COBs, Cardboard, and Duct Tape- A Flower Cab

Waiks

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I'm addicted to this growing thing... check out my new cab!
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@Concord Dawn inspired me with the 4 year old uhaul box grow cab so I went that route times 2!

Gorilla taped together, each box measures 24" x 20" x 48" tall. 3.33 sq ft of space is being covered by 2.1a of CXB3070 3000k (left) and Vero29 3500k (right). With a low ppfd of ~457 each, I plan to lst and train the canopy as even as possible. I used a smartphone lux meter and found the sweet spot canopy height where the cob can hit the whole thang. The two are mounted on aa11+ coolers.

Exhaust is being handled by a single Delta 12v ~3.3a 120mm fan on an nzxt speed controller. The thing is a beast!

Intake DIY louvers on the left wall and middle wall. With the fan on the right wall, air flows nicely throughout the whole cab. I also have a 4" duct running directly from the left wall to the right cab. This allows cool air to come in, without being heated up be the left cab lights. There is a 120mm 70cfm pc fan at the end of the duct with cardboard to deflect the air downward instead of battering the plants. There is also a small 80mm 30cfm fan on the bottom left wall louver to help bring cool air into the left cab. Temps and airflow were my biggest challenges during the build. I ended up having to move the entire cab from where I originally wanted it in the room so that the intakes can be hit by a fan positioned right in front of my small window a/c.

I just turned back the lights last night for the CSSH on the left. Organic soil I mixed up, 3 gal smartie. I plan to have my party cup entry in there as well, so on top of the cupdates that will be posted on the comp thread, I will document her path to victory here as well! :D

The right cab is going to be my Auto chamber. I just planted a mystery Mephisto seed, I have very high hopes for a quick little beauty!

I planted my first seed ever on 9/5/15... it's been a great journey so far! From one small 3x3x3 cfl cab to 5 DIY LED cabs in less than 6 months. So grateful for an easy going wife that lets me fill every sq ft of our tiny apartment with mini gardens lolol

I plan to keep this journey updated in detail often so I can look back and compare this lighting setup to the somewhat distant future 4x 3070s @ 700ma each.

Thank you to the countless heroes of our hobby, may we all continue to learn and grow with each other!
 

Concord Dawn

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real nice man, i always wanted to do 2 of these boxes side by side. yours looks great, best of luck and i'll be watchin!! my seed just popped, day 2 here.
 

Waiks

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Damn guys I totally forgot about this thread! The cab is alive and well. No fire scares lol. Just cut down a cssh that was put in there at the start of week 4 flower. No real full run in here yet as I keep moving things around between my 5 different cob cabs haha. The hard driven single cob setup in here will be swapped with 4 or 5 vero 18s in each. That will bump the pffd up from low ~500 to ~750 iirc. After one run she'll probably be upgraded to top bin crees.

The mephisto mystery auto I started is doing great. I accidently topped her and she ended up still outgrowing the space, so she's in my vero10@350ma x10 cab. Stretch seems to be done now, I'm excited to see her goodies.

@The Dawg I may just do that! I have extra cobs, cardboard, and gorilla tape laying around... just gotta find some space to put it. I have about 400sq ft of living space total for me the wifey and the ladies
 

The Dawg

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@The Dawg I may just do that! I have extra cobs, cardboard, and gorilla tape laying around... just gotta find some space to put it. I have about 400sq ft of living space total for me the wifey and the ladies
Gorilla Tape Equals Gorilla Club :hug: Unplug A Lamp Throw It On Top Of An End Table. It Anit Going To Take Up A Lot Of Space :peace:
 
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