RickyTicks First Time for Everything..!

So i have been lurking for a while now, trying to find what i believe is the best method for me I have decided to show you all with pictures, beautiful pictures... Enjoy


Ohh what do we have here?


Something looks fishy...


yup, definitely fishy


I used a simple Power Supply for the fans


Organized and wrapped the cords


I'm going to be building this
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/101248-best-diy-ez-walmart-carbon.html


I'm finding the inserts for the front of the case to hide the foil.


With the front of the case off, I have done my best to cover all holes and cracks with waterproof reflective duct tape


Ahh, the guts! I'm using this as my CFL reference
https://www.rollitup.org/cfl-fluorescent-lighting/107992-tutorial-growing-cfls.html



2 50MM Dynex fans each 72.5 CFM. these are the intake fans


To maximize the light I'm taking one from this guy!
https://www.rollitup.org/do-yourself/232568-beercan-cfl-reflectors-cheap-easy.html


I use the Velcro to move the power strip up and down to Maximize as much light as i can


I'm going to tape up the bottom in a bit but for now I'm still messing with this setup


This is the Exhaust fan, 50MM Dynex moving 72.5 CFM's into the DIY carbon Filter


I taped up the door to give my little babies the most light i can possibly give them



My inspiration here:
https://www.rollitup.org/stealth-micro-cab-growing/641735-mewks-tiny-pc-grow-69w.html

I'm using this neut guide:
https://www.rollitup.org/nutrients/532038-full-nutrient-guide-depth.html

And I'm looking for a nice easy fem to grow and clone so as soon as I find good seeds I will kepp the updates coming..

Enjoy and please comment

Very cool Ricky, I'm in the process of setting up a PC grow box as well. Would you be able to provide dimensions of your case? I'm debating doing a light setup like that or just going with one large grow bulb, I do like the Velcro height adjustment you have going, very versatile.

BDOGKush said:

Very cool Ricky, I'm in the process of setting up a PC grow box as well. Would you be able to provide dimensions of your case? I'm debating doing a light setup like that or just going with one large grow bulb, I do like the Velcro height adjustment you have going, very versatile.

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I'd be happy to, once i get home for the day I will make a list of all that i used for the build out including the dimensions

First let me apologize for not getting this post out last night.

So to start off, the case is just a regular Mid-tower standard ATX case, try to get one that has little to no sub-structure or at least one that will come out easy. you will need to remove all of it in order to give yourself and your plants room to work and grow.

my case dimensions are
8'' Deep
16.5'' Tall
18'' Long

If you can, try to use a Full tower as your case, those mothers are roomy ha!

I now have a total of 5 fans in this case; 3 of them are 80MM case fans dynex brand. they are good cheap fans that will last a long time. I use 2 of them as the intake fans which helps bring in air at 65 CFM's. then I use the last one as the exhaust fan to help push the air out. I will be attaching the DIY carbon filter i mentioned to this exhaust fan to help with odor later in the project. I am using2 more fans inside the case to help move air around the plant and to offer some wind like characteristics to help strengthen the plant. they are 70MM fans that I got at my local computer supply store. they move combined a total of 44 CFM's inside the case. all the fans together move in the area of 150 CFM's in and out of the case.

To power the fans I "Hot Wired" a standard ATX computer power supply, a Antec 500C 80+ model. get and cheap power supply that you want, as long as it can power the fans to move the air, it will do just fine. to "Hot Wire" the actual power supply go to the 24 pin connecter that plugs into the MoBo and find the GREEN wire and BLACK wire (note. the BLACK wire will be on the revers side of the connecter and "should be the only black wire on that side) one you have located those two wires you can bridge them. use a wire and connect the two terminals on the connecter and Vola! if you don't like the bridge method, you will need to follow those two wires a little ways back and cut, strip, and content them some how. The GREEN wire is the Power and the Black Wire is the ground.

use a good power strip, find one that has a built in surge protector. they are easy to find and cheap.

2 rolls of Water Proof Reflective Duct Tape to seal Every and ALL unnecessary holes and cracks. Its important to make the case as air tight as possible, you want to be able to move and manipulate the air any way you want. this will also offer a good reflective surface to maximize light. the more light the better right?!

1 or 2 rolls of Velcro, man this shit comes in handy!

6 standard CFL bulbs, 3 at 2700K and 3 at 6500K or what ever your preference is.

and that's about it, let your imagination run with a project like this. I know I had a lot of fun building this haha

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I add the 2 new fans, one on the left and one on the right

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Both fans are held on with Velcro so their height and angle can adjusted if necessary.

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Same Idea with this fan.

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An idea of how much room I have to work with when the light bar is 3/4 of the way down.

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Now with it all the way up!

Rock on man, thanks for the info. I have a mid tower sitting in my room that I was contemplating turning into a micro grow box. Pretty much the same dimensions as yours.

BDOGKush said:

Rock on man, thanks for the info. I have a mid tower sitting in my room that I was contemplating turning into a micro grow box. Pretty much the same dimensions as yours.

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Yeah man, if you remove all the useless stuff inside the case, there is a surprisingly large amount of room to work with

I tryed to build that same carbon filter but walmart here does not carry the rubbermaid pen holders. I had to wing it. PC looks really nice. good luck on your grow.

reku said:

I tryed to build that same carbon filter but walmart here does not carry the rubbermaid pen holders. I had to wing it. PC looks really nice. good luck on your grow.

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Thanks! I'v had the same problem, cant seem to find the pen holders at Wal-Mart any more..lol

Gutted my case tonight, broke two drill bits drilling all the damn rivets out but now it's nice and open. Already have some Mylar on hand so I'll probably line it tomorrow. What are your plans for your case, are you going to fully flower a plant in it or just use it as a micro veg room?

For those drive bay gaps on the front of your case, couldn't you take the faceplate off a cd drive and glue it to cover the gap? Would look like you had a drive mounted in your case, making it look a little more like a legit computer.

BDOGKush said:

Gutted my case tonight, broke two drill bits drilling all the damn rivets out but now it's nice and open. Already have some Mylar on hand so I'll probably line it tomorrow. What are your plans for your case, are you going to fully flower a plant in it or just use it as a micro veg room?

For those drive bay gaps on the front of your case, couldn't you take the faceplate off a cd drive and glue it to cover the gap? Would look like you had a drive mounted in your case, making it look a little more like a legit computer.

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That front case solution is not a bad idea at all! I will try it and post results tonight..

to answer your question, I plan on fully flower in that box, I just ordered some seeds from Nirvana seeds (they ship to the US) and they should arrive in a week or so.
I'm going to use a system called ScrOG to maximize light and to help with the space, I will also implement LST to help during flowering.

this is going to be like a Journal from seed to smoke and i hope you all stick around for the next few months to see how it all plays out

in a PC grow you will HAVE to LST and Scrog it. you will need to start LST during Veg then set up a scrog and use it all thru flower. I had my last grow scrogged then I went into to flower and it was a male huge bummer that grow was. But now I am back with another grow making all kinds of new mistakes to learn from!

That's the plan! I'm still trying to find good inexpensive neuts to use... any ideas?

When you flower are you going to run 3 2700k bulbs or are you going to use a 6500k in with the 2700k bulbs to try and add to the light spectrum?

@BDOG

I'm not to sure to be honest, what I'm going to do. I haven't decided

you make a good point tho, what do you think about swapping out the bulbs?

Thanks for this thread dude I am doing a PC Grow soon, my first grow aswell.
Got any recomendations on strains that stay small?
Thanks for this info !

Ryannn said:

Thanks for this thread dude I am doing a PC Grow soon, my first grow aswell.
Got any recomendations on strains that stay small?
Thanks for this info !

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Any time man, I'm glad that you like what you see though I can't comment on any specific strains, this is my first time growing ever. I would just do as much research as you can

@BDOG I have decided to swap out the bulbs between Veg and Flower, it just makes sense


I have Picked up some Fox Farms Ocean something or other potting soil as well as some Fox Farms Grow and Bloom Neuts! we'll see how all it goes, just got and email with my tracking number so everything should be here soon!

just got shipping confirmation on my seeds this morning ......Soon.... haha

just a quick question, i have Fox Farms soil and neuts but I only have Grow and Bloom. I have a feeling that I will need to get Tiger Bloom as well, am I right?

Okay I Got My Seeds In The Mail From Nirvana Lastnight. I Have Started To Germinate One Of The Seeds With The Paper Towel Method. I Will Upload Some Pics Tonight So All Of You Can See

RickyTick said:

Okay I Got My Seeds In The Mail From Nirvana Lastnight. I Have Started To Germinate One Of The Seeds With The Paper Towel Method. I Will Upload Some Pics Tonight So All Of You Can See

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I prefer Jiffy soil pellets over the towel method. My most recent grow I couldn't find any soil pellets at Lowes so I emptied out a tea bag, filled it with soil, and that worked just fine. But yeah, many use the towel method, easier to see duds that way. Although after buying 25 seeds from Nirvana I had no duds, 1 took a while to germ though.

Love the stealth setup as well. But you gotta get rid of that light leak if you really need to be stealthy.

And don't underestimate the smell of the plant, getting rid of light leak will also force the air through your filter, which I hope works well for you.

I recommend hitting up your local hardware store for some weather stripping, I used that to get rid of my most annoying bits of light leak on the edges.

nice setup, luv the pc grows, good luck and happy growing