4blunt2time0
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After re-designing my box several times, I think and hope ive got the final plan idea but id like your input and advice on it before i get to building. Before i get started id like to inform you all that ive never grown marijuana before (although ive grown up around smokers and grow operations of all sizes ranging from a closet to a whole house) ALSO id like to thank everyone at RIU~there is truly an endless amount of precious information here! with that being said lets jump into it!
I planned on building an insulated box that will be put in my addict. to start off the hole to my addict(only accessible from my room) will probably have to be cut to be able to fit the box up there.. the hole atm is 20x20 inches. i planned on making the box itself 4 ft tall 4 ft wide and 2 feet deep(all lined with mylar) split in the middle with a divider giving each chamber 4 square feet of space with 4 feet of height which is planned to house 4 plants in each chamber, giving each plant 1 square foot of space(or i might build 2 seperate boxes, 4ft high, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and combining them because the attic entrance is too small) the left chamber will be veg/clones and the right chamber will be for flowering. on the bottom of the left wall of the veg chamber will be an intake fan sucking air from the attic and blowing the air across the plant stems, and possibly attached with a filter to keep the air going in clean.(lots of fiberglass insulation up there) on the dividing wall will be another fan about level with the 1st one that will take air from the veg chamber and blow it across the plants in the flower chamber(everything light-trapped to ensure no light leaks into the other chamber or out of the box) higher up on the dividing wall will be another fan exhausting air from the veg chamber and blowing it into the home-made cooltube and across the light in the flower chamber. the last fan will be placed on the right wall of the flower chamber at the top to exhaust hot air from the box and cooltube into the addict(which i may duct outside if temps get to high) attached with a carbon filter to eliminate odor. for the veg chamber i planned on using a home made height adjustable light fixture and reflective hood with 4 Y-socket plugs which will hold 8 23watt 6500k cfls. for the flower chamber i planed on using a 250watt HPS with a homemade cooltube to keep the temps down. OTHER tools i planned on having in my box consist of 2 light timers-veging set for 18/6 and flowering set for 12/12 & thermometers in each chamber and one on the outside of the box & possibly one of the thermometers will keep track of humidity(for the flower chamber, i believe, to ensure no mold accumulates on the buds or plants)
Q: what would you recommend for insulating my box to keep the temps in? from the research ive done, im considering styrofoam. but should i insulate the inside of my box, inbetween the walls, or on the outside?
Q: should i mix in a few 2700k cfls with the 6500k cfls in the veg chamber?
Q: Would you recommend using t5s or cfls for my situation in the veg chamber?
Q: will i have a problem with the hps burning my beloved girls? (i plan on LSTing and other supercropping methods) and if so how can i assure this doesn't happen?
Q: Would tying down the plants or using a screen to LST work better?
thats all i can think of for right now so if i think of something eles to add ill post it. *Im trying to get my design finalized so i can start building and growing(right now im saving up and designing) so any suggestions/additions/subtractions/changes/ or ANYTHING eles that you can think of to make this project a safe, fun, experience with dank yields let me know! thanks RIU ~ stay high!
I planned on building an insulated box that will be put in my addict. to start off the hole to my addict(only accessible from my room) will probably have to be cut to be able to fit the box up there.. the hole atm is 20x20 inches. i planned on making the box itself 4 ft tall 4 ft wide and 2 feet deep(all lined with mylar) split in the middle with a divider giving each chamber 4 square feet of space with 4 feet of height which is planned to house 4 plants in each chamber, giving each plant 1 square foot of space(or i might build 2 seperate boxes, 4ft high, 2 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and combining them because the attic entrance is too small) the left chamber will be veg/clones and the right chamber will be for flowering. on the bottom of the left wall of the veg chamber will be an intake fan sucking air from the attic and blowing the air across the plant stems, and possibly attached with a filter to keep the air going in clean.(lots of fiberglass insulation up there) on the dividing wall will be another fan about level with the 1st one that will take air from the veg chamber and blow it across the plants in the flower chamber(everything light-trapped to ensure no light leaks into the other chamber or out of the box) higher up on the dividing wall will be another fan exhausting air from the veg chamber and blowing it into the home-made cooltube and across the light in the flower chamber. the last fan will be placed on the right wall of the flower chamber at the top to exhaust hot air from the box and cooltube into the addict(which i may duct outside if temps get to high) attached with a carbon filter to eliminate odor. for the veg chamber i planned on using a home made height adjustable light fixture and reflective hood with 4 Y-socket plugs which will hold 8 23watt 6500k cfls. for the flower chamber i planed on using a 250watt HPS with a homemade cooltube to keep the temps down. OTHER tools i planned on having in my box consist of 2 light timers-veging set for 18/6 and flowering set for 12/12 & thermometers in each chamber and one on the outside of the box & possibly one of the thermometers will keep track of humidity(for the flower chamber, i believe, to ensure no mold accumulates on the buds or plants)
Q: what would you recommend for insulating my box to keep the temps in? from the research ive done, im considering styrofoam. but should i insulate the inside of my box, inbetween the walls, or on the outside?
Q: should i mix in a few 2700k cfls with the 6500k cfls in the veg chamber?
Q: Would you recommend using t5s or cfls for my situation in the veg chamber?
Q: will i have a problem with the hps burning my beloved girls? (i plan on LSTing and other supercropping methods) and if so how can i assure this doesn't happen?
Q: Would tying down the plants or using a screen to LST work better?
thats all i can think of for right now so if i think of something eles to add ill post it. *Im trying to get my design finalized so i can start building and growing(right now im saving up and designing) so any suggestions/additions/subtractions/changes/ or ANYTHING eles that you can think of to make this project a safe, fun, experience with dank yields let me know! thanks RIU ~ stay high!
