My first diy stealth veg cab

Hey, I just finished my first cab and thought id show it off.

Nice and stealthy. What will go inside?

maariic said:

Nice and stealthy. What will go inside?

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Havent decided on strains yet. Probably keep two or three different moms in that cab with cfls or HO T5s. Going to build a matching flower chamber thats a little taller with a 400w hps in a cool tube. Saw your diy cool tube post. Good info!!

What are the dimensions of the box? How are you ventilating? I like it, looks more legit than mine.

AssassinofYouth said:

What are the dimensions of the box? How are you ventilating? I like it, looks more legit than mine.

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The box is 36"h x 24"w x 28"d... I have 3 cpu fans (2x 80mm and 1x 120mm) that i have to install for ventilation. Im not 100% complete but almost... This is for vegging so im just going to use fluros. Trying to decide on t5's or cfls... Any thoughts?? I could use some advice on lighting and ventilating in this small of an area. BTW i checked your cab out and gotta say nice work. peace

Man nice looking cab. From my past experiences I like CFL better than the t5. With cfl I can direct more what's directly on the plant while the t5 wattage I sprea out over the whole flouro. CFL will also give you much tighter nodes if done correctly. IMHO I would go CFL. You will save a few bux an you will get great results while veging. Good luck. STAY HIGH!!!

Penyajo said:

Man nice looking cab. From my past experiences I like CFL better than the t5. With cfl I can direct more what's directly on the plant while the t5 wattage I sprea out over the whole flouro. CFL will also give you much tighter nodes if done correctly. IMHO I would go CFL. You will save a few bux an you will get great results while veging. Good luck. STAY HIGH!!!

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Thanks for the info! I just have experience with mh and hps. Im new to this stealth thing so any help is great!!

I am pretty new to the whole stealth thing too.
I had only grown on a large scale.

I found some information that leads me to believe you should use t5, I went with t5 with CFL as supplementary lighting.

I don't know if this is against the rules for this forum.
but this link on grass city provides a ton more information on different lights
http://forum.grasscity.com/lighting/638112-lighting-technology-comparison-information.html

Ok, I have my lights set up and now im stuck on venting... I have a 6 inch 250cfm inline duct booster. I built a small box around it and made it air tight. I cut 1" hole to pull the cord thru and thought it would create a good vacuum but didnt turn out as well as i expected. My plan was to just paint it white and cut a hole in the top of the dresser and set the "vacuum chamber" on the hole. My thinking was that nobody is going to inspect it close enough to wonder what the white box is sitting on top of the dresser being that its in my bedroom. I have 15 23 watt cfls... Any ideas on what would i could use? I first planned on cpu fans but didnt think they were powerul enough.

Just checked the temps and its not getting as hot as what i anticipated, so I'll probably install two cpu fans for exhaust and use a passive system. I will post some finished pics when i finish everything up. Hopefully it'll be today but i am feeling couch lock coming on