Currently growing with a grow tent (i personally think they are garbage) so im switching shit up a bit and making things a bit more stealth. I have a space in my place that is not insulated and plan on utilizing it for growing.
So far im planning on going either a 250 watt hps or a 400 . not sure yet as I already have the 250 and do not want to purchase a cooltube (100$ for a glass tube no thanks...) nor do i want to purchase separate fans for it etc.
I need opinions on designing this box. I was thinking of using osb board / 2x4's / polyurethane sheeting insulation and then some mylar or panda film on the inside or even maybe mdf board or w/e that thin crap is painted white... I want to be able to dismantle the entire thing by only removing a few screws or bolts and then being able to just stack all 6 sides of said box on top of each other for storage if i would have to take it down in an emergency.
So if your with me so far....thats 6 seperate walls (all separately insulated individually and designed to snap into place and be screwed together at the corners) will utilize either a 4'' or 6'' inline fan + carbon filter combo as exhuast and a 4'' inline fan as intake , both with fan speed controllers , pulling air from a climate controlled room to adjust temperature (remember the room this box is in IS NOT INSULATED that means scorching temps in the summer and freezing temps in the winter) this box must be able to thrive in those conditions ....now my problems so far...
1. How will i make this box stable (i dont want it to just flop side to side when i bump it etc) or would just having the 6 sides all screwed together be stable enough that it wouldnt do that? it only needs to hold the light , and the carbon filter. i will mount the fans on the outside. (im not very carpenter savvy so forgive me if i sound stupid)
2. What dimensions should i build it?? i want it to be as small as possible. i will be using clones in this though keep that in mind. and either a 250 watt hps+cfls for wider spectrum or just a single 400w hps. nothing more as if i were gonna go bigger i would just insulate the entire room and slap a 1k in there.
3. Power , I will be wiring up a new circuit for this box/room, should i keep the power OUTSIDE the box or inside? remember i dont want the outside atmosphere to interefere with the temps inside but i also dont want to go nuts trying to get the outlet on the inside and what not as then the ballast would have to be inside and everything aswell which would just raise temps more/water electrical hazzard.... that may be a more hastle than just making a little 2'' hole for wires to come outta and just pluggin it up with a piece of foam. But im mostly worried about my equipment sitting in the shitty atmosphere that outside the box will be providing (mostly the 100degree summer weather that will make this uninsulated room bake i dont want nothing catching fire)
i plan on doing a sog perpetual method with this (throwing in a new set of clones/single clone whichever i have room for every 2 weeks) and using my current tent as my propagation/mother chamber with just cfls. so i will have a steady supply of clones. so my plants should be reletivily small and im down with LSTing.
im tired and probly half ass explained this concept but i hope i made some sense ..any help would be GREATLY appreciated , remember i want to be able to dismantle this as quick as possible if needed to. and build it as small as possible to house a 250/400watt hps (i would rly like to upgrade to a 400 watter or maybe even just add a 150 watt with the 250 watter) so i dont want to build anything that would attach to the walls/floor unless completly neccasary for bracing and i would like to be able to move this box to a new place eventually if i had to so portability is a must. (as in toss it in the bed of a truck and go)
So far im planning on going either a 250 watt hps or a 400 . not sure yet as I already have the 250 and do not want to purchase a cooltube (100$ for a glass tube no thanks...) nor do i want to purchase separate fans for it etc.
I need opinions on designing this box. I was thinking of using osb board / 2x4's / polyurethane sheeting insulation and then some mylar or panda film on the inside or even maybe mdf board or w/e that thin crap is painted white... I want to be able to dismantle the entire thing by only removing a few screws or bolts and then being able to just stack all 6 sides of said box on top of each other for storage if i would have to take it down in an emergency.
So if your with me so far....thats 6 seperate walls (all separately insulated individually and designed to snap into place and be screwed together at the corners) will utilize either a 4'' or 6'' inline fan + carbon filter combo as exhuast and a 4'' inline fan as intake , both with fan speed controllers , pulling air from a climate controlled room to adjust temperature (remember the room this box is in IS NOT INSULATED that means scorching temps in the summer and freezing temps in the winter) this box must be able to thrive in those conditions ....now my problems so far...
1. How will i make this box stable (i dont want it to just flop side to side when i bump it etc) or would just having the 6 sides all screwed together be stable enough that it wouldnt do that? it only needs to hold the light , and the carbon filter. i will mount the fans on the outside. (im not very carpenter savvy so forgive me if i sound stupid)
2. What dimensions should i build it?? i want it to be as small as possible. i will be using clones in this though keep that in mind. and either a 250 watt hps+cfls for wider spectrum or just a single 400w hps. nothing more as if i were gonna go bigger i would just insulate the entire room and slap a 1k in there.
3. Power , I will be wiring up a new circuit for this box/room, should i keep the power OUTSIDE the box or inside? remember i dont want the outside atmosphere to interefere with the temps inside but i also dont want to go nuts trying to get the outlet on the inside and what not as then the ballast would have to be inside and everything aswell which would just raise temps more/water electrical hazzard.... that may be a more hastle than just making a little 2'' hole for wires to come outta and just pluggin it up with a piece of foam. But im mostly worried about my equipment sitting in the shitty atmosphere that outside the box will be providing (mostly the 100degree summer weather that will make this uninsulated room bake i dont want nothing catching fire)
i plan on doing a sog perpetual method with this (throwing in a new set of clones/single clone whichever i have room for every 2 weeks) and using my current tent as my propagation/mother chamber with just cfls. so i will have a steady supply of clones. so my plants should be reletivily small and im down with LSTing.
im tired and probly half ass explained this concept but i hope i made some sense ..any help would be GREATLY appreciated , remember i want to be able to dismantle this as quick as possible if needed to. and build it as small as possible to house a 250/400watt hps (i would rly like to upgrade to a 400 watter or maybe even just add a 150 watt with the 250 watter) so i dont want to build anything that would attach to the walls/floor unless completly neccasary for bracing and i would like to be able to move this box to a new place eventually if i had to so portability is a must. (as in toss it in the bed of a truck and go)
Not trying to be rude in anyway buddy. 
it would have 2x4's around each side , would it still warp? i may just build a frame outta 2x4's this portability factor is really killin shit. , im not bulding a whoel room here just like a 3' wide 3' deep 5' feet high box , typical tent size it will be more a rectangle than a box if you get me.
