I am new to this whole growing thing and I am currently building a stealth grow dresser. It is a regular 4 drawer dresser. I would guess that the dimensions of the area i will be growing in are 52"H x 26"W x 20"D. I have taken all the drawers out and have light proofed the inside with foil tape and those cheap mylar emergency heat blankets from wal-mart. I have two AC pc fans that are 65CFM which i will be using for intake and exhaust. I am about to build a light trap for the intake and put a carbon filter on the exhaust. I will be installing an LST shelf and light fixture soon. I was wanting to grow 4-5 plants in soil and eventually upgrade to hydro once i get a few grow under my belt. The think is Im not sure how many CFL's I would need to do this i was thinking between 6-8. I was wanting to use as few as possible because with the cheap mylar everywhere im worried that i would have heat problems. Also the light fixture will be adjustable to bring the lights down close to the plants. Can anyone tell me how many CFL's, Lumens or actual cfl watts would be sufficient for these 5 plants without causing any excessive heat problems?
Also any tips about anything im doing would be greatly appreciated.
I plan on making this dresser extremely nice and stealthy and hopefully I will have some pictures of the finished product and instructions on how to build one like it soon.
p.s. idk if double posting is against the rules but i accidentally posted this in noob central and i meant to post it here
Also any tips about anything im doing would be greatly appreciated.
I plan on making this dresser extremely nice and stealthy and hopefully I will have some pictures of the finished product and instructions on how to build one like it soon.
p.s. idk if double posting is against the rules but i accidentally posted this in noob central and i meant to post it here
