My Grow Cabinet Setup Help

regrets

regrets

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yes that will be perfect that is all you need for ventilation, i would still try to get a small fan in each area though so you have good circulation within. You can get that same fan at home depot for $5-$10 cheaper and then you can get everything else you need for the ducting right away, it is very simple to set that up.
 
Damion5050

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sweet thx I ordered the 250 watt light setup and am planing on going to HD tomorrow some time to get the rest of the lighting and ventilation supplies do you think they sell the material for the DIY carbon filter I seen on this forum.. By the wat I love this forum you people actually help I am also a member of cannibis.com but those people never answer the questions.. The reply with look it up on the net, they just cant give anyone a plan answer
 
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yeah this forum is awesome, usually pretty prompt with answers, Im actually pretty new here but I like it a lot. The answer to your question is yes they will have lots of different materials for diy carbon filters. I have never used one myself and have heard mixed reviews of the diy filters, so let me know how well you think it works. Seems to me that it would have to work pretty well in escense it's not much different from the store bought models.
 
Picasso345

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Ah, I looked at the second pic now and I see we have different models. If you have the tools I would strongly recommend replacing the back cardboard with a 1/4" sheet of cheap plywood. Makes a world of difference in strengthening the cab. Near impossible to square the thing up with that flimsy cardboard and you'll drive yourself insane trying to make it light proof.
 
Damion5050

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Well im not really worried about the back right now persay.. Only reasons are that I am gona be moving in about 16 months soo there for the entire cabinet will be destroyed, and I will be in a house with a room especailly made for this :mrgreen: I am having a extra bedroom built onto my house out in caliente nevada.. The wife knows what its for.. And also I plan to caulk the edges and then put mylar around the inside... :fire:
 
Damion5050

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yeah sauder armoire but not from menards lol close though MEIJERS.. Quick question whats on your top shelf?? Are you using a carbon filter
 
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Nice so you have 2 fans then one for the smell and one for the light, how is the odor does it pretty muc hget rid of it all the reason I ask is because I am in an apartment complex :neutral: So need to be as descrete as possible you have a link for those fans so I can check them out ?
 
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Sweet thx let me know how the smell is in the flowering stages, I heard that carbon filters where one of the best options.. Plus I found the DIY setup on the forum I was gona make my own :hump:
 
Damion5050

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draging around 11 pounds of carbon ?? Umm not sure what u mean lol but if it is what I think it is, The carbon you can buy a roll of it its like 3-4 punds max.. It comes in a roll like the mylar does but its only like 4-5 feet long by like 2 feet wide so you cut it to size and then wrap it around setup, but hey whatever..

Thx for the link I'll save :mrgreen:.. Those fans look pretty tight, it's just I cant afford those as of now need to wait till I get some money coming in.. As of right now I bought one of those 4 inch inline duct work fans from HD for like 30 bucks, but when I get the money I spent back so far then some, I'll def purcahse those
 
Picasso345

Picasso345

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These things are filled with massive amounts of activated carbon granules. The biggest ones hold like 110 pounds of it. I've seen the carbon filter ones, but they are pretty small aren't they?
 

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yeah kinda you would just have to wrap the DIY one like 3 or 4 times to get a really good amount of carbon on it.. I cant wait till my lights and everything comes this week.. Should be here some time between tuesday and thursday :mrgreen:
 
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Ok folks I have been working on my cabinet I am waiting for the main lighting HPS system to come sometime this week, but I have made some progress with my small cloning area and mothering area

Pic 1- My Mother cloning area Setup for 8 CFL's 6500K I will have 4 of them hanging from hooks on the ceiling by chain(adjustable).. And then 2 in each power strip, Also may add some Red LED floods some time..

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/Damion50/DSC01078.jpg

Pic 2- Close up of pic 1

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/Damion50/DSC01079.jpg

Pic 3- My 8 newly made Hempy Buckets 8qt.(2 gallons) each..

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/Damion50/DSC01080.jpg

Pic 4- Close up of HB mesh still drying lol

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn313/Damion50/DSC01081.jpg

I will update with more pics when I get my HPS in.. Also I plan to paint the inside of the cabinet white as well as caulk the edges to prevent light leakage.. Let me know what you think
 
Picasso345

Picasso345

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Painting that is a real bitch. My paint would not stick. Even after I took a sander to it and took it down to bare wood the paint would only stick a tiny bit better. There is something in the glue that holds the wood particles together or something it's odd. Get some mylar. You can paint and it looks fine but then after dry, you can scratch the paint and it comes right off.
 
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