Thrall
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So I live with two room mates. One of which is a conservative type who is very closed minded and has never smoked and looks down upon those who do. However, he's also been one of my best friends since I was 13 (I'm 24 now). He does not know that i have been smoking since I was about 19 whatsoever.
My other room mate is his brother, who is alot more laid back and I feel like we've always been on the same level. For my girlfriends last birthday I got her a really nice bowl, I wanted to show someone before I gave it to her so I asked him if he smokes weed, he said "Once when I was like 17". So anyways I told him about my habits and what I got my GF and upon telling him this, he fessed up and told me he's a pothead too (hah!)
So I've told him about my plan to start a stealth grow in my closet and he's ok with it. I'm glad I have someone on the inside to confide in, I actually told him I would hook him up with some seeing as alot of his friends cant find any decent stuff for decent prices from anyone whose not shady or reputable at all. So he'd be helping me out and I'd be helping him out.
Bottom line is, one of two room mates will know/support it, and the other one will NOT know but however I think my grow box will be expertly hidden and if he ever found out I think he'd be upset that I was doing this without him knowing, but we're good enough friends that no serious harm would come of it. We never talk about the subject but over the years he's opened up to newer things like drinking and for all I know he wouldn't take it as badly as I think.
Anyways, here is my idea. This is my closet door, I have alot of stuff in my room like my amp, guitars, videogame collection, huge TV, computer desk and a massive bed, so my TV is in the corner of my room and it's angled up against one of my closet doors, like so:
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And the closet when it's open (where the carpet is empty is usually where I have my clothes hamper and a stool):
(image removed to be safe)
As you can see, this stops the left door from ever being opened. Inside my closet I have clothes hanging up on the right, and on the left I have a short entertainment stand stuffed with art supplies, propped up on two plastic crates and on top of all of that are all of my vinyl records and behind that stuff is a short shelf with my record player on top and junk piled around it (guitar case, random clothes) as seen here:
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From a higher view:
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Now, what isn't shown is that I took a skill saw to the short shelf with the record player on it and cut the bottom two shelfs off (about 2.5 ft. worth) and it now sits over the area where I want to grow. Also, the short entertainment center holding my vinyls has a board screwed into the right side of it that "floats" it over the right plastic crate allowing it to be easily removed, like so:
(image removed to be safe)
and underneath what looks like a jumbled mess of clothes/junk with an end table wedged in the middle of it is actually a roomy, clean 2.5x2.5 area with about 3 feet of head room. What that is is a small box made out of some boards to hold up the junk and enclose the area so i can keep everything neat, organized and most of all, hidden. I also spray painted the outside of the enclosure black to be safe:
(image removed to be safe)
I know the closet and hidden area look bright and noticeable but this is with a flash. My room stays pretty dimly lit and the main light source does not shine into it. It's actually right outside of the door that doesn't move so it can't get in very well. We all pretty much stick to our rooms and I don't think I've ever even seen the inside of their closets and we've lived together for over a year. I don't think they would ever come close to seeing it and even if they did sneak into my closet at some point they would never think to look, plus the grow box I want to get has a lock and key.
I'm very proud of the hidden space I put together and I'm excited to start growing, but I have a few concerns.
First, is obviously smell. The house has NEVER smelled funky or like pot at all. This is the grow box that I've been looking at and want to get:
http://stealthyhydro.com/shop/article_deluxe/THE-LOWRYDER-DELUXE-Grow-Box,-Hydroponic-Grow-Box,-Carbon-Filters-and-Lock-and-Key-Model.html?shop_param=cid=1&aid=deluxe&
I know it is cheaper to build my own, but I don't mind shelling out $225 for it and I've already built the enclosure to match it's measurements (24Lx16Wx9D). Plus the room mate who won't know doesn't have a job and I won't be able to find time to build it and he'll get nosey and ask alot of questions about it. So this is the route I'm wanting to take.
It says it comes with a carbon filter which is good, I don't know much about them but I hear this is a must when it comes to odor control. I don't have anywhere for bad air to be dumped at outside of the house, Will the exaust blowing out into the closet smell even though there is a carbon filter? If so, could I install an Ozone Generator outside of the box but inside the closet?
Also, at 2ft. high, the plant I've been looking to start with is WW. Is this a good choice? Will there be enough room for 6 of these plants to grow? Will it completely stuff the box? Will they touch the lights and burn? Will they suffocate themselves?
Also, another big concern, the box has openings around it, it's not solid so it shouldn't get TOO stuffy, but what would be a good way to keep the box cool? Would it stay cool by itself seeing as there are only 3 bulbs?
So with all of that, I am really looking forward to some advice. Am I taking the right route? I understand growing with room mates is risky but I'm not concerned with snooping. I plan on being very sneaky and covering my tracks without being suspicious, my friend is oblivious to these things, he has no idea his OWN BROTHER is a pothead and they've lived together forever.
OR, am I getting into dangerous territory and should I just scrap this plan? Thank you for reading and helping a newbie out!
My other room mate is his brother, who is alot more laid back and I feel like we've always been on the same level. For my girlfriends last birthday I got her a really nice bowl, I wanted to show someone before I gave it to her so I asked him if he smokes weed, he said "Once when I was like 17". So anyways I told him about my habits and what I got my GF and upon telling him this, he fessed up and told me he's a pothead too (hah!)
So I've told him about my plan to start a stealth grow in my closet and he's ok with it. I'm glad I have someone on the inside to confide in, I actually told him I would hook him up with some seeing as alot of his friends cant find any decent stuff for decent prices from anyone whose not shady or reputable at all. So he'd be helping me out and I'd be helping him out.
Bottom line is, one of two room mates will know/support it, and the other one will NOT know but however I think my grow box will be expertly hidden and if he ever found out I think he'd be upset that I was doing this without him knowing, but we're good enough friends that no serious harm would come of it. We never talk about the subject but over the years he's opened up to newer things like drinking and for all I know he wouldn't take it as badly as I think.
Anyways, here is my idea. This is my closet door, I have alot of stuff in my room like my amp, guitars, videogame collection, huge TV, computer desk and a massive bed, so my TV is in the corner of my room and it's angled up against one of my closet doors, like so:
(image removed to be safe)
And the closet when it's open (where the carpet is empty is usually where I have my clothes hamper and a stool):
(image removed to be safe)
As you can see, this stops the left door from ever being opened. Inside my closet I have clothes hanging up on the right, and on the left I have a short entertainment stand stuffed with art supplies, propped up on two plastic crates and on top of all of that are all of my vinyl records and behind that stuff is a short shelf with my record player on top and junk piled around it (guitar case, random clothes) as seen here:
(image removed to be safe)
From a higher view:
(image removed to be safe)
Now, what isn't shown is that I took a skill saw to the short shelf with the record player on it and cut the bottom two shelfs off (about 2.5 ft. worth) and it now sits over the area where I want to grow. Also, the short entertainment center holding my vinyls has a board screwed into the right side of it that "floats" it over the right plastic crate allowing it to be easily removed, like so:
(image removed to be safe)
and underneath what looks like a jumbled mess of clothes/junk with an end table wedged in the middle of it is actually a roomy, clean 2.5x2.5 area with about 3 feet of head room. What that is is a small box made out of some boards to hold up the junk and enclose the area so i can keep everything neat, organized and most of all, hidden. I also spray painted the outside of the enclosure black to be safe:
(image removed to be safe)
I know the closet and hidden area look bright and noticeable but this is with a flash. My room stays pretty dimly lit and the main light source does not shine into it. It's actually right outside of the door that doesn't move so it can't get in very well. We all pretty much stick to our rooms and I don't think I've ever even seen the inside of their closets and we've lived together for over a year. I don't think they would ever come close to seeing it and even if they did sneak into my closet at some point they would never think to look, plus the grow box I want to get has a lock and key.
I'm very proud of the hidden space I put together and I'm excited to start growing, but I have a few concerns.
First, is obviously smell. The house has NEVER smelled funky or like pot at all. This is the grow box that I've been looking at and want to get:
http://stealthyhydro.com/shop/article_deluxe/THE-LOWRYDER-DELUXE-Grow-Box,-Hydroponic-Grow-Box,-Carbon-Filters-and-Lock-and-Key-Model.html?shop_param=cid=1&aid=deluxe&
I know it is cheaper to build my own, but I don't mind shelling out $225 for it and I've already built the enclosure to match it's measurements (24Lx16Wx9D). Plus the room mate who won't know doesn't have a job and I won't be able to find time to build it and he'll get nosey and ask alot of questions about it. So this is the route I'm wanting to take.
It says it comes with a carbon filter which is good, I don't know much about them but I hear this is a must when it comes to odor control. I don't have anywhere for bad air to be dumped at outside of the house, Will the exaust blowing out into the closet smell even though there is a carbon filter? If so, could I install an Ozone Generator outside of the box but inside the closet?
Also, at 2ft. high, the plant I've been looking to start with is WW. Is this a good choice? Will there be enough room for 6 of these plants to grow? Will it completely stuff the box? Will they touch the lights and burn? Will they suffocate themselves?
Also, another big concern, the box has openings around it, it's not solid so it shouldn't get TOO stuffy, but what would be a good way to keep the box cool? Would it stay cool by itself seeing as there are only 3 bulbs?
So with all of that, I am really looking forward to some advice. Am I taking the right route? I understand growing with room mates is risky but I'm not concerned with snooping. I plan on being very sneaky and covering my tracks without being suspicious, my friend is oblivious to these things, he has no idea his OWN BROTHER is a pothead and they've lived together forever.
OR, am I getting into dangerous territory and should I just scrap this plan? Thank you for reading and helping a newbie out!
