Cardboard CFL grow box?

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 15, 2009

• #21

Well im using white primer for stain remover paint. I got my two cpu fans for my grow box!

 

din'e medicine

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• Aug 15, 2009

• #22

Are these fans good for my grow box? How do i rewire them?

 

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Bauks

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• Aug 15, 2009

• #23

din'e medicine said:

Are these fans good for my grow box? How do i rewire them?

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I Use the same fans in a cardboard box I just cut up and old 12v adapter I think it was from and old casio keyboard and connected the wires. The first time i got the polarity wrong no big deal mine just didn't spin if its wired backwards... I got mine from an old pc power supply I used the fan as a template to cut the right size aif flow hole from the box made some pilot holes for some small wood screws and screwd the fans right down to the outside of my box it worked really nicely and i have never had any problems with heat from clf's in my cardboard box tho when i got my HPS light i had to upgrade because that does get very hot now i use my cardboard box for my mom plant with the cfl's and pc fans stays a nice 75 F in there

 

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 15, 2009

• #24

thats kool! Ill try that when i have time. Thanks for the inspiration, Bauks!

 

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Stun

Member

• Aug 15, 2009

• #25

When using cheap cardboard for a grow box and cfl's, keep it cheap... A white table cloth from the dollar store, some duct tape. Just don't let the lights sit directly on the table cloth and you're done.

 

din'e medicine

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• Aug 15, 2009

• #26

Whats the cloth for? Im going to use a reflector or reflective tape.

 

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Stun

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• Aug 16, 2009

• #27

din'e medicine said:

Whats the cloth for? Im going to use a reflector or reflective tape.

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Not cloth, but a plastic white table "cloth". Instead of spending money on painting a box, a $1 will do it.

 

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2009

• #28

Whoa...i think i might try the shower curtain next. It keeps good temperature and is highly reflective

 

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Stun

Member

• Aug 16, 2009

• #29

Yeh, and you could take a bath with your plants too!

 

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 17, 2009

• #30

Hmmm...?? Maybe when I flush her out.

 

Bauks

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• Aug 18, 2009

• #31

Camping section Walmart Survival blanket (under $4) Great reflective material for a box. And make sure your careful when securing the fan to the cardboard with screws as over-tightening will cause the screws to become loose

 

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420OldSchoolDJ420

New Member

• Aug 18, 2009

• #32

lol.. Watch someone start selling "lightweight" ( cardboard ) "grow boxes" on EGAY ( err.. Ebay ) LMAO..

I can see the listing now..


Custom "Lightweight" Growbox's!
THE CHEAPEST ON EBAY!!

2 EASY STEPS!! Simply Unfold and Tape Together !!


NO RESERVE!!

Starting bid - .99c

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lol

 

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2009

• #33

thats funny!! and thanks Bauks! I lightly screwed them and then taped it.

 

din'e medicine

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• Aug 19, 2009

• #34

Here goes my unfinished project but is nearly done. Please..leave comments. I accidently blew out those cpu fans but when i went back to get another set, i found a better one for cheaper so i am gonna change it. I will try to fit 2-105watt CFL's in there and see how that goes with extreme caution taken. Its sturdy to mee...

 

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din'e medicine

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• Aug 19, 2009

• #35

So does anybody have any comments on my veg setup?

 

din'e medicine

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• Aug 20, 2009

• #36

Heres goes my finished product today!! What you guys think? Two cpu fans and one 105 watt CFL inside two conjoined cardboard boxes. Is that enough for two plants to veg in?

 

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420OldSchoolDJ420

New Member

• Aug 20, 2009

• #37

looks kinda too tall and too skinny.. if ya know what I mean.. Usually you want more width than height ( space ) for vegging. Honestly, one box woulda prolly been just as good.

 

newb19547

Well-Known Member

• Aug 20, 2009

• #38

looks pretty slick man, nice

 

din'e medicine

Active Member

• Aug 20, 2009

• #39

Yea it is thin. and thanks Newb! I do have another box setup i will do. Its bigger too. Its 11 inches all sides and 3 feet tall. I only want stealth growing or something loe pro and fast. Not too big.

 

Cola.collector

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• Aug 21, 2009

• #40

Thanks for the great idea....I have a closet 7'H x 2.5'D x 8'W and right now I have 5 of 7 plants late in flowering inside. I needed to build a quick revegging box for temporary use after I harvested 2 early plants.
I used your basic template and built this box in about 30 minutes. It's all white inside from turning 2 white boxes inside out, taping them together and using the handle holes to put a wood bar in - to hold the 2 CFL's.
Then I put a reflective vented ceiling on top, and 2 doors in the bottom. 1 for air intake, and 1 for the plants and watering.
I fix PC's for a supplemental living, so I already had plenty of PC fans and power supplies laying around.

Thanks to all your posters, all who provided pics of theirs, and to you for making it easy to solve a pothead problem without spending a dime.
( I also included a couple of pretty buds to show off from the closet I mentioned.....hope you don't mind. )