Tonight I started prep on some of the items I needed for the veg/mom box.
I had an old fish tank 150 watt matal halide so I decided to modify it to work for the mom area 2'wx1.5'dx4'h . I thought that it could be a little weak so I added supplimental 26 watt cfl's on either side of it. First off I ripped the reflector apart cause it wasn't gonna work very well for me. I made it much smaller and used 1/2 of the reflective material. I rewired it and put it all together in a more compact finished product. Heres shots of the process.
After this was done I started the next project. I needed a very small carbon scrubber. I found the ones for sale were far too expensive for what they were. So I read a few different diy threads and came up with a combination that worked for me. I dont feel like looking over my reciepts for the day to get an exact cost but I would guess 10 bucks and some random shit that I had here. My favorite item that I purchased today was the stocking caps "doo rags" at the dollar store. The guy on the package is fuckin hilarious.
Im very much the opposite of the "doo rag wearing hoodlums" you see around these days so the lady at the dollar store must have been wondering why I was getting these.HaHa
so the items needed were...
3 stocking caps [dollar store]
1 pen holder [walmart]
as much 4" dryer venting as you require [maybe just enough to attach to the fan]
activated carbon [walmart]
coors light can [plenty laying around here]
zip ties [had them]
First I drilled the bottom of the pen holder
Then I put one stocking cap around the outside of the pen holder stretching the elastic over the top and inside the cup. The next goes inside and is stretched over the top of the cup holding itself around the outside. Doesnt really matter as long as the carbon doesnt fall out. I then placed a beer can inside carfully as not to ruin the placement of the "doo rags".
[this can is pushed all the way down to the bottom]
Ten I poured the carbon around the can packing it in and adding and packing and so on until it was full and tight. Then I poured the carbon over the can mounding it up as much as would fit into the pen holder.
Then I took the last stocking cap and pulled it over the top to kinda hold everything and zip tied it in place. Finally I pulled the dryer ducting over the bottom of the cup as far up as I could so all the air would have to pass through the carbon. Later I will hook the other end to my 25 cfm ecoplus axial fan to cycle a small amount of air through my otherwise sealed room at lights out.
Should work well
Some of you might be wondering why vent a sealed room at all? Well Ive been wondering that for sure. And I really got no for sure answer on this. Some vent at night, some vent out constantly in a small amount during all times[even when c02 is running], some dont vent at all. Ive decided to vent with a small fan at night. I figure with the carbon filter Ill get 15-20 cfm out of my fan. Venting at night with a 320 cubic foot shed ill be changing the air over every 15-20 minutes or so. That should get enough oxygen in there for the roots. Plus I like the idea of getting the stale air out and fresh in for the next day. It just sounds right to me.
Heres some random shots of my old son-t 400 watt hps setup that will be put into the 2.5'wx1.5'dx4'h veg box. Also the Metal halide conversion bulb.
Im getting exited about The new additions to the setup and having it purpetual.
also having the mom area so I can keep strains and phenos I like around for a while.
Its an addicting hobby and I love it!
