- *** MONDAY UPDATE #2 ***
I decided to make a wooden frame to put at the front of the Cab. When the doors of the cab are pushed against the perimeter of the frame and some foam insulation tape an air/light - tight 'close' will be gained
I was going to use these insulation strips..but whilst out for a stroll I found a builders skip..with loads of useful un-used crap in it ..I found 12 giant rolls of single sided thick sticky foam...and instantly knew it'd be perfect for my door seal's..
I added 4 magnets to the frame and doors to hold the cabs doors nice and shut...with the added bonus of negative pressure these doors will firmly held shut
This is a view from the back of the cab with no back on the unit.. I was able to seal the frame around the edges..
I went all out with a filler gun and filled all the joins and gaps I could find..
Next it was time to begin covering the inside of the cab...for now I am using Diamond Mylar, but later on down the line I will change this for ORCA Film .. I had some of this left over and had a feeling it'd come in handy in the future - I was right !!
The shelf was the easiest part to cover, and with a little help from my trusty scalpal and staple gun it was easy to make it look good.
I cut stars/slits into the grow-shelf where the ports were..and cut them in
Then I used some good ol' silver tape to line each hole cut...
This looks good !!
As you can see the Cab is really coming along well...I'am gunna be v.busy this week trying to get the rest of the cab.. ie the drawers etc.. into similar shape
I covered the doors but ran out of Mylar..So I will have to track down some more for the back of the cabs and the drawers..
..and thats about it for this weeks 'MONDAY UPDATE' .. Hopefully I'll hit all goals/targets for this coming week and have her almost ready to be fired up and start running
Hope ya'll have enjoyed this M.U #2.. more exciting stuff coming soon, Oh and I've even bought a Thermo-stat trick eh?! - ZTELTHY 
Ztelthys 100W HPS TV Cabinet Conversion (Pimped Out !!!)
- Thread starter Ztelthy
- Start date
Yeah dude, I'am gunna put a screen in there for sure
!! As soon as I have got the back panal and covered it..I'll fix it on and then waste no time in adding my SCROG Screen I am just trying to figure what height to have the screen at!? ..I think at 7" or 8" should be fine...but in saying that, it maybe better to go lower than that...maybe 6"...I'll see what looks best soon - ZTELTHY How would you have the screen set-up in this unit? which way would you arc it? - ZTELTHYDish that screen
Looks good though, keep it up!
pacificarage
Well-Known Member
Man, I love this! I wish I could make stuff like this.
Sub'd and definitely keep up the good work!
Sub'd and definitely keep up the good work!
I may do the 'U' but I am not 100%....I may still just add a flat horizontal screen....I am gonna look into the 'dishing' and make up my mind then
- ZTELTHY Glad you like it man!
Keep watchin' dude, I got a load of supplies today so I should have some more great pics to share on my next MONDAY UPDATE.. Its funny when I go out I always see different cabs and cupboards etc... and my mind just runs wild with wicked ideas on how to modify it/them - and turn them into wonderful grow-cabs... One day my dream will come true, and I'll be able to start a business both making and selling these cabs...just gotta believe - ZTELTHY 
Matchbox
Well-Known Member
It's an old one but check this guys ScrOG out: https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/192292-someguys-perpetual-parabolic-scrog-cabinet.html
Ok ..I checked out a good 'few' pages
of that LINK...........................and figure this is defo the way to go I'll try n get a screen at some point this week.. That was a quality little scrog he did, and its easy to see that a curved screen gets you a better yield Cheers for that LINK Matchbox - ZTELTHY Man after my own heart! DIY all the way, this cab is looking superb! I would love to have that cab in my lounge room. Noone would ever know what was even in it
Can't wait to see it up and running!
one thing tho, I may have missed it, but if you go with a scrog screen how will you change the Res?
you could do as I did with my scrog and attach the screen to the lid
Keep up the great work buddy!
Can't wait to see it up and running!
one thing tho, I may have missed it, but if you go with a scrog screen how will you change the Res?
you could do as I did with my scrog and attach the screen to the lid
Keep up the great work buddy!
Matchbox
Well-Known Member
No worries, I found that when searching for ScrOG info on my 1st go at it and it just made me go YES.. Done!Ok ..I checked out a good 'few' pages
It's really easy to just do what I did, seeing as the res is quite high up it'd be a piece of piss to syphon it out of a drain valve. The connectors are only like £1, hell I probably have a load spare... and the valves well I got a bunch of them too but just go to a fish/pet shop and get a replacement one for a filter for another £1.50. Then all you need do is attach a hose and drain, I'm finding that so long as you top the res up within the hour of it being empty the root zone stays humid enough to not harm them.Man after my own heart! DIY all the way, this cab is looking superb! I would love to have that cab in my lounge room. Noone would ever know what was even in it
Can't wait to see it up and running!
one thing tho, I may have missed it, but if you go with a scrog screen how will you change the Res?
you could do as I did with my scrog and attach the screen to the lid
Keep up the great work buddy!
The only thing you can't do is clean the res once the plant is all up in the screen but :/ I only do that at the end of every grow anyway, when switching to flower I just fill with plain luke warm water for a day (luke warm helps to dissolve any extra salt build up from veg nutes in the res if you have any) then drain the next, then top up with the flower nutes.
Man after my own heart! DIY all the way, this cab is looking superb! I would love to have that cab in my lounge room. Noone would ever know what was even in it
Can't wait to see it up and running!
one thing tho, I may have missed it, but if you go with a scrog screen how will you change the Res?
you could do as I did with my scrog and attach the screen to the lid
Keep up the great work buddy!
There's alot of satisfaction to be had in designing, building/construction and using something you have made yourself
.. Cheers baskarz...its looking even better as of today Yea I cant wait to start using it and putting her through the paces !! lmao.. Oh! ..I will prob use either a water-butt drainage tap and/or a syphon pump to drain/change the Res.
Anyhow glad you like my efforts so far, Stay tuned there's still plenty to come
- ZTELTHY Great minds think alike eh!?
I will be using a syphon pump and most likely a drain-tap in the centre of the Res tub and feed a hose through the shelf into a 'Res-waste tray' for easy removal and convenience. I never really worry about cleaning the Res. until after harvest..my Res only gets stained etc when I begin to add boosts etc... I'll work on this last of all.. I've got some great pics ready for Monday already - ZTELTHY will be keeping an eye on this just about to start mine here a pic View attachment 2305587of it ive gone for a taller one just not to sure what light to use cfl 300w or 250w hps dual spec, since being busted all think about is how can i grow stealth andit does my head right in love ur set up happy growing
Hi there, glad you find my thread interesting
..A 250W HPS if cooled would be nice in there, or maybe a 150W red spec CFL & a 150W blue spec CFL for a better spectrum range ? - ZTELTHY 
Look forward to your Monday update, going to 'dam this evening so I get to catch up on Tuesday!ZTELTHY thanks for getting back to me after been at work for 3 days flat had a lot of thinking im going to split it into two one for flower and one for veg got a pc stealth grow with a 125w cfl dual spec just intill i get the unit set up so im leaning towards the cfl 200w dual spec for the flower section and 125 blue spec for veg. matchboxi love amsterdam im going in dec have a nice time dude happy growing