Stealth Closet Grow

Ok well i started to germ my seeds 2 days ago and out of 16 i already see 8 tails. my room is 3' x 5' x 7' have a 400 hps hortilux bulb, 170 cfm inline fane, 4' carbon filter, passive intake. was planning on switching to a 600 but i wanna see how this 400 will do. here are some pics from outside of the room. will post some more pics of the inside and the babies once i get em in the ground. I am growings BOG's bogglegum, BOG's sweet cindy99, great white shark, and a couple freebies..stay posted for the pics..


will also be using bogs organic mix, has anyone ever tried this??

both sets of doors in the pics are in different rooms, the grow room is completely enclosed between them. more pics to come

DUDE I WISH I HAD A ROOM LIKE THAT WHERE I COULD GET A BUNCH OF CLOTHES AND SHIT HANG EM' UP AND HAVE IT LOOK LIKE A CLOSET MY FRIEND IS THE POSITION RIGHT NOW OF TRYING TO FIND SOME WAY TO GROW 2-3 PLANTS IN HIS ROOM (room has no closet lol) WITHOUT THEM BEING NOTICED BY HIS MOM, A SPEAKER WAS SUGGESTED FOR 1 PLANT AND WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT WE NEED SOMETHING FOR 2-3 PLANTS!!!

Well Out Of 15 Seeds I Have 9 That Have Already Sprouted And Are Begining To Pop Up. Have One That Sprouted And When I Transplanented It, It Doesnt Seem Like It Ever Came Back To Life. Will Post Pics Once I Start To See Some Leaves. So Far I Have

4 Bogglegum (3 Sprouted, 1 Looks Dead)
4 Sweet Cindy 99 (4 Sprouted)
3 Great White Shark (1 Sprouted)
4 Mysterys (3 Sprouted)

I Am Doing This Grow To Find A Few Good Mothers And Then Its Off To The Grow Chamber. Will Keep You Posted..

Here Are Some Pics Of The Ones That Sprouted. When I Was Moving The Light Closer A Hanger Fell And Hit My Tray Of Babies. Ended Up Losing One Seed That Has Not Germed Yet And Noticed That Some Others Bounced Around A Little Bit And Shifted. Sprayed Them With Some Water And Hoping They All Look Great Tomorrow. Itsa Crazy How Everytime You Look At Them They Grow Some More...well All I Can Do Is Keep My Fingers Crossed..

question, if i have a carbon filter can i install the exhaust and carbon filter in my grow room without causing much heat or would i need to place the carbon filter in a seperate area?

the only way your carbon filter will cause heat is if you set it on fire.

not saying it would cause heat but would it still work to exhaust out my room, would that still transfer the old air out and bring new air in from the intake?

if you have a hole on one side of the room (intake) and a hole on the opposite side (exhaust), both equal in size, and you attach a fan and carbon filter to the exhaust hole, then you will suck in fresh air with only the exhaust fan blowing out. in fact, this is ideal as it creates negative pressure inside the room, keeping odors from escaping your filter. assuming you have an air-tight room of course. naturally your fan will determine the amount of heat you can move.

ok well are on day 7 since the babies were planted. after a coupled died while being transplanted i am down to 9 healthy babies. which gave me 9/16. not bad but like i said i had an accident and some babies were killed at birth. lol...well here are the pics. i plan on feeding them half stregth nutes next week and also switching to some new 1 gallon pots to start and i will finish them in 3 gallon pots. have been down this road before and dont want 6 foot plants...lol..once plants are between 12-16 inches, the babies will be put in flower..will also be installing my inline exhaust and also my carbon filter this week... hoping to find a few good moms for this grow...will keep you updated

good luck man

got the carbon filter and exhaust installed today, will be mounting the 400 tonight...the babies are looking as good as they can for only 1 weeek into it...will keep you posted..

How strong a fan are you using for your exhaust?

i have an inline 170cfm w/ a carbon filter with a max 200 cfm rating...sound like its big enough? i only have around 100-115 cf..small / medium closet...will be putting in my passive intakes tomorrow..will post pics of room shortly..

anyone used a dark room lourver for there intake? was wondering how it did. just ordered mine today, will hopefully be here sometime this week. says its light tight..will let you know how it works...

Looking good man, keep ur heads up

I was wondering about those darkroom louvers myself. Let me know if they work

BOGGLEGUM420 said:

i have an inline 170cfm w/ a carbon filter with a max 200 cfm rating...sound like its big enough? i only have around 100-115 cf..small / medium closet...will be putting in my passive intakes tomorrow..will post pics of room shortly..

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The only thing that concerns me, and I should give you the heads up, is I just installed an intake in my grow room and I had a few problems. My room is very similar in size to yours (3 x 5 x 9). I have two 400 watters and I am using a 300 cfm to directly cool the light hoods.

I initially tried to just exhaust the air in the room with the passive intake system, but it got way too hot. Hooking it up to a carbon filter would have slowed down the air circulation even more, causing the temp in the room to get even hotter.

Hooking it up to the hoods directly keeps the temp at a steady range of 84 - 86 F. The outdoor temp will have some effect on the grow room temp as well. I have read on here that a good rule of thumb is to get a fan that can pull the air completely out of your room three times per minute.

So just I'm saying, once you start running that 400 watter, you might realize that you may need a stronger fan or more than one, especially if you are hooking it up to the carbon filter.

Cool fuckin setup by the way...

cool thanks for the good advice and kind words...i was planning on a 440 cfm inline but the carbon filter for that is huge, and the guy at the store was saying it could be overkill...only reason i went with smaller fan was b/c of the size of the carbon filter. right now the temps are about 5 degrees higher then the outside room and i do not have the exhaust or intake working at the moment, but once i get the 400 i know it will be hot. i am gonna give it a couple test runs and see how the temps go once i get this...Adorama Darkroom Light Tight Louvers, 8"X8". will let you guys know how its. have seen a couple post where people used them and liked em, so i will let you know...babies are looking great and all them are starting to stand tall..plan on switching pots and putting the 400 on them in the next week or so..


spliff:::: how are the 2 400's in there? was thinking of buying another one. hard to pass up a deal for $119. are those reliable lights / systems? currently i have sun system, but have only got 1 grow under my belt so still new...

Well got some bad news this morning, my louver is delayed due to passover. this company is closed a whole week for pass over...guess that mean they saved up some cash...some of us gotta work..lol...well all 9 babies ahve leaves and are starting to take off. i know there not very interesting but here are some updated pics....have my carbon filter is hooked up to a piece of duct blowing out my attic...i heard its good to put some ONA at the ned of my duct as well...anyone ever done this? let me know what yout think...


and by the way on comments are welcome...would like to know what you think...i can only get better from experience...

BOGGLEGUM420 said:

Well got some bad news this morning, my louver is delayed due to passover. this company is closed a whole week for pass over...guess that mean they saved up some cash...some of us gotta work..lol...well all 9 babies ahve leaves and are starting to take off. i know there not very interesting but here are some updated pics....have my carbon filter is hooked up to a piece of duct blowing out my attic...i heard its good to put some ONA at the ned of my duct as well...anyone ever done this? let me know what yout think...


and by the way on comments are welcome...would like to know what you think...i can only get better from experience...

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Nice start, but u shud lower ur lights so they wont stretch any more