Full Specs & Purchase links for PC Grow + Advice needed!

High everyone,

INFO:
This is my first post on this forum and so far I love it, I'll try and keep this short. So I am about to venture to my first grow, inside a PC grow box. Just to clear things up I have not ordered anything yet (will update when I have) and I am waiting till I have everything worked out before I start to order, as I am slightly nervous because it will be my first grow. I have created a spreadsheet with google docs online which can be viewed by anyone with the link, all of the parts for my grow box (including seeds + tending) will be ordered online. I may not get the soil online but it is on the spreadsheet anyway. Every item on there has a link where I will be purchasing it in case anyone would like to know, but I am not affiliated with any of the sites and can't be held accountable if you choose to order anything from them and they turn out to be a scam for example. Please reply if you would like any info, and I will make a journal/tutorial when I build the grow box.

HELP NEEDED:
Basically I have seen a lot of grow boxes online, and there is 1 vital piece I cannot find anywhere. I have seen it talked about and used in lots of youtube videos but can't find any help there. Basically it converts the lights so that they can be plugged into a wall socket. I live in the UK so I will need it to convert to a AC wall socket (3 identical rectangular holes). I really need some help with this, I am very excited to get started growing. PLEASE also give me any advice on my current spreadhseet if you think I should make any changes to it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjmlHBCE3LZZdHJRMWU1bDY3Q0xyclhQMEZkcnh3aWc

Thanks everybody I am counting on you

hey glad to hear your checking out pc grows!! i just recently did one myself and used a lot of penyajos ideas. that is pretty much the best way to do it! one thing i noticed is that you dont have any fans on your list! those are a must! you can get away with just one intake but its nice to have one for intake and one for exhaust. also i would suggest a digital hydrometer. now as far as your socket adapters problem goes i cant help you much with the european style but here are the ones i got in the usa http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Indoor-Lighting-Indoor-Lighting-Accessories/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbvlm/R-100170446/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

good luck and let me know if i can help anymore!

EBay has alot of stuff that's really cheap especially electronics. It may take up yo 3 weeks to deliver though

weedsgood said:

one thing i noticed is that you dont have any fans on your list! those are a must! you can get away with just one intake but its nice to have one for intake and one for exhaust. also i would suggest a digital hydrometer. now as far as your socket adapters problem goes i cant help you much with the european style but here are the ones i got in the usa http://www.homedepot.com/Lighting-Fans-Indoor-Lighting-Indoor-Lighting-Accessories/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbvlm/R-100170446/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

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Thanks for your input, I've had so little help so far until I found this forum. The case comes with fans, but would you advise replacing the case fans? it as a 120mm on the front and one on the back which I will set the front to intake and the back to outake for a steady flow of air. It also has a 250mm on the side; would you advise using that in the setup or just leaving it off? Perhaps the big fan doing one action and the two smaller fans doing the other? Thankyou for your link on the lights, it has brung me much closer to finding what I need (finding out what they are called) I'm going out tonight for new years but think I will be able to find what I need later. Also, as to the hydrometer, would I just stick that on the side of the case? Would you be so kind as to link me/fill me on on how exactly to use it and what readings I am trying to get. Cheers for your help.

atb said:

EBay has alot of stuff that's really cheap especially electronics. It may take up yo 3 weeks to deliver though

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Thanks man, I'll probably look on there tomorrow when I get back, I have mostly good experience with eBay and think I can find it now.


EDIT:
I just found this online: http://www.sourcingmap.com/plug-e27-light-lamp-bulb-socket-adapter-convertor-250v-p-124342.html?currency=GBP&utm_source=google&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=ukfroogle
I am planning on gluing the multi-plug upside down on the side of the case, then using this with the bulbs which will be facing down. Could somebody please clarify that the light bulbs i chose and the converter i chose work together? The converters say they are E27 but the bulbs say they are ES, though from what I can tell they are the same thing? (E27=ES, wikepiedia says both mean Edison Screw)

RRain, welcome to RIU.

This will be a fun grow, i'll be following.

Thanks man!

hi rrain

I'm working towards building a stealth pc myself (got a led light so far working on the rest), I noticed you've listed mylar as a reflective in your spreadsheet. I saw a youtube vid of a guy using wrapping foil, you might want to give that a go (I am).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyPF_w7Fsqk

no no no thatll create hot spots like tin foil

thanks for the tip Skunky Haze

Ive decided to dump this and go with a pre built grow box, its larger than mine, more appropriate for me and cheaper than what I could build it for. (I have no shops like walmart ect. in my area)

rrain what do you mean by pre built? like a storage cab?

This product: http://www.mrgrowpro.net/whatyouwillreceive.htm
Literally about to order it

eeek that's a big focker, the one I'm planning on building is set at a height of 21". Aren't there any uk suppliers? Wouldn't that box go through customs and if it does do you think they'll examine it? I don't know they might not but I wouldn't do it in case they do examine it and tell the fuzzballs.

I can afford to buy my own pc grow box but that would take all the fun out of sneaking behind the missus

Shii, you think they would? I'm in the UK too, and I have seen people in the US have seeds taken by customs for which they just recieved a letter informing them to go and justify & collect (if authorised) if there was a mistake. Technically it doesn't yet have any ascosiaction with bud so I think I'll be fine. I was gonna build my own, like I said the reason I'm going for this is it is cheaper for me to get one this big and I'd rather have this bigger one than make one myself. I had every part planned out though for it in case you want anything just check the first post

If you order anything from abroad it will go through customs they'll either scan it or manually open it up just to check for drugs,guns etc. If they come across a suspicious package and open it up to find a pc geared to grow funny stuff then they might let bill and bob know and they might 'pop in' say in a couple of months, I wouldn't risk it. If I were you I'd try sourcing a pc here in the uk or even safer build it yourself (that way there is no record of your intention to build a grow box).

Likewise with seeds I wouldn't order online, I'd try and find a local seed supplier, luckily I live in a town with a seed ship.

I sound paranoid , maybe I am. Goodness knows what I'll be like with the stuff crawling up my veins.

sorry I meant to say 'seed shop'

Just noticed the edit button, this is what happens when you don't wear glasses that you should be wearing.

I'll ask around to see if anyone has ordered these before to the UK, I'm pretty sure the guy has shipped them there before as he has shipping costs for the UK. And also technically it's not linked to marijuana..

ordered

whatd you end up getting?

I got the mrgrowpro case with hydro kit, though I won't be using the hydro kit for my first grow (12/12 from seed, G13 Pineapple express) they keep and I'd love to explore hydro in the near future!