Grow cabinet - help

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LVsFINEST

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Ok, so I'm building a somewhat stealth grow cabinet that houses both the clone and the flowering rooms, so height is a concern. Right now, my clone room will only allow the plants to be only 7 inches tall (basically touching the 24watt t5s), and my flowering room will allow the plants to be about 27 1/2 inches tall (4 inches from the cool tube)

Should I lower the self down a notch? That would make it 9 inches clone, 25 1/2 inches in the flowering.

What do you guys use to light proof everything (mine is metal)? I'm thinking some sort of caulk or other liquid-type substance for the tiny little screw holes (what is best?), but have no idea what to use on the door edges and the side edges of the the self.

I don't really want to, but I'm going to get an ozone generator for the odor, as fitting a carbon filter in this cabinet is not possible. Any other ideas?

Sound is a huge concern at the moment. I have a 6 inch Vortex fan that is loud as shit when I turn it on although I don't any ducting on it yet, I know that'll muffle it some. Kicker is, the website said that this fan is "speed controllable" so my plan was to just put it on low but I don't see a speed setting. Anybody know anything about vortex fans that maybe I'm just missing?
 
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JonKollar

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all fans are speed controllable if you hook up a dimmer switch... I use silicone caulking to seal screw holes.......also keep your height for flowering...... and ducting is your best bet to muffle sound...... if still to loud put some cotton of blanket fluff in the ducting
 
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LVsFINEST

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I appreciate all the info and input. I've never grown before so I'm not quite sure on what would be a better ratio, so thanks for the input on the self height issue. Just checked my hydro-shop's website too, and they carry a machine speed controller for only 24 bucks.

Any ideas on what to use to lightproof the door and self edges? I've seen mini foam-type strips that are sticky on the other side before, but I can't remember where. Anybody know what I'm talking about, or have a better solution?
 
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LVsFINEST

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Hell yeah! I had no idea what weather stripping was until I googled it, but the foam kind is exactly what I"m talking about.... And na, not from Vegas.
 
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