Ztelthys 100W HPS TV Cabinet Conversion (Pimped Out !!!)

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Ztelthy said:
I decided to leave RIU when that crazy HACK went down.. and pretty much destroyed my old threads, ID, and other crap... But it's been a while..I was bored and want to see whats new etc..at my fav forum :) !! So any I've decided to do a new Summer Hobby Grow Cab to deal with times of excess heat.

Pop by from time to time.. I have a vision this project will look awesome when done .....So fingers crossed - I'll crack on :) - Ztelthy :leaf:
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I figured from the tag in your sig and somehow the night-rider car said it all :)

Don't know about large pics but stamps you do as usual... though I haven't posted pics in a while so it could have changed since then too :) they seem to have tidied the site up a bit over the past few months... it's getting there XD

My super stealth project under the desk in the secret alcove, in my tiny library room is hitting heat issues in this warmth but the plants seem alright. After this grow in DWC (depending on how it goes) I'm upgrading my light setup to a 400w HPS ramping up the exhaust fan and venting outside via a carbon filter obviously! Already have a cool tube for the 250w that will fit a 400w too so I'm half way there.

What are the dimensions on your TV cab? might be close to mine and I has a bigger light lol, your next challenge should you choose to accept is to jam a 400w in there :)

This is the latest one, Dimensions: 40cm Deep, 90cm High, 100cm Wide. Give or take a few cm's here and there!
(and there's a huge shiny new ScrOG screen in there)

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Re-did the DWC's so there are 2 buckets linked with a common drain and it's going swimmingly.

EDIT: Sort out your other pics lol :D
 
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Matchbox said:
I figured from the tag in your sig and somehow the night-rider car said it all :)

Don't know about large pics but stamps you do as usual... though I haven't posted pics in a while so it could have changed since then too :) they seem to have tidied the site up a bit over the past few months... it's getting there XD

My super stealth project under the desk in the secret alcove, in my tiny library room is hitting heat issues in this warmth but the plants seem alright. After this grow in DWC (depending on how it goes) I'm upgrading my light setup to a 400w HPS ramping up the exhaust fan and venting outside via a carbon filter obviously! Already have a cool tube for the 250w that will fit a 400w too so I'm half way there.

What are the dimensions on your TV cab? might be close to mine and I has a bigger light lol, your next challenge should you choose to accept is to jam a 400w in there :)

This is the latest one, Dimensions: 40cm Deep, 90cm High, 100cm Wide. Give or take a few cm's here and there!
(and there's a huge shiny new ScrOG screen in there)

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Re-did the DWC's so there are 2 buckets linked with a common drain and it's going swimmingly.

EDIT: Sort out your other pics lol :D
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I'll go measure the TV in a sec and report back with the dimensions :) - Ztelthy :leaf:
 
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Matchbox said:
I figured from the tag in your sig and somehow the night-rider car said it all :)

Don't know about large pics but stamps you do as usual... though I haven't posted pics in a while so it could have changed since then too :) they seem to have tidied the site up a bit over the past few months... it's getting there XD

My super stealth project under the desk in the secret alcove, in my tiny library room is hitting heat issues in this warmth but the plants seem alright. After this grow in DWC (depending on how it goes) I'm upgrading my light setup to a 400w HPS ramping up the exhaust fan and venting outside via a carbon filter obviously! Already have a cool tube for the 250w that will fit a 400w too so I'm half way there.

What are the dimensions on your TV cab? might be close to mine and I has a bigger light lol, your next challenge should you choose to accept is to jam a 400w in there :)

This is the latest one, Dimensions: 40cm Deep, 90cm High, 100cm Wide. Give or take a few cm's here and there!
(and there's a huge shiny new ScrOG screen in there)

View attachment 2284038View attachment 2284039View attachment 2284040

Re-did the DWC's so there are 2 buckets linked with a common drain and it's going swimmingly.

EDIT: Sort out your other pics lol :D
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The dimensions of this TV Cab are as follows :- 17" Deep X 35" High X 29" Wide (43.2 cm Deep, X 89 cm High, X 74 cm Wide) but the actual grow space is a little less @ (17"D X 22"H X 29"W) - (43CM DEEP X 56CM HIGH X 74CM WIDE) :) Gotta have love for the SCROG Screen... I'll be putting one in this cab also! :) .. I dunno if temps will allow a bigger lamp but we'll see :) ..Never say never lol :)

I hope you can see my pics now ?? - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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yup sorted now :) looks good, you should work in centimeters! not far off mine then plus your not wasting height on the pot so it's about equal :) can you not fit a bigger res in there... well you've drilled the hole but you could probably have got away with 2, 5 gals in there!

Anyhow, keep it up, I'll try and follow along!
 
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Matchbox said:
yup sorted now :) looks good, you should work in centimeters! not far off mine then plus your not wasting height on the pot so it's about equal :) can you not fit a bigger res in there... well you've drilled the hole but you could probably have got away with 2, 5 gals in there!

Anyhow, keep it up, I'll try and follow along!
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I've just edited my measurements and added the dimensions again in BOLD :) I could easilly make room for a bigger res, but I've used one of these before and it'll be more than sufficient for my needs...atm :) I may upgrade it later on down the line..but I just want a simple 5L Res to maintain for now :) Trust me this will be great !! :) :) :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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Yodadawanker said:
Going to be a slick set up only thing i can see is plant getting to large for the area.
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It sure will look slick..I'll see to it it does :) lol.. The plant will be fine because I plan on using the SCROG & SUPERCROPING techniques :) ...the plant will grow in Veg and TOPPED at approx 7" then will continue in Veg until a 1/4 of the screen is filled. Then I'll put her into Flower..the remaining 3/4 of the screen should allow plenty of room for 'the stretch' and if any of the 'Flowers' that get too tall then they will be super-cropped to stay in-line with the canopy level I allow. ..Should workout ok :) Heck! if people can do PC Grows then I am sure this'll kick-ass in comparison :) :) Stay Tuned !! - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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Yodadawanker said:
Going to be a slick set up only thing i can see is plant getting to large for the area.
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Not a chance of the plant outgrowing :) I've got 2 in a similar area! ScrOG = Awesome!

Ztelthy said:
I've just edited my measurements and added the dimensions again in BOLD :) I could easilly make room for a bigger res, but I've used one of these before and it'll be more than sufficient for my needs...atm :) I may upgrade it later on down the line..but I just want a simple 5L Res to maintain for now :) Trust me this will be great !! :) :) :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
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The cool tube will make it even better 'cause providing it works well (don't see why it wouldn't) the plants can pretty much touch it, they are a good investment!
Are you dishing your screen? you can get a lot more surface area and utilize the optimum light pattern.

Makes me feel better about my res' I've had people say the roots will outgrow my 12 litre buckets. Thanks for the cm's I can't visualize inches for some reason. And I do trust that it will be great lol I've seen your other grows!

Keep it up and I'll stop asking questions and just read for a bit :)

Stay Frosty!
 
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I've just received my new 4" Systemair In-Line fan....despite being 4" its alot bigger than I thought it'd be, and alot bigger than the one I saw in B&Q a few Months ago..Nevermind I'am gunna make it fit :) ...I have lost my F-ing camera though :( ...I was gunna upload a couple of pics today......Hopefully I find the camera ready for my 'MONDAY UPDATE' .....so annoyed! t'was right next to my PC now its 'nowhere?!!' :( ....Oh well, well anyhow the cabs starting to take shape ~ More pics coming soon (I hope) lol :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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Ok :) I found my camera and couldn't wait to go n add new pics :) ...I'am sure I'll have loads more by Monday ready for my MONDAY UPDATE. Anyhow in this pic - You can see I have put my new 4" Systemair In-Line fan in place :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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I've also taken the opportunity to add 2 upward facing shelf-mounted large CPU fans So far I have just positioned them,but there's still loads to do before I screw everything in place :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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I've also mounted the in-line bathroom fan on the left....I was just gonna use 1 but have now decided I want one on either end of the DIY Cool-Tube for maximum air-flow in this lighting setup :) - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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The 2X 100W HPS Lamps just came :) :) :) ...I dunno which is the better of the 2 lamps yet, but I'll look into it...unless anyone knows ?? :) lol.. - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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I am glad I chose to go with the 100W HPS Ballast, these 100W lamps have an "E-40" base and fill me with reassurance as opposed to the inferior 70W badboys :) lol.. A bit later on down the line I may add the 70W lamp & ballast to the setup so I can run both the 100W HPS & the 70W MH in the same DIY Cool-Tube (170W) - and achieve a nice low Watt dual spectrum...But for now I'll stick with the 100's :) the 70 Watt'ers do look very small in comparison though lol - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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Here's how the 100W HPS Lamp looks inside the 4" Bake-a-round tube, I like that it sits central, I may try n find some slimmer fitting clamps to expose more glass so as to allow more light to escape and focus on the vegetation below :) apart from that though, given the time I've had...I think this project is coming along well!? - ZTELTHY :leaf:
 
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