Hi all,
I'm new here this is my first post. I recently build a PC growbox, I had to use one of the smallest pc cabinets available because the place that I need to put the growbox its very limited. The pc its just 15'' x 7'' x 16'' ( 380 x 180 x 410mm for those on metric ) L x W x H.
To build it was no problems at all, I actually have a cnc machine so I could cut all the parts on from thin wood to make the fan light traps, light and electronics conectors and cooler power supply etc, it actually cut the rear fan outake hole to look like a pc power supply ( see on pic ), also I have some electronics experience so I could make it everything really close together and small without loosing any space since I could not waste because I had such a small pc box to work with.
I run 4 x 27 watt CFL ( still not growing doing tests first ) and 2 intake fans and 2 outake... Outakes on the rear top intake one in front of the CFLs and the other one a little bit lower then the center ( see pics ). 80mm fans
Here in Brazil where I leave its hot, most of the readings I did say to grow between 20 to 24º C ( 68 to 74º F ). But here the temperature of my house its sometimes above that during the day, right now at night is 74º F...
So my growbox is getting hot not too much not hot to the touch and when I put my hand inside It is hot but not as the hottest days I have seen here.
So I measured the temperature and I am getting about 98º F inside the pc growbox after like 4 hours on.
Will I be able to grow in this temp?
Sorry for the huge text
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps
I'm new here this is my first post. I recently build a PC growbox, I had to use one of the smallest pc cabinets available because the place that I need to put the growbox its very limited. The pc its just 15'' x 7'' x 16'' ( 380 x 180 x 410mm for those on metric ) L x W x H.
To build it was no problems at all, I actually have a cnc machine so I could cut all the parts on from thin wood to make the fan light traps, light and electronics conectors and cooler power supply etc, it actually cut the rear fan outake hole to look like a pc power supply ( see on pic ), also I have some electronics experience so I could make it everything really close together and small without loosing any space since I could not waste because I had such a small pc box to work with.
I run 4 x 27 watt CFL ( still not growing doing tests first ) and 2 intake fans and 2 outake... Outakes on the rear top intake one in front of the CFLs and the other one a little bit lower then the center ( see pics ). 80mm fans
Here in Brazil where I leave its hot, most of the readings I did say to grow between 20 to 24º C ( 68 to 74º F ). But here the temperature of my house its sometimes above that during the day, right now at night is 74º F...
So my growbox is getting hot not too much not hot to the touch and when I put my hand inside It is hot but not as the hottest days I have seen here.
So I measured the temperature and I am getting about 98º F inside the pc growbox after like 4 hours on.
Will I be able to grow in this temp?
Sorry for the huge text
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps
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