high guys! im new (but pretty handy in general and have some general ideas i would like to discuss that i have not ben able to find any info on.
i'm running a 37 gal. tub now with 16 23 watt cfl's and am vegging good but i'm building a new box (cabinet) due to the fact there is just tooo much room for improvement.
My box really is great
this is about 2 weeks into vegg with bastard (but decent) bagseed.
youcan see how i mounted my fan into the lid, and my vented reflector, which goes in the box directly over the lights. i found that putting duct tape around the side of the fan and sealing it to the box significantly improved airflow and reduced noise acting as a shroud. My ducting is2 cardboard boxes that i taped together and standard dryer hose that i will connect to carbon filter (maybe? one question nis what is best, ive seen inline ozone generators housed in pvc tha looked pretty slick---but do they work?)
My lights are 23 watt cfl half daylite half regular(the daylight bulbs arre much brighter and seem to have more of a blue spectrum) and 3 18" fishtank tubes on the sides. with this setup i can maintain temps of about 82-85 degrees.
It works well but i need to be able to rotate. i am going to build a cabinet with one large flowering chamber 22x33x80 and 4chambers on the side vertically 22x12x24, x24, x12, x20 from top to bottom for vegging, cloning, mother, storage(fert., power, etc.).
i am going to use the same type of exhaust system only make the floor and inside walls out of pegboard for intake and air circulation between chambers.
I am going to mount a pvc pipe 8or 10 inch horizontally in the top of the cab with a y and threaded cleanout cap (plumbed to outside for easy fill) for a feed mix tank and plumb it at least to my flowering pots with emitters and valves (or whatever) and possibly y veg nad mother (thats ultimate plan).
I am also going to alter my light arraingment and addd more lights (6 more cfl 23w daylight) and a 400w hps.
i am going to build tyhe base off the floor 8 inches paint all down there flat black and put black pet screen around bottom for finshed look. The insidde i would like tyo paint with metallic silver over white for max reflect.
I am going to build this cab out of louan (7$)sheet and 2x2's. Ihave the material and will be starting shortly and posting pic's.
Anyway i need to do some calculations on my lights and was wondering on cfl's , when everyone is talking they want to relate to watts but my cfl's claim as much light as a 100w incandescant with 23 w so what figure do i use 100w or 23 w?.the bulbs say 1600 lumens so right now i have about 19, 000 lumens in my tub which is about 5 sq ft which is about 3800 lumens per sq ft (thats not counting the fish tanks.
i haven't done the calcs for the new cab because im not sure how to calculate those cfl's.
my next question is concerning ozone generators. i saw where someone tyook stainless screen on each side of glass and mounted it inline of vent after fan. Does this work? i know it's dangerous but mounted in pipe is pretty safe i am exploring other methods to carbon as it is so expensive ( but works well) but my constraint is that i live in residential neighborhood and can have zero odor. i have also seen high intensity uv systems but have no idea where to get those type of bulbs or if they will produce enough efffect.
Anyway those are my two big questions right now lites and smellers I am pretty confident my new cab will be great and will have pics soon any and all imput and ideas are welcome
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i'm running a 37 gal. tub now with 16 23 watt cfl's and am vegging good but i'm building a new box (cabinet) due to the fact there is just tooo much room for improvement.
My box really is great
this is about 2 weeks into vegg with bastard (but decent) bagseed.youcan see how i mounted my fan into the lid, and my vented reflector, which goes in the box directly over the lights. i found that putting duct tape around the side of the fan and sealing it to the box significantly improved airflow and reduced noise acting as a shroud. My ducting is2 cardboard boxes that i taped together and standard dryer hose that i will connect to carbon filter (maybe? one question nis what is best, ive seen inline ozone generators housed in pvc tha looked pretty slick---but do they work?)
My lights are 23 watt cfl half daylite half regular(the daylight bulbs arre much brighter and seem to have more of a blue spectrum) and 3 18" fishtank tubes on the sides. with this setup i can maintain temps of about 82-85 degrees.
It works well but i need to be able to rotate. i am going to build a cabinet with one large flowering chamber 22x33x80 and 4chambers on the side vertically 22x12x24, x24, x12, x20 from top to bottom for vegging, cloning, mother, storage(fert., power, etc.).
i am going to use the same type of exhaust system only make the floor and inside walls out of pegboard for intake and air circulation between chambers.
I am going to mount a pvc pipe 8or 10 inch horizontally in the top of the cab with a y and threaded cleanout cap (plumbed to outside for easy fill) for a feed mix tank and plumb it at least to my flowering pots with emitters and valves (or whatever) and possibly y veg nad mother (thats ultimate plan).
I am also going to alter my light arraingment and addd more lights (6 more cfl 23w daylight) and a 400w hps.
i am going to build tyhe base off the floor 8 inches paint all down there flat black and put black pet screen around bottom for finshed look. The insidde i would like tyo paint with metallic silver over white for max reflect.
I am going to build this cab out of louan (7$)sheet and 2x2's. Ihave the material and will be starting shortly and posting pic's.
Anyway i need to do some calculations on my lights and was wondering on cfl's , when everyone is talking they want to relate to watts but my cfl's claim as much light as a 100w incandescant with 23 w so what figure do i use 100w or 23 w?.the bulbs say 1600 lumens so right now i have about 19, 000 lumens in my tub which is about 5 sq ft which is about 3800 lumens per sq ft (thats not counting the fish tanks.
i haven't done the calcs for the new cab because im not sure how to calculate those cfl's.
my next question is concerning ozone generators. i saw where someone tyook stainless screen on each side of glass and mounted it inline of vent after fan. Does this work? i know it's dangerous but mounted in pipe is pretty safe i am exploring other methods to carbon as it is so expensive ( but works well) but my constraint is that i live in residential neighborhood and can have zero odor. i have also seen high intensity uv systems but have no idea where to get those type of bulbs or if they will produce enough efffect.
Anyway those are my two big questions right now lites and smellers I am pretty confident my new cab will be great and will have pics soon any and all imput and ideas are welcome
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be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If
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