Hello all, let's get this started. I have attempted growing in a custom-built PC box a couple times previously as I was in an apartment at the time that just didn't have room for anything else, but did not have much luck with it due to a lack of enough light. I have recently moved into a new house, which is unfortunately still somewhat small, however I did manage to get an extra closet in the deal, so at least it's a step up from a PC box.
My goals for this project are to have 4-6 plants and at some point in the near future I will convert part of the closet into a veg box as well for a perpetual system. After that I would like to look more into hydroponics but lets take this one step at a time.
To date, I have ordered the following items for the closet, they should be in sometime next week:
400w MH/HPS Dimmable Digital Ballast + Cooltube + Hangers + Bulbs + Timer - $155
6" Inline Fan with Carbon Filter - $160
6" Duct Booster Fan - $30
25' of 6" Ducting - $8
6x 6" Clamps - $5
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - $15
Fox Farm Big Bloom - $18
Running Total: $391
I know 600w HPS' are the most efficient, however I was worried about heat in such a small space (around 2' x 3'), so I went with 400w which should be plenty for a personal grow. I will be drawing air in from the crawlspace under the house using the booster fan, and pushing air out across the cooltube and through the carbon filter into the crawlspace above the ceiling using the inline fan.
So far I have the following seeds from Attitude. I will be starting with a couple of AK-48's and maybe one Darkstar but I haven't completely decided yet:
4x AK-48
1x Pineapple Express
1x Blue Hash
1x Critical+
1x White Russian
2x Darkstar
1x Burmese Kush
1x S.A.G.E.
2x Heavy Duty Fruity
1x Kushage
Pictures to come when everything arrives. Questions, comments, and suggestions are more than welcome!
My goals for this project are to have 4-6 plants and at some point in the near future I will convert part of the closet into a veg box as well for a perpetual system. After that I would like to look more into hydroponics but lets take this one step at a time.
To date, I have ordered the following items for the closet, they should be in sometime next week:
400w MH/HPS Dimmable Digital Ballast + Cooltube + Hangers + Bulbs + Timer - $155
6" Inline Fan with Carbon Filter - $160
6" Duct Booster Fan - $30
25' of 6" Ducting - $8
6x 6" Clamps - $5
Fox Farm Ocean Forest Soil - $15
Fox Farm Big Bloom - $18
Running Total: $391
I know 600w HPS' are the most efficient, however I was worried about heat in such a small space (around 2' x 3'), so I went with 400w which should be plenty for a personal grow. I will be drawing air in from the crawlspace under the house using the booster fan, and pushing air out across the cooltube and through the carbon filter into the crawlspace above the ceiling using the inline fan.
So far I have the following seeds from Attitude. I will be starting with a couple of AK-48's and maybe one Darkstar but I haven't completely decided yet:
4x AK-48
1x Pineapple Express
1x Blue Hash
1x Critical+
1x White Russian
2x Darkstar
1x Burmese Kush
1x S.A.G.E.
2x Heavy Duty Fruity
1x Kushage
Pictures to come when everything arrives. Questions, comments, and suggestions are more than welcome!