss]

And the only other thing would be to make sure it is exhausting into another room or out a window to prevent heat build up, but it sounds like you have that covered

And add some C02 when you get a chance, go on CL and find a bottle or get one from a Fish Tank store that specializes in plants and what not, that's where I go mine and have been running the same bottle for at least a year or so. It makes a HUGE difference in plant growth especially if you run higher temps, you can double you plants size and yield

 

[chainseeker]

Yes sound deadening mat i think all that stuff would work pretty well. The dynamat would prob be the cleanest look and I know how u r! LOL!

 

[CabinetBuds]

That Rhino filter looks awesome Stelthy, about how much did it cost ya?

 

[TCurtiss]

Is dynamat similar or the same as "brown-bread" (sound deadening mat) its kinda thin, ultra sticky and is kinda rubbery? Either that or I'll use accoustic sound room foam stuff (grey triangle'd stuff) what do you think? - STELTHY

Go on ebay there was a place that had 80 mil stuff

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180493524563&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Like this, that other foam is too fat use the dyna mat