Hey v12, thanks for your reply. I actually have some extra money and decided I will be purchasing a new better more permanent case for this. I recall you posting a link for the Broadway Com Corp R-900 case on Newegg, so I took a look and found the newer version, the R-910 and will be purchasing that for my PC grow case.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811162054)
My plan now is to put one 120mm fan on the front bottom and one 120mm fan on the back top with a 90CFM rating. The case already has fixtures for them and I can build a couple simple light traps for light proofing. I will connect those fans to a fan controller and use a simple power adaptor to power the fan controller because I agree with you that the PSU might raise the temps a bit too much. I'll then plug the charger into a power strip on the backside of the case. Because of the high priority for stealth I had this idea of taking a broken/old PSU and gutting it and using the frame. Mount the frame where the PSU would go and have the power strip cord coming out of it. I think that will take care of my stealth needs and not bring any unneeded heat into the case.
Now the thing I need some input on is the lighting. I also agree that side lighting will take too much space, so do you think 5 CFL light bulbs in total mounted on top, 4 will be 26 watt 2700k bulbs and 1 will be a 26 watt 6500k bulb is enough for 3 plants, 4 at most in a perpetual grow?
I think that amount of lighting is just enough where it wont make the case overheat, but I'm not sure if it's enough for the plants?
Heres my crappy sketch of my design, tell me what you think:
I'll also try to make some kind of system where I can lower the lights maybe.
Anyways, I think I've covered everything I need to. I hope I'm not hi-jacking your thread and taking attention away from your beautiful grow, it's just your opinion is important to me seeing as how long you've been doing successful grows in a PC. But who knows, maybe my poorly drawn diagram will help someone or motivate someone to start another PC grow.
PS: I agree RIU needs a dedicated section for micro grows because we have plenty of successful ones full of good information. But, if they don't make one soon and you decide to move your grow to a different forum please inform us because I will go register at that forum for the sole purpose of following your thread . Thanks for your help. When I start my grow I'll definently shoot a PM your way with the link. I think I should stop typing now. Cya.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811162054)
My plan now is to put one 120mm fan on the front bottom and one 120mm fan on the back top with a 90CFM rating. The case already has fixtures for them and I can build a couple simple light traps for light proofing. I will connect those fans to a fan controller and use a simple power adaptor to power the fan controller because I agree with you that the PSU might raise the temps a bit too much. I'll then plug the charger into a power strip on the backside of the case. Because of the high priority for stealth I had this idea of taking a broken/old PSU and gutting it and using the frame. Mount the frame where the PSU would go and have the power strip cord coming out of it. I think that will take care of my stealth needs and not bring any unneeded heat into the case.
Now the thing I need some input on is the lighting. I also agree that side lighting will take too much space, so do you think 5 CFL light bulbs in total mounted on top, 4 will be 26 watt 2700k bulbs and 1 will be a 26 watt 6500k bulb is enough for 3 plants, 4 at most in a perpetual grow?
I think that amount of lighting is just enough where it wont make the case overheat, but I'm not sure if it's enough for the plants?
Heres my crappy sketch of my design, tell me what you think:
I'll also try to make some kind of system where I can lower the lights maybe.
Anyways, I think I've covered everything I need to. I hope I'm not hi-jacking your thread and taking attention away from your beautiful grow, it's just your opinion is important to me seeing as how long you've been doing successful grows in a PC. But who knows, maybe my poorly drawn diagram will help someone or motivate someone to start another PC grow.
PS: I agree RIU needs a dedicated section for micro grows because we have plenty of successful ones full of good information. But, if they don't make one soon and you decide to move your grow to a different forum please inform us because I will go register at that forum for the sole purpose of following your thread . Thanks for your help. When I start my grow I'll definently shoot a PM your way with the link. I think I should stop typing now. Cya.