My grow cabinet:opinions wanted.......

ok so this is my first indoor grow ive grown outside before and it came out swell.
Im using a metal cabinet like the in the att pic. a 400w Sun System 2 switchable mh/hps(internal ballast if that matters). and im thinking of getting 6in inline/inlet 240cfm fan with a two speed switch. and a dayton 465cfm vent blower for my exaust 4in so i have to convert. and some kind of carbon filter attached to the vent blower. sorry if no one can understand me lol but if you can comments please!

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have you got any sound restraints, it just looks like the inline fan may be a bit noisy, but if not then it will work fine, how many plants are you planning on doing at a time because you may be better getting a tent which may give you more room. also you may have problems with light leaks with a metal closet.
god luck with whatever route you chose to take.
lu

just two plants(clones straight into flowering) and ya i was thinking of a muffler but would i need one for intake and exaust?

2 clones under 400w must be vegged some time, make use of the light and get a bigger yield, i guess a single fan would suffice

would 400w be sufficiant enough for a 4x4ft 7ft high grow tent?

yep it would

I would veg at least 3 weeks. If you dont your yield will be so wimpy, it might just piss you off that you just "spent $300 in elctricity for this".....lol

ok kool im startin out with 2 violator kush and 2 master kush from seed. prollie veg them for 4-5 weeks first

BigJon626 said:

would 400w be sufficiant enough for a 4x4ft 7ft high grow tent?

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no no no, 400 can barely cover a 3x3 in flowering if the bulb is good

i have a dr80 which is 2.6x2.6x5.5 and i flower with a 250w and then for the last 4 weeks of flowering i throw in a 150w aswell. it just about does it so i guess as zem says you might want to think about the 600, but then again if its only 4 plants i dont think you would need that much room anyway so i guess you could always make it a bit smaller if you really did want the 400w.
i hope that makes sense to you.
lu

im just guna veg for a while then hopefully buy another 400w by flowering time

Hmm...I would perhaps ditch the inline fan as you look as if you were planning on using it for intake. You can use passive intake which creates negative pressure in the cabinet allowing you to keep the odor in the cabinet and not leak out You may want to concider a fixture in which the ballast is seperate because heat build up can be a problem for some people inside cabinets. It really depends on the climate you live in and where you plan to put the cabinet. Try to plan around the exhaust system alittle if you can...i.e. if possible setup where you can either pull in fresh air from another area (whether it be another room or outside) or vent the heat out of the room.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask and check out my cabinet build it may inspire you....

ya im not puting an intake fan just a 400 cfm exaust fan but im not sure how to filter my incoming air

To filter the incomming air I use a home made lighttrap with a Hepa filter placed at one end so it is easy to replace later. You can use the higher end filters for home heating units or if you need smaller which is usually the case then you can browse the vacuum aisle like I did till I found something that I thought would work.

You can take alook at my thread for an example....