My Personal Built Grow Box
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bigdaddyju34
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Yea, its one of those topsy turvy grow boxes you see on TV. JK
Yea, I dont know what the hell is the deal with my camera.
farmer2424
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was wondering... thats a hydro setup right? whats with the metal tube feeding the wires through, give me a tutorial of your grow box? or a website that would explain it....typing was a chore after that pic....haha fucked me up! good luck
bigdaddyju34
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You are correct, this is a hydro setup. The metal duct at the bottom is the fresh air vent as I would like to call it. It lets fresh air in the bottom and it also served as a good place to run the wires through. I could have just cut a whole in the box but that would let to much light in. With the duct not much of the outside light gets in. Now this is just my synopsis as it may not be correct but it seemed logical to me. I dont have a website explaining but I can tell you that I just went to HD and Lowes and purchased some 2x2 and OCB and went from there, I basically just built a box that is about 5ft high, 3 feet wide, 2 feet deep. Screwed it all together and there you have it. I cut out a hole at the top right of the box and mounted a fan there to push out the old air. I also have another fan that I am going to mount inside the box once I have green to circulate the air inside of the box. For the door I just used some velcro and gorilla glue and glued them to the door and box so the door would stay closed but I would have easy access to the box. Now my challenge is going to be draining the res every two weeks but there is a drain on the res so I may just attach a water hose and let it go out that way. As I said this is my first grow using Hydro so there will be many faults as I try to perfect it.
farmer2424
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sounds like u got a great handle on it right now!! deff trying this my next grow, stuck in soil as we speak haha, good luck thanks for the info
oh and just an idea after reading your response again maybe do the same thing for the hole that u did in the bottom at the other side on the top and put a fan pushing air in????!! guess that means u need a third fan haha
oh and just an idea after reading your response again maybe do the same thing for the hole that u did in the bottom at the other side on the top and put a fan pushing air in????!! guess that means u need a third fan haha
Trunk5
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nice start, im on my first build to, this is what i have started so far. im waiting for my 400watt mh/hps kit to come in tuesday. then i can finaly cut all the holes and what not to circulate fresh air in and filterd air out. then a seperate vent system for the light.
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braaapinbrad
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haha jokes jokes jokes eh
bigdaddyju34
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Not really I live in space. Zero Gravity, but multiple gravity bongs.
communistcannabis
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covering the interior walls of the box with mylar would be very beneficial f or the light
bigdaddyju34
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Where can I get mylar cover and how much is it?
motoracer110
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Its Just like the Topsy Turvy..............you should market your design and make millions 
bigdaddyju34
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I think my box is holding up fairly well. I think it does need some modifications. It sits in my garage so how that spring and warm weather has hit my region it gets very hot in the garage and in the box as well. Not sure what I am going to do to help cool it down inside the box, but for now I have just been leaving the door open, but then I cant really open my garage door during the daytime unless I want my neighbors blinded by the light so for now it will have to work. Anybody have any cheap ideas for better ventilation and to keep the temp down?
b1izzard
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first you will have a tough time keeping the temps down in your garage unless you connect your ac to your intake hole so that your box intakes cool air. Also from your pic it looks like your lights are to far away from your plants and imo you dont have enough lights. With cfls you want lights on all sides of the plant as well as the top. besides that box looks awesome. Wells done and good luck
vandewalle
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dude what wattage are those cfls you are using?
do you have a link to them somewhere online?
do you have a link to them somewhere online?
bigdaddyju34
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Ok, so I am new to this whole indoor growing thing so I really have no clue what wattage these lights are. They came with the stealth hydro kit that I bought. The original picture was taken before I really got started growing so yes the lights were at the top of the box as I was trying to estimate how much height I would be able to have. As I have them right now they are about 4" from the top of my largest plant, which I dont even really like calling it a plant yet as it only has about 3 layers of leaves so far. I understand I need to get some more lighting, but I am really just trying to grow personal so the yield on my grow may not be large. Right now it seems the lights I have are doing pretty good but who am I to judge, it looks better than any plant I have grown outdoor as far as the fullness and height. The plants seem to be growing fairly well now. If you read my Grow Journal you will see that I am about 2 fing months into it already and have 2 small plants but I think I am getting there. First try and will keep it up. Thank you for all your help.
An Oranje Canadian
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To help with high temps and keep it on the downsie, I suggest buying 2 4" inline duct fans. Even booster fans will work on something that small. Great thing about them are 1) cheap, 30 bucks each 2) quiet 3)can be wired into a 120v outlet 4) super quiet.
Now what I would do is buy a reducer for the duct fans from 4 inch to 3 inch. I would do this because it made it easier to mount, and easier to DIY a carbon filter.
So the shelf that divides the veg/flower rooms is an airflow block assuming you will place an intake fan at the bottom, and outtake at the top. I would cut 2 3" holes at the back of the shelf. Buy$ 2 3" abs pipe 90's and glue them into the holes. duct tape them to prevent light leaks, and place a black stocking over one end and now you have full ventilation
Now what I would do is buy a reducer for the duct fans from 4 inch to 3 inch. I would do this because it made it easier to mount, and easier to DIY a carbon filter.
So the shelf that divides the veg/flower rooms is an airflow block assuming you will place an intake fan at the bottom, and outtake at the top. I would cut 2 3" holes at the back of the shelf. Buy$ 2 3" abs pipe 90's and glue them into the holes. duct tape them to prevent light leaks, and place a black stocking over one end and now you have full ventilation
bigdaddyju34
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Wow, that was pretty in depth. I have got one of those fans you speak of. I initially bought it for this project and cut one of my old electronic cords and tried to wire it up and could not get it working. So I improvised, I bought a small fan and put in the hole that I had cut out at the top. I guess I really need to show more pics but until I can try to operate my camera and take pictures that do not show upside down then I'll be going off words. Anyway I have a fan at the top and one of those fans you mention sitting off to the side as for one I cant plug it up and two I could not figure out how to mount it with the tools and supplies I had in my garage at that time. I could put it straight to the box but dont know what that would help. I will try to figure this picture thing out soon so you can see. Thx
