Rubbermaid Grow Box

bacanchola21

Active Member
rubbermaid Growbox
-2 Rubbermaid(18-20gallon)storage Containers
-6 Light Sockets
-2 Exstetion Cords(male Plug)
-1 Powerstrip
-fan
-sharp Knife
-timer
-6 Cfl Lights
-flat White And Black Spraypaint
-caulk
-superglue
1.first We Need To Cut The Lids. So We Snap Them On And Cut Them With The Knife On The Inside, So It Looks Like A Square Ring That Snaps Onto The Contaier. You Will Do This To Both Containers
2.next, We Glue The Lids Together(top To TOp) After That, Caulk The Space Between The Two Lids Together(to Make It Stronger, Airtight, And Lightproof).
3.lets Paint The Inside White And The Outside Black, To Make It Lightproof And Reflective.
4.now Choose Which Container Is Going To Be The Top And Which Is Going To Be The Bottom. On The Top One Cut Three Holes On Each(use The Wider Side) Make Sure The Light Socket Fit Into The Holes Snugly, And Slip The Socket Into It's Hole.
5.its Time To Be Mr. Electrition, So Lets Wire Each Extention Cord To Its Three Sockets.its Easy, Just Match The Colors And Tape It Up.
6.cut A Hole The Size Of The Fan And Squeze It Into The Hole, If Neccesary Caulk It To Make It Tight.
7.last Just Screw In The Bulbs, Plug In The Timer And Set It To 18 Hours On And 6 Hours Off, Plug The Power Strip Into The Timer, Plug In The Lights, Put Your Soil Into Pots, Place Your Germinated Seeds Into The Soil, Water The Plants, Wait A Few Months And Youl Have Nice Healthy Plants.
 

rawtunes

Active Member
hey what kind of caulking did you use
i went to Lowes and they said that caulking would melt the plastic
i got some epoxy super glue stuff and it didnt hold very well
 

Maccabee

Well-Known Member
Ask for a silicon sealant that will bond to plastic, or just use gaffer's tape.

Cool Tool: Gaffer's Tape

The 3M version works OK if you can't find Permacel P-665 or P-672.

If you're having trouble getting a good seal, metal repair tape around the joint with gaffer's tape over it can help. This is how I seal my cabinets/closets and it's less messy and just as effective as using caulk and/or silicone. Although you may have to repair or remove and replace the tapes after a while.

Gorilla Tape will work too, but I'm pretty sure it's a rebranded-for-consumers version of some yet to be determined industrial product.

I'd love to find EB (Electric Boat) tape, that'd probably be the best for hydro setups and grow cabs/boxes, but I can't figure out what the hell it really is (i.e. a product number) or who makes it anymore (if anyone):
E. B. Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hundreds of Fathoms: EB Green Tape – the stuff of urban legends
 

HazeyDayz

Member
if you guys want a good seal use gorilla glue its really strong and bonds with plastic, i used it and works like a charm, careful to not get it on your hands as it takes a ffew days to come off
 
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