New super stealth CFL grow tent (homemade!)

bradderskush

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Hey guys, its been a little while since my last grow which turned out pretty good, 21g of blue cheese :-P but now ive decided to build a new grow container with more space!
After a lot of consideration i decided to invest in a grow tent, but after looking online ive realised that they are soooo overpriced. So instead, being the cheapskate i am, i built my own diy tent for £30!!

What i had:
  • 1 small pollytunnel(greenhouse with polythene sheeting)
Height (m)125 cm
Width (m)69 cm
Length (m)49 cm
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  • 4x12volt PC Case Fans- 2/exhaust 1/intake 1/circulation
  • mylar sheeting
  • 6x30w CFL 1x14w CFL (all 2700k)

And here is the, almost, finished product....
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That is a 3 gallon pot aswell :)

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Heres the side with my thermometer and microscope Velcro'd to the wall.
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The intake fan near the bottom.
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Outake fans right at the top.

As you can tell ive really stepped this one up abit. Im wanting to just grow autoflowers really, and i had 1 in mind. BioDiesel Mass? anyone have any views on this?

So what do you think of my tent? would it be enough to grow 2 autoflowering plants at the same time and still get an ok yeild? Please all opinions and suggestions welcome, Thanks guys :)
 

emannn2010

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nice setup, looking forward to watching this grow, I`m sure with that setup u will be able to grow 2 plants, especially auto`s, good luck and happy growing
 

bradderskush

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Cheers for the reply mate, im hoping so. Im debating on either buying 2 of the same strains and doing multiple tests on one and letting the other just grow on its own. Or buying 2 different strains to see which one i prefer.. Dont spose you have any recommendations for autos do ya?
 

djlifeline

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Just do the 1 plant at a time dude. Trust me. And LST it to get most out of your CFLs. Hope you have a way of getting that pot right next to the bulbs.
 

bb61

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How is a 4ft tall structure wrapped in Mylar considered "super stealth"? I'm not trying to bash you or your tent. Just wondering, did you... for a lack of a better word, camouflage it somehow?

How was your blue cheese? I'm about to start my grow with the same, just never tried it before.

I do like your resourcefulness on the tent though. Good luck with the grow.
 

bb61

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Sorry if that sounds like I'm being a dick in the first paragraph, I'm not trying to.
 

bradderskush

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Djlife, yeah thats what i was thinking just doin the one plant. And yeah dunno if you noticed but the greenhouse came with adjustable shelfs so thats a plus haha...Bb61 yo man it doesnt really look super stealthy but where i have it its completely undetectable.. Even though its in quite an obvious place aha. And yeah the blue cheese was really nice, the buds were quite dense and truly looked more than what it was and had a pretty heavy high. Would definitely reccomend!
 
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