Stealth Cabinets

BudBaby said:

View attachment 1353064View attachment 1353063View attachment 1353062Right i have had another go at the doors, first ones are bang on about a 1mm gap(last pic), best i can do on the others is a 3mm gap(middle pic), i was thinking about maybe putting a little bit of foam on the inside of the door to make it a nice fit. Ive tried and tried but 3mm is the best i can do.

Ive also siliconed the first cab.

Thats me done for today im gonna skin up now. I usually rush things and mess them up but im doing a bit on this each day and its all comming together

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Thats ok dude, youve done well...Once the equipment is installed you can add thin wooden strips behind the gaps to create an air tight finish... Have we got anything on order at the mo? Have you ordered the Oxy Pots? ..I just shared a tulip with my mate...Man I'am high lol need an ice lolly got an ultra dry mouth - STELTHY

LOL at the dry mouth.

Hopefully the fans etc will arrive tomorrow or tuesday with the filters to follow later in the week, i rekon these smaller ones will fit perfect in my top cabs so its just a case of having to cut one hole

Still waiting to here on the size of the oxypots but i suspect there are closed till Tuesday, if they dont mail me back by then ill give them a ring.

What i will do is line the cabs and seal them agaiin before taping up the gaps just incase i nik the sealant when trimming the mylar plus this will make it doubly smell proof.

I just want to get cracking now. I hope these lights are as good as the guy says.

Have been thinking mate, will i be able to dry my weed in the veg room while the other plants are flowering? I rekon 2 weeks to dry but not sure if 6 weeks is enough to go from seed to vegged ready for flowering.

Right thats another job ticked off, i have lined and fitted the bottom doors. Adhesive was a bit messy so it needs a good clean down with some hot water but ill wait till ive lined the lot and do it all together.

I got a few air bubbles in the Mylar but its nothing major and all in all im pleased.

Hopefully fans wuill be here on Tuesday and filters later in the week. Ill chase up the dimensions of the oxy pots tuesday if i dont here back off them.

Sister is on the mend so hopefully by the end of next week ill have the cabs lined, fans and filters in place and just waiting for the lights

Why can i never post pics in the correct order lol!!

I think i am going to stain the front of the cabs also to make it look a bit more appealing.

Mate ive been thinking, can i just cut most of the grow shelf away? Im gonna line the bottom cabs anyway and this way if i ever decide to get bigger buckets or pots ill have the room. Let me know mate and ill get cracking. Was just gonna leave about 4" all round.

Also i may look into making these bubblers. Thats site do 5 gallon buckets and the pumps and airstones etc so im gonna work out how much cheaper it is to make them plus using 5 gallon buckets will give me a bit more room for the roots.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120660334205

Just found these and they look good, 27ltrs also and ony 15" wide so i could fit them in.

BudBaby said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120660334205

Just found these and they look good, 27ltrs also and ony 15" wide so i could fit them in.

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Hello mate They look great, You'll need 8 though. Can you message the seller and ask if you can get the 8, or where else you could find the extra 4! I also looked in 'Staples' and they have clear flat top large 80L storage containers for under £20 so all you need to do is cut the pot holes in the lid and cover the tops in silver tape.. I'll post a pic of the one I found in a while once I ve loaded up my pics

If you can get those 4 large oxy pots and an extra 4 as well this would be 'problem solved' tb - STELTHY

BudBaby said:

Mate ive been thinking, can i just cut most of the grow shelf away? Im gonna line the bottom cabs anyway and this way if i ever decide to get bigger buckets or pots ill have the room. Let me know mate and ill get cracking. Was just gonna leave about 4" all round.

Also i may look into making these bubblers. Thats site do 5 gallon buckets and the pumps and airstones etc so im gonna work out how much cheaper it is to make them plus using 5 gallon buckets will give me a bit more room for the roots.

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Yes! This is pretty much what you need to do... I was going to surgest waiting until you have your pots/containers to make holes to the exact sizes...You may need to use 'L' brackets to strengthen the sides/corners of the bottom cabs also leave a 2" square boarder in the shelf this will help displace the weight.

If you want to make bubbler pots its pretty easy but I think I'd be right in thinking if you got 8 of the Oxy Pots you pictured above it would be alot less hassle and they'd be ready to go what are your thoughts - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Hello mate They look great, You'll need 8 though. Can you message the seller and ask if you can get the 8, or where else you could find the extra 4! I also looked in 'Staples' and they have clear flat top large 80L storage containers for under £20 so all you need to do is cut the pot holes in the lid and cover the tops in silver tape.. I'll post a pic of the one I found in a while once I ve loaded up my pics

If you can get those 4 large oxy pots and an extra 4 as well this would be 'problem solved' tb - STELTHY

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I have messaged him to see if he can supply me 8, ive been looking at pumps also, i can either get submersible pumps for each bucket or buy 2 bigger pumps to do each 4 pots.

stelthy said:

Yes! This is pretty much what you need to do... I was going to surgest waiting until you have your pots/containers to make holes to the exact sizes...You may need to use 'L' brackets to strengthen the sides/corners of the bottom cabs also leave a 2" square boarder in the shelf this will help displace the weight.

If you want to make bubbler pots its pretty easy but I think I'd be right in thinking if you got 8 of the Oxy Pots you pictured above it would be alot less hassle and they'd be ready to go what are your thoughts - STELTHY

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I may leave it until i decide which way to go, those 27ltr pots look good and if he can do me 8 ill go with that, those staples boxes sound ok also, would i use 1 x 80ltr container per 2 or 4 plants?

http://www.staples.co.uk/filing-and-archive-supplies/storage-boxes-plastic/really-useful-office-storage-boxes/black-84-litre-storage-box-710-x-440-x-380mm-lxwxd

I found these, i rekon we could get away with 2 x ltr boxes though per 2 plants this would still be more thgan the 27 ltr ones. I bet these have holes in though they all seemto for some reason. Perhaps a 60ltr clear container would be more suitable and ill just cover em in tape.

He can do me 8 pots and delivery on the lot is only 20 quid Ive asked him if he will sell privately and knock me some money off lol.

The only thing im worried about is cutting the holes for them as ive never used a jigsaw before lol. Would i need to cut out 8 holes and put them in individualy or can i just cut out the section i need for the total space?

It would have been easier to have spacers as planned in the bottom big cab because now ive got to cut through the bottom of the big cab and the top of the small cab.

Do you think these 27ltr pots look ok then? Is the large basket/pot thing ok? All the other ones ive seen use smaller ones.

BudBaby said:

http://www.staples.co.uk/filing-and-archive-supplies/storage-boxes-plastic/really-useful-office-storage-boxes/black-84-litre-storage-box-710-x-440-x-380mm-lxwxd

I found these, i rekon we could get away with 2 x ltr boxes though per 2 plants this would still be more thgan the 27 ltr ones. I bet these have holes in though they all seemto for some reason. Perhaps a 60ltr clear container would be more suitable and ill just cover em in tape.

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I was thinking 1 per cab... You could get 2 for now & see if you can get 2 in one cab and if so then get another 2. 2X 60L could be better for 2 plants...Hmm .. I still like those Oxy Pots thought I'll keep my fingers crossed you can get 8 of those - STELTHY

BudBaby said:

He can do me 8 pots and delivery on the lot is only 20 quid Ive asked him if he will sell privately and knock me some money off lol.

The only thing im worried about is cutting the holes for them as ive never used a jigsaw before lol. Would i need to cut out 8 holes and put them in individualy or can i just cut out the section i need for the total space?

It would have been easier to have spacers as planned in the bottom big cab because now ive got to cut through the bottom of the big cab and the top of the small cab.

Do you think these 27ltr pots look ok then? Is the large basket/pot thing ok? All the other ones ive seen use smaller ones.

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Thats great news Get the 8 pots !!! You could do it either way.. I would want to go perfectionist and cut 8 holes but if truth be told cutting one big hole to accomodate 4 pots on either side would be the easier simpler option

Yeah the larger basket/pots are fine You will fill them with Hydroclay balls and place a rockwool cube in the centre of each one they'll work no worries there - STELTHY

Great ill see if he will knock me a bit off and get them ordered.

Not sure whether to get 2 x 4 outlet pumps or get good quality high output pump and run the 8 pots off that?

What do you rekon mate?

I was looking at this http://www.progrow.co.uk/acatalog/info_4179.html

It says i can run up to 18 lines off it and its 41 watt so powerfull enough. It does 68ltrs a minute, not sure if this is what we need?

That pump looks great! - I'd get 2 of them though,(+ 2X 8-Way Manifolds) Its a good idea to do this because 1 of them can bubble 8 of the pots and the other can also bubble 8 of the pots This will feed more food/nuits + O2 to the roots and if 1 of the pumps fails you'll have another working along side to act as a safety net and continue promoting growth etc. So in a word 'YES' get 2 of these - STELTHY

2 is a bit over my budget mate, really getting in the neck from her in doors about how much im spending lol. Can i just get one to start with and then when my savings build back up a bit get another one.

I wont order yet as i want to find out the size of the top of these buckets as if there over 16-17" its going to be very tight if i can fit them in.

Im hoping once i have got these and the pump i will only have to fork out for seeds and nutes then.

BudBaby said:

2 is a bit over my budget mate, really getting in the neck from her in doors about how much im spending lol. Can i just get one to start with and then when my savings build back up a bit get another one.

I wont order yet as i want to find out the size of the top of these buckets as if there over 16-17" its going to be very tight if i can fit them in.

Im hoping once i have got these and the pump i will only have to fork out for seeds and nutes then.

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Lol, I just saw the price tag Yeah just get the 1 for now or shop around to see if you can get 2 for the price of 1 etc... You'll be able to get by on 1 for now Do you know what nuits you want to use? I like Canna's Line but a friend of mine uses Dutch Pro and they are also very good - STELTHY

I havent a clue on nutes mate, ive got the jist of how the buckets work but as for nutes im clueless. Ill just go for the best ones mate whatever you recommend.

Just spoke to the LED guy, he has finished my veg light and is starting work on my big light this afternoon, he says he should be able to send them the end of this week.

As i said in my message to you im gonna go for Super Lemon Haze and Armageddon. Armageddon should finish about a week before the Haze, not sure if this is a problem or if i can crop that first and leave the haze to finish. Both of these are meant to be very strong and good yeilders.

BudBaby said:

I havent a clue on nutes mate, ive got the jist of how the buckets work but as for nutes im clueless. Ill just go for the best ones mate whatever you recommend.

Just spoke to the LED guy, he has finished my veg light and is starting work on my big light this afternoon, he says he should be able to send them the end of this week.

As i said in my message to you im gonna go for Super Lemon Haze and Armageddon. Armageddon should finish about a week before the Haze, not sure if this is a problem or if i can crop that first and leave the haze to finish. Both of these are meant to be very strong and good yeilders.

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I'd reccomend Canna's line of nuitrients. Good news about the lights being nearly done Yeah its no problem if one finishes before the other if anything it will allow more light to get to the finalist and presumably reward you with a greater yield How tall do you want to grow them ideally? - STELTHY