Apocalypticon
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Hello, i recently got my hands on some type of furniture which i am going to modify as a grow box. I am not thinking too big, i just want few decent flowers to fullfill my needs..
Now the specific Details:
The size of the 'box' is 37x32 (cm) and with height of 66 (cm) or in foot: 1.2x1 and 2.1 (feet).
The walls from inside are made from some kind of metal ( the furniture used to be a refrigerator 15 years before) and outside its wooden.
Also the only ventilation hole in this box is a hole with size of 12cm (~0.39 foot) located at the side of the box but near the bottom of it...
Now the questions:
1. I am thinking of using some small watt HPS like 70w or 150w but i am afraid that the heat will be too much. Should i go for those small HPS or will it be better to use CFL and take 4-5 of them?
2. Any type of HPS lamp will need a ballast and a reflector? because of the space problem that i have i cant find any ballast-reflector that can be put inside there...
3. Should i paint white the metal walls or should i better use mylar?
4. I have made some type of homemade fan with carbon filter and stucked them in the hole!I hope there wont be a problem with that..
Sorry if my questions are damp but its my first time growing and even though i have read lots of books i want to hear some answers from people with experience...! Thank you in advance!
Now the specific Details:
The size of the 'box' is 37x32 (cm) and with height of 66 (cm) or in foot: 1.2x1 and 2.1 (feet).
The walls from inside are made from some kind of metal ( the furniture used to be a refrigerator 15 years before) and outside its wooden.
Also the only ventilation hole in this box is a hole with size of 12cm (~0.39 foot) located at the side of the box but near the bottom of it...
Now the questions: 1. I am thinking of using some small watt HPS like 70w or 150w but i am afraid that the heat will be too much. Should i go for those small HPS or will it be better to use CFL and take 4-5 of them?
2. Any type of HPS lamp will need a ballast and a reflector? because of the space problem that i have i cant find any ballast-reflector that can be put inside there...
3. Should i paint white the metal walls or should i better use mylar?
4. I have made some type of homemade fan with carbon filter and stucked them in the hole!I hope there wont be a problem with that..
Sorry if my questions are damp but its my first time growing and even though i have read lots of books i want to hear some answers from people with experience...! Thank you in advance!
