stealth cabs.

Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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taproot said:
I'm looking at considering something like this fish tank stand cab, anybody here done anything like this and or other stealth techniques / builds? The logic is that it's inconspicuous to both friends, family and god forbid a intruder.

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Now that i really like!!! That's it right there!!!
 
taproot

taproot

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Frank Nitty said:
Now that i really like!!! That's it right there!!!
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I really like this to, trim out the door area with nice matching wood and you could hide that door. I'd glue magnets on the back sides of the doors and use a magnet on the opposing side to open it up and should be able to have no handles.
 
KrazyG

KrazyG

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Nice man, I'm looking for something similar for a new veg cab, mines a bit to short to get a good veg height.
What have you lined it with?
Looks very reflective!
 
Sour Wreck

Sour Wreck

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taproot said:
I'm looking at considering something like this fish tank stand cab, anybody here done anything like this and or other stealth techniques / builds? The logic is that it's inconspicuous to both friends, family and god forbid a intruder.

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that cabinet is mine, from back in the early 2000s...

i started off with a shit load of PC fans. venting the cabinet and the light hoods. by the time i stopped growing in that cabinet, i just had 2 bare 150 HPS bulbs, 2 exhaust fans into the carbon scrubber and 1 fan underneath each plant blowing up.

less was better...

roll out shelving for scrogging also.

the fishtank bubbles and pumps covered up the noise of the cabinet. it worked so well, i have had family and friends admiring the little fishes with 5 ounces of weed below there noses.

also had apt maintenance dudes walking by it every 3 months or so.

very stealth...
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Sour Wreck

Sour Wreck

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btw, i used about eight 2x4's reinforcing the cut off wardrobe cab ^^^^

55 gallons of water weighs over 400 lbs so make sure your cabinet can handle the weight.
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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Sour Wreck said:
that cabinet is mine, from back in the early 2000s...

i started off with a shit load of PC fans. venting the cabinet and the light hoods. by the time i stopped growing in that cabinet, i just had 2 bare 150 HPS bulbs, 2 exhaust fans into the carbon scrubber and 1 fan underneath each plant blowing up.

less was better...

roll out shelving for scrogging also.

the fishtank bubbles and pumps covered up the noise of the cabinet. it worked so well, i have had family and friends admiring the little fishes with 5 ounces of weed below there noses.

also had apt maintenance dudes walking by it every 3 months or so.

very stealth...
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That's the way to go! I tip my hat to you!!!
 
taproot

taproot

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Sour Wreck said:
that cabinet is mine, from back in the early 2000s...

i started off with a shit load of PC fans. venting the cabinet and the light hoods. by the time i stopped growing in that cabinet, i just had 2 bare 150 HPS bulbs, 2 exhaust fans into the carbon scrubber and 1 fan underneath each plant blowing up.

less was better...

roll out shelving for scrogging also.

the fishtank bubbles and pumps covered up the noise of the cabinet. it worked so well, i have had family and friends admiring the little fishes with 5 ounces of weed below there noses.

also had apt maintenance dudes walking by it every 3 months or so.

very stealth...
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Wow, how flipping cool to find something so unique and interesting and then actually find the guy who designed it over 18yrs ago! Anyways, you just touched on some of the points that I had floating around in my head for my specific needs. Sometimes the best way to hide something is in plain sight. Other than being inconspicuous and looking like it belongs in the room in the first place my thought logic was to design something functional that servers it's apparent function to the casual observer without drawing scrutiny past it's apparent function. As you mentioned friends and family but I'm also trying to be proactive and consider the times I'm not home and can't control the situation such as someone decided to enter my home without me being there. Correct me if I'm wrong but my line of thought is such that most situations like this the person is interested in stealing items that are easy such as electronics, I'd assume they go through the usual things like closets and drawers etc; I don't think most burglars are interested in trying to steal a fish tank and as such wouldn't consider it worthy of investigation as oppose to a cabinet per say. I also figured the sound of the fish pump/s would help since they are expected to be noisy and as such it's considered normal to hear sounds from a fish tank setup. Can you touch a little more on the setup as to what the dimensions were overall and that of the grow chamber? How much air flow did you find adequate for both ventilation and smell control via a carbon filter. I to had the idea of putting the growing camber platform on slide out rails so I can tend to the plants. I was thinking of having the front door hidden as in no handles and all trimmed out like in wainscoting. I'm not sure about how to attach the doors yet..perhaps on sliding rails or sunken hinges. If you had to do it again today what would you do different? I plan on using bridgelux led strips @ about 200W total and want the entire thing self contained as in the filter, fan etc all in the cab. Thanks for your time!
 
Frank Nitty

Frank Nitty

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taproot said:
Wow, how flipping cool to find something so unique and interesting and then actually find the guy who designed it over 18yrs ago! Anyways, you just touched on some of the points that I had floating around in my head for my specific needs. Sometimes the best way to hide something is in plain sight. Other than being inconspicuous and looking like it belongs in the room in the first place my thought logic was to design something functional that servers it's apparent function to the casual observer without drawing scrutiny past it's apparent function. As you mentioned friends and family but I'm also trying to be proactive and consider the times I'm not home and can't control the situation such as someone decided to enter my home without me being there. Correct me if I'm wrong but my line of thought is such that most situations like this the person is interested in stealing items that are easy such as electronics, I'd assume they go through the usual things like closets and drawers etc; I don't think most burglars are interested in trying to steal a fish tank and as such wouldn't consider it worthy of investigation as oppose to a cabinet per say. I also figured the sound of the fish pump/s would help since they are expected to be noisy and as such it's considered normal to hear sounds from a fish tank setup. Can you touch a little more on the setup as to what the dimensions were overall and that of the grow chamber? How much air flow did you find adequate for both ventilation and smell control via a carbon filter. I to had the idea of putting the growing camber platform on slide out rails so I can tend to the plants. I was thinking of having the front door hidden as in no handles and all trimmed out like in wainscoting. I'm not sure about how to attach the doors yet..perhaps on sliding rails or sunken hinges. If you had to do it again today what would you do different? I plan on using bridgelux led strips @ about 200W total and want the entire thing self contained as in the filter, fan etc all in the cab. Thanks for your time!
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Shit it sounds like you already have it figured out...
 
Sour Wreck

Sour Wreck

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taproot said:
Wow, how flipping cool to find something so unique and interesting and then actually find the guy who designed it over 18yrs ago! Anyways, you just touched on some of the points that I had floating around in my head for my specific needs. Sometimes the best way to hide something is in plain sight. Other than being inconspicuous and looking like it belongs in the room in the first place my thought logic was to design something functional that servers it's apparent function to the casual observer without drawing scrutiny past it's apparent function. As you mentioned friends and family but I'm also trying to be proactive and consider the times I'm not home and can't control the situation such as someone decided to enter my home without me being there. Correct me if I'm wrong but my line of thought is such that most situations like this the person is interested in stealing items that are easy such as electronics, I'd assume they go through the usual things like closets and drawers etc; I don't think most burglars are interested in trying to steal a fish tank and as such wouldn't consider it worthy of investigation as oppose to a cabinet per say. I also figured the sound of the fish pump/s would help since they are expected to be noisy and as such it's considered normal to hear sounds from a fish tank setup. Can you touch a little more on the setup as to what the dimensions were overall and that of the grow chamber? How much air flow did you find adequate for both ventilation and smell control via a carbon filter. I to had the idea of putting the growing camber platform on slide out rails so I can tend to the plants. I was thinking of having the front door hidden as in no handles and all trimmed out like in wainscoting. I'm not sure about how to attach the doors yet..perhaps on sliding rails or sunken hinges. If you had to do it again today what would you do different? I plan on using bridgelux led strips @ about 200W total and want the entire thing self contained as in the filter, fan etc all in the cab. Thanks for your time!
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the cabinet started out as a 6 foot tall, 4 foot wide wardrobe with 2 doors. i cut off the top 2 feet of the cabinet and lowered the top of it. i then framed the inside of it with 2x4's for the needed support of the tank. then i created the air scrubber chamber on the left. it was the depth of the cabinet, 20" x 12"w x 36" tall. on the wall splitting the air scrubbing chamber i used 2 4" DC powered fans. they sucked air up through a hole in the floor between the two plant totes. if i remember correctly the fans were rated for 100-150 cfm. on the floor of the air scrubbing chamber i cut a 10"x16" hole, placed an air conditioner return air filter over it. built up cardboard sides on the edges of the filter and poured an 1" thick layer of activated carbon over it. there was also a small ozone generator hanging inside the air scrubbing chamber.

both the intakes and exhaust were open on the back side. i had framed channels underneath (for exhaust and intakes) to prevent light leaks.

as i stated, i started off with so much shit crammed in there. i found in the end, things rain cooler and better with just 2 bare 150 bulbs. 200 watts of LEDS will do you right. you can see in the pictures i scrogged, so i built some 1/2" pvc frames and chicken wire to support the plants.

getting the light leaks on the front doors was the trickiest, but some marine weatherstripping did the trick.

i too wanted to have a bare, natural looking cabinet, but that plan i had in my head did not work out. since i did have a key lock exposed on my doors, i had the ex wife sew up fitted cloth that just laid over the whole cabinet.

the plant totes were small 10 gallon sterlite brand, i believe. actual grow chamber 20"D x 36"W x 48"H.

i had to scrog everynight if i didn't want a mess. if i skipped two night, it would take an hour to scrog all the stretch back down.

btw, i started with 2 plants per tote. that was also too much and unnecessary...

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hope that helps, if you have other questions, fire away...

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