Smallest possible cab...400w lumatek...How stealthy and small can i go?

upinchronic1

upinchronic1

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nice, nice, im sure it did a very nice trick. Have to keep it stealth?


Ok so back to my original question, would 3 feet wide by 20" deep by 45" work alright with the ventilation i have?
 
specialkayme

specialkayme

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Reasonable stealth, I prefer to call it 'low profile'. But I wouldn't be able to tell you about the vent. It depends on alot of things, where they are placed, how much restriction is put on them, passive intakes, size of holes, mylar, white walls, ect. There are a million and one different factors to take into consideration. There is a good formula to use in the FAQs though. Look it up.
 
Bagz

Bagz

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Hey guys, shit I haven't made an appearance on here for a bit. I am in the same situation as you upnchronic.
I have been growing in a small stealth cab with hps lighting for several grows now and can tell you exactly what does and doesn't work in my experience.

I have a small 80cm tall, 40cm deep, 80cm wide cabinet that I have pulled off a couple of stealth grows in. I have been using a 150w HPS, no cool tube.
First grow I tried growing 4 lst'd plants under it and i had 3 cpu fans for vent. Plants were ok.. ish but the temps were way too hot and they never reached full potential, they grew fine. Budded, then just ground to a halt due to the high temps.

So the 150w hps and cpu fans failed me.

For the next grow I splashed out and got a proper inline exhaust fan and filter setup and with the same 150w HPS light and it is working a treat. Temps stay exactly where they should be and my plants are a million times better off. After three weeks flowering they were further developed and looked better than after 11 weeks with the cpu fans and high temps. I shit you not... And still no cool tube.

So a 150w no cool tube with a proper inline fan and proper filter works a real treat. (Please trust me, you need it. I open my cab and my house smells).
That is what works for me at the moment anyway. I have pics for you and am happy to help if you need it.

Now, here's the kicker. I'm also thinking of putting a 400w hps in a seperately cooled cooltube into a similar sized cab with my beast extractor fan and filter. So I am exceptionally interested in how this thread plays out.
Consider me subbed. And may the best stealth setup go undetected. +rep for the hps steath setup too man. Good shit.
Check out my old grow thread, might be some help to ya. Shows what can be done with a 150w hps and lst in a small space.
 

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del66666

del66666

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hi guys, i use a 250 and 400 in a cab 30 inches hi x 3ft x just over 3.5 feet, got a 5inch inline over the 400 and a 4 inch over the 250, plants are going 9-15 oz wet each in 11 litre pots, no problem in small space, just make sure you get a good inline fan.
 
Bagz

Bagz

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del66666 said:
hi guys, i use a 250 and 400 in a cab 30 inches hi x 3ft x just over 3.5 feet, got a 5inch inline over the 400 and a 4 inch over the 250, plants are going 9-15 oz wet each in 11 litre pots, no problem in small space, just make sure you get a good inline fan.
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Would you be able to throw a pic of your setup on here? That sounds incredible. The inline fans saved my setup.
 
Vento

Vento

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Bagz said:
Hey guys, shit I haven't made an appearance on here for a bit. I am in the same situation as you upnchronic.
I have been growing in a small stealth cab with hps lighting for several grows now and can tell you exactly what does and doesn't work in my experience.

I have a small 80cm tall, 40cm deep, 80cm wide cabinet that I have pulled off a couple of stealth grows in. I have been using a 150w HPS, no cool tube.
First grow I tried growing 4 lst'd plants under it and i had 3 cpu fans for vent. Plants were ok.. ish but the temps were way too hot and they never reached full potential, they grew fine. Budded, then just ground to a halt due to the high temps.

So the 150w hps and cpu fans failed me.

For the next grow I splashed out and got a proper inline exhaust fan and filter setup and with the same 150w HPS light and it is working a treat. Temps stay exactly where they should be and my plants are a million times better off. After three weeks flowering they were further developed and looked better than after 11 weeks with the cpu fans and high temps. I shit you not... And still no cool tube.

So a 150w no cool tube with a proper inline fan and proper filter works a real treat. (Please trust me, you need it. I open my cab and my house smells).
That is what works for me at the moment anyway. I have pics for you and am happy to help if you need it.

Now, here's the kicker. I'm also thinking of putting a 400w hps in a seperately cooled cooltube into a similar sized cab with my beast extractor fan and filter. So I am exceptionally interested in how this thread plays out.
Consider me subbed. And may the best stealth setup go undetected. +rep for the hps steath setup too man. Good shit.
Check out my old grow thread, might be some help to ya. Shows what can be done with a 150w hps and lst in a small space.
Click to expand...
+ Rep man :) .... Love this grow ..and the plants look amazing :)
 
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