my home made solidwood growcab

hey im new here, this is my first post i thought i would show you all my grow cab i built not long ago. its all built out of shit i found in th garage apart from the locks and hinges i bought myself.took a few days to build, first i made a frame out of 2 by 2 inch peices of wood then lined all the sides with inch thick solid maple flooring, used some inch thick solid oak for the base of the cupboard and a kitchen bench for the top thn i had 2 kitchen cupboard doors liein about so i cut them to fit and put them on , after that it was pretty much done, just sealed all the gaps up with silicone then bought weather strips and sealed all the edges of the doors so it is all totally lightproof, i then drilled a few big holes for th 4 pc fans and cut a big hole in the bottom of the cupboard so i could sink pots to the floor underneath, hung my light and put my fans up and just about finished... oh btw i forgot to say i got 2 big barrel lock things i put them inside a peice of 2 by 2inch wood and bolted them to the inside of the doors, the cupboard weighs about 70-80kg and has a tv ontop that weighs about 30kg LOL so its pretty stable and secure ... also! i forgot the 2 exhaust fans at th back of th cupboard they are piped into my unused chimney that is directly behind the cupboard thats for odors.....

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thats a 125watt cfl, also have a 400watt hps for flowering, any comments welcome

Looks good. Do you have anything in there now?

Nice & clean +rep

na not yet im waitin for my seeds to come, also cant decide weather to use my hydro system or soil

nice cab +rep for ya ok no rep for ya it says i gave out too much

nice setup man...gonna have to train them like hell...but im in the same boat
+rep

im thinkin about a big screen the size of the cupboard about 8inch away from the bulb

Have you run a heat test to see if your exhaust/intake is sufficient? Could be a good idea to get an idea of how hot it gets in there after 18 hours of light, so you know what you're going to be dealing with when your seeds do come.

Just a thought though. Looks great. What kind of seeds did you order? Who from? Good experience? Bad experience?

i aint done a proper test yet but iv ran it with the 400hps in there for 24 hours with the 4 pc fans on and the desktop fan on mode 1 and it seemed fine to me but im gna get thermometer and check again seeds.. snow white feminised from nirvana from my local grow shop 30quid for 5 , as for experience iv had a few attempts at growin first 2 were shit just bag seed and shit conditions.. last 1 was white widow** feminised by nirvana and i had 1 plant tht i got 2 oz bone dry stinky white widow it was good shit not the best but good for my 3rd attemped, im just learnin, i made myself a hydro dripfeed system tht fits in my cupboard and i use that plastic box as the resivoir, bt i dont think im expeienced enuff to use hydro, im gna go for coco coir i think, and th food i use throughout is called green myst humic

Humic is your only sort of plant nutrition? You may want to consider a better base nutrient.

what would u recommend?

It really depends on how much you're looking to spend. If money is not a problem, Advanced Nutrients makes a great line of nutrients. But if money is tight, there is still a slew of different options for you. Check out HTGSupply for an idea of how much each company's line costs. Foxfarm is a go-to nutrient line for first timers. I myself am trying an organic line called Blue Mountain Organics, with a few supplements from Advanced Nutrients and Botanicare. Everyone has their own nutrient regime, and you'll just have to find out what works best for you.

i will have a look in my local grow shop

ok heres my first proper update 10 seedlings 2 days since they popped, all but 1 has sprouted iam happy with there progress, heres a pic

these are all bagseed collected out of a oz of some very nice fruity weed i had just recently i dont know the genetics but i have a feeling that it is some version of ice, the bud was a very nice smoke i estimate around 15-20% thc nice fruity flavour and a good buzz, planning on transplanting into party cups in the next few days, they will be staying under the same lights for anuther week then i will put them under some daylight cfls to veg, only planinin on 1-2 weeks of vegin at the most because iam limited on height

New here, I have subbed this cuz I'm kinda in the same boat as you, wanna see how yours goes.

In all of my ops there are fire detectors and fire extinguishers. I even carry one in my car. I have never had a fire but just thought I'd mention, yesterday two fireman were injured fighting a house fire that turned out to be a grow-op. I wouldn't want to be the person(s) responsible for that one. You can get white colored aluminum flashing and line your wooden growbox with that. The last one I did I used old sockets(to hold the metal away from the wood) and nails.