MY semi-DIY STEALTH Cabinet! Version 2.0!

stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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Whats up oObe, very glad i found this thread. I was wondering, i have the same exact cab as you do and ive been running three cheap exaust fans from home depot 20.00 spcials as a triple exaust from the top of my cab to cool my 400 watt hps with a passive intake at the bottom ruffly two holes at 6" diamiters for intake..so far all is well but these cheap fans are going out as i speak and not to mention im about to drop some strains that are going to put out a lil stinkage if you know what i mean..here is the thing i have a 4" carbon filter unused so far and i was going to upgrade my fan to 440 cfm that i found online for 100.00 bucks,if i run this fan pulling through the carbon filter as a total box exaust will this be enough to keep the temps down with the 400 or not? the new fan is a 6" and i have a reducer to fit it 6" to 4"..Hope you can lend a lil help before i purchace...
 
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oOBe RyeOo

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My fan is a 520ish cfm and it stays in the mid 80's when the light is on all day, and I only have a 4in passive intake. So, I don't see why that wouldn't work.

I have a spare fan, I think it's probably the same as what you're talking about.
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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oOBe RyeOo said:
My fan is a 520ish cfm and it stays in the mid 80's when the light is on all day, and I only have a 4in passive intake. So, I don't see why that wouldn't work.

I have a spare fan, I think it's probably the same as what you're talking about.
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cool thanks, hows the temps in your surrounding room or did you say your box is inside the closet?
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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Well im sub'd and here so keep us good and informed..Peace By the way love the hell out of your box the mylar makes it look so much better then mine but other then that they are the same...
 
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oOBe RyeOo

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stinkbudd1 said:
Well im sub'd and here so keep us good and informed..Peace By the way love the hell out of your box the mylar makes it look so much better then mine but other then that they are the same...
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You sub'd to the grow or this thread. I love taking picture so feel free to look. I don't update this anymore. You got a pic of your cab?
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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oOBe RyeOo said:
You sub'd to the grow or this thread. I love taking picture so feel free to look. I don't update this anymore. You got a pic of your cab?
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Yeah i have a few laying around on one of those video cards i'll pull it out and upload a couple..Do you have a grow journal going on anything? if so shoot me the link!
 
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oOBe RyeOo

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stinkbudd1 said:
So here is my box for now i'll be making some mod's on it soon when i began my next grow!!440 cfm fan,single exaust with carbon filter and no cool tube i feel like it restric's some of the lights output..Peace
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That still looks pretty damn nice, bro! So, you just blow the air through the tube with the stationary fan? What are your temps like? I like it.

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KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!
Saw that in, I think, gambers' thread.
 
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Wishbuilder

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nice looking cab how long did it take,i built one too.aim not sure if i can get a pic to post here if not the Patriot Grow Box is in my albums
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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oOBe RyeOo said:
That still looks pretty damn nice, bro! So, you just blow the air through the tube with the stationary fan? What are your temps like? I like it.

KISS
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!
Saw that in, I think, gambers' thread.
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Yeah actually what i did is i ran 3 home depot 4" fans about 80 cfm's apiece through the flex tubing you see the fans are there you just cant see them, they jus suck air from right on top of the light reflector and around it and it blows right out the back of the box..with a passive intake at the bottom i can keep my temps relatively pretty cool around 78 or so depending on room temp..But now the dilema is i want to hook up my carbon filter so i know i need a better fan plus these are going out as i speak so im going with the 440 cfm inline fan i found on e-bay for 90.00 free shipping,so i see some remodeling in my near future..lol

By the way i dropped in on your thread all looks good right now i'll be subbing as soon as i get back to it...And a rep when i get there..Peace
 
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oOBe RyeOo

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Wishbuilder said:
nice looking cab how long did it take,i built one too.aim not sure if i can get a pic to post here if not the Patriot Grow Box is in my albums
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I'm not sure how long. It took a few hours to cut the boards and then a couple more to install them. It's hard to say because I had to piece everything together because I didn't have the money for it all at once. Did you buy that cab? It looks pretty professional.

stinkbudd1 said:
Yeah actually what i did is i ran 3 home depot 4" fans about 80 cfm's apiece through the flex tubing you see the fans are there you just cant see them, they jus suck air from right on top of the light reflector and around it and it blows right out the back of the box..with a passive intake at the bottom i can keep my temps relatively pretty cool around 78 or so depending on room temp..But now the dilema is i want to hook up my carbon filter so i know i need a better fan plus these are going out as i speak so im going with the 440 cfm inline fan i found on e-bay for 90.00 free shipping,so i see some remodeling in my near future..lol

By the way i dropped in on your thread all looks good right now i'll be subbing as soon as i get back to it...And a rep when i get there..Peace
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That sucks about the fans. How long have they been running? I dropped 230 on my fan... it better not go out for A WHILE! lol.

Thanks for the good karma. I'll check out what you got goin on tomorrow.
 
stinkbudd1

stinkbudd1

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oOBe RyeOo said:
I'm not sure how long. It took a few hours to cut the boards and then a couple more to install them. It's hard to say because I had to piece everything together because I didn't have the money for it all at once. Did you buy that cab? It looks pretty professional.



That sucks about the fans. How long have they been running? I dropped 230 on my fan... it better not go out for A WHILE! lol.

Thanks for the good karma. I'll check out what you got goin on tomorrow.
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The fans were cheap, so it was expected but they actually lasted a lot longer then i would have thought this will be my 5th grow with the fans and they cost me a grand total of 66.00 for all three...If i had a choice i would use them again but as i said i need to get my carbon filter hooked up and i cant running this kind of set up..
 
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