Grow box deisgn questions/help

Robzilla

Member
Alright, I've been lurking on these forums for a few weeks now but this is my first post.

I have never grown before but I am pretty confident I know the basics to get a decent yield when the time comes.

I am going to make a grow box, I already have all my materials, for the box and the entire grow pretty much.

I'm making a grow box out of wood, I'll be using cfls for lighting and soil as my medium. The box doesn't need to be extremely stealth but I don't want it to be obvious.

My main question is, should I make a box bigger in height smaller in width or bigger and width and smaller in height.
I don't have the measurements of my wood at the moment but to give you guys a idea I have enough room/wood to make a box 2x bigger than a CPU case. The height may not be As tall of I make the box more wide than tall.

List of materials I have for the actual box (excluding the glue and saws, just know I have the tools to make the box)
-20 cfls (Veg, and flowering)
-2 pc fans
-reflective tape
-power strips
-temp guage, with humidity and all that.
-lightbulb fixtures that plug into the power strips.

I have alot of ideas for the box but don't know what's best. I want to grow 1 maybe 2 plants.

Eventually I'll have a flowering box as well, probably a pc case

Thanks for the help on advance.
 

Felincor

Active Member
Why not dump the CFL's and go for a HID light? If you're only wanting 1-2 plants get a 150w one and hook it up instead, CFL's are too much work, you'll need to constantly adjust them every day the plant moves up; they need to be right up about an inch away from the leaves to be effective, whereas a HID can be a foot away or two and not need adjustment everyday. Really CFL has a hard time competing with HID.
 

SimplySmoked

Well-Known Member
20 cfls is well interesting... What watt bulbs are they? Have you considered just using 2 of the massive 65w clfs? That will save you the chaos of twenty cords.. and your box needs to be tall but have some width too. 3ft of height would be a minimum IMO.. also consider how tall you pots or pails will be that you plant in. Now the fans.. Cpu fans are great.. for computers. Try to find a smaller 3 or 4 inch fan.. or two.
 
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