My Homemade Grow Box!

haz102

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Jul 6, 2011

• #1

This is my homemade grow box I have been working on for two days! I fitted it with a pc fan and three lights two of which are LED. It is 11" wide, 19" long and 27" tall! I am looking to get some northern lights in there in a few weeks !!!!

 

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MidnightJoker

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Jul 6, 2011

• #2

It's a nice job. Is that PC fan all you are using for exhaust? You may want to add some more fans for exhaust and a couple on the side for intake. NL grows tall, so beware.

 

haz102

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Jul 6, 2011

• #3

is there anyway i can keep the height of the plant down? will it adapt to the containers hight??

 

Respect The Herb

Member

Jul 6, 2011

• #4

scrog or low stress training, look em up. all great ways to grow in small spaces

 

MidnightJoker

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Jul 6, 2011

• #5

Yep, SCROG or LST is the way to go. For that set-up, I would go with 1 plant.

 

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80degreez

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Jul 6, 2011

• #6

Make sure to have a way to adjust the lighting height. A static positioning of the lights like that will cause lots of stretching

 

TechnoMage

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Jul 6, 2011

• #7

You need to worry about odor?

 

jamiesname

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Jul 6, 2011

• #8

Pull out that foil looking stuff and paint the inside of the box with a flat white paint. Mirrored surfaces reflect more heat than light, whereas the color white reflects the more light and less heat.

 

haz102

Well-Known Member

Jul 7, 2011

• #9

thanks for the feedback!!! I was planning on just the one plant and I am looking to LST it as is sounds easy enough to do!! I also have not much worry about odor.

 

Monkeyfloss

Active Member

Jul 7, 2011

• #10

That does look like tin foil and not mylar. ....hmmm

also, from the pictures reflections etc. . it looks like those lights are struggling to just illuminate your box. You won't achieve the results your efforts deserve, unless you up the wattage with your lights.

 

haz102

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Jul 7, 2011

• #11

is that a problem? will it fuck up the plant?

 

Monkeyfloss

Active Member

Jul 7, 2011

• #12

haz102 said:

is that a problem? will it fuck up the plant?

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I just re-read your original post. .. Your box is just over 2ft tall so you'll probably be Ok with the lights.

Tin foil is not good. .. Mylar is what you want.

 

haz102

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Jul 7, 2011

• #13

does tin foil actually mistreat the plant, maybe with chemicals used in it?

 

Monkeyfloss

Active Member

Jul 7, 2011

• #14

Tin foil is usually just aluminium, theres nothing wrong with aluminium unless you eat it..... No, it just that it reflects much more heat than light. Its basically used to keep food hot. Not good for plants.

Also, someone already mentioned it, but ..... Fans, youu'll need another one at least.

 

haz102

Well-Known Member

Jul 7, 2011

• #15

thanks for the info then!! I can now make improvements!