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420milehigh
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grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup
#675946 - 06/24/13 02:33 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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so I have grown a good number of times outdoors but because of my living situation now, I have to do a grow box... I started out with some scrap 2X4's and made this 4'wX4'hX4.5'l box yesterday;
I have some siding I'll use to close it up with a couple vents for air exchange, I also have mylar sheets to cover the walls... I was thinking about starting with a 4' 8 bulb T5 setup with supplemental LED lighting, what would you guys say about my setup so far?
I plan on using soil since I'm most comfortable with it, I have plenty of nutes I used before so no worries on that...
-------------------- anything I post is either a complete work of fiction or a straight up lie... don't believe anything I say "any fool can criticize, condemn and complain... and most fools do" Benjamin Franklin
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: 420milehigh]
#675948 - 06/24/13 03:00 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Are you going to have some active ventilation?
-------------------- Dude she isn't as young as she use to be. -niteowl
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420milehigh
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#675956 - 06/24/13 03:51 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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yes, I was thinking a couple 8-10 inch fans placed on the bottom and a passive vent up top
-------------------- anything I post is either a complete work of fiction or a straight up lie... don't believe anything I say "any fool can criticize, condemn and complain... and most fools do" Benjamin Franklin
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: 420milehigh]
#675957 - 06/24/13 03:52 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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Inline fans? If so that a lot of fan for such a small space. Also you want to vent from the top, and have intake at the bottom, this way you're venting the hot air out and bringing cool air in.
-------------------- Dude she isn't as young as she use to be. -niteowl
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420milehigh
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#675960 - 06/24/13 03:56 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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I was just gonna fit some household fans on the bottom to push the air from the ground up...
-------------------- anything I post is either a complete work of fiction or a straight up lie... don't believe anything I say "any fool can criticize, condemn and complain... and most fools do" Benjamin Franklin
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: 420milehigh]
#675963 - 06/24/13 04:00 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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It'd be better to suck air out of the room from the top. How many CFM's are the fans.
-------------------- Dude she isn't as young as she use to be. -niteowl
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420milehigh
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#675964 - 06/24/13 04:01 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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I haven't bought them yet, I was hoping at least 200-300 CFMs per fan
-------------------- anything I post is either a complete work of fiction or a straight up lie... don't believe anything I say "any fool can criticize, condemn and complain... and most fools do" Benjamin Franklin
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: 420milehigh]
#675965 - 06/24/13 04:07 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's a huge amount of ventilation for that space. 2-3 times the CF is the goal, I mean more is always a good thing, but at some point you aren't getting any benefits from increasing it past a certain point.
http://www.rvfgardensupply.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=736570
This fan would be more than sufficient for that small of a space.
-------------------- Dude she isn't as young as she use to be. -niteowl
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420milehigh
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: Hawksresurrection]
#675969 - 06/24/13 04:10 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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ill definitely have to invest in that once I get the funds, thanks for the info man
-------------------- anything I post is either a complete work of fiction or a straight up lie... don't believe anything I say "any fool can criticize, condemn and complain... and most fools do" Benjamin Franklin
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Hawksresurrection
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Re: grow box build, from 2X4's to finished grow setup [Re: 420milehigh]
#675970 - 06/24/13 04:13 PM (10 years, 9 months ago) |
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-------------------- Dude she isn't as young as she use to be. -niteowl
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