OsmosisJones14
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Hello,
First time/long time.
I've decided to take the plunge into making a stealth grow box and I need some advice.
I have a 38"wide x 12"deep x 32"tall kitchen cabinet that I have turned into a grow box. I have two 125w CFL's fit in there with reflectors on yo-yo's and a bunch of reflective material on the sides. I have a small adjustable computer fan circulating inside.
I need to keep this thing quiet, stealthy and odor-less. I plan on Scrogging just a single plant.
This grow box is in a garage/basement that is poorly insulated and drops to the low 40's in the winter. I've got a heat pad and the CFL's burn decently hot so I'm not worried about temperatures. I have a space heater just in case.
With that said - not needing to worry about heat, it only being a single plant in a small-ish space, etc. - do I have to vent my carbon filter/fan setup outside of the box?
What if I had a small computer blower (see below:stronger than a fan) pulling air through a filter inside of the box and then pushing the clean air right back into it? So basically scrub the air and push it out back into the same box and re-circulate it continuously.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004K3DM2G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A2F13KK758WMXQ
The blower pulls 17cfm and the box is around 11cf. The fan also has a h2o rating of a 5.62mm.
The grow box is fairly air-tight.
Hypothetically, even at a drastic loss in throughput from the filter, this thing could scrub all of the air within the box once every 2-3 minutes. It comes with two so if needed I could double-up.
I know the plant needs fresh air with new co2 but I would be checking on it every day and opening the doors at least once for a few minutes. I feel like this should be enough for one plant.
Let me know your thoughts.
First time/long time.
I've decided to take the plunge into making a stealth grow box and I need some advice.
I have a 38"wide x 12"deep x 32"tall kitchen cabinet that I have turned into a grow box. I have two 125w CFL's fit in there with reflectors on yo-yo's and a bunch of reflective material on the sides. I have a small adjustable computer fan circulating inside.
I need to keep this thing quiet, stealthy and odor-less. I plan on Scrogging just a single plant.
This grow box is in a garage/basement that is poorly insulated and drops to the low 40's in the winter. I've got a heat pad and the CFL's burn decently hot so I'm not worried about temperatures. I have a space heater just in case.
With that said - not needing to worry about heat, it only being a single plant in a small-ish space, etc. - do I have to vent my carbon filter/fan setup outside of the box?
What if I had a small computer blower (see below:stronger than a fan) pulling air through a filter inside of the box and then pushing the clean air right back into it? So basically scrub the air and push it out back into the same box and re-circulate it continuously.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004K3DM2G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_5&smid=A2F13KK758WMXQ
The blower pulls 17cfm and the box is around 11cf. The fan also has a h2o rating of a 5.62mm.
The grow box is fairly air-tight.
Hypothetically, even at a drastic loss in throughput from the filter, this thing could scrub all of the air within the box once every 2-3 minutes. It comes with two so if needed I could double-up.
I know the plant needs fresh air with new co2 but I would be checking on it every day and opening the doors at least once for a few minutes. I feel like this should be enough for one plant.
Let me know your thoughts.
