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    Environment Control for a 7'x7' room?

    hmmm. Airtight with a mylar door? don't know about that. If you want to use the mylar as a door just stagger the strips of mylar so one sheet is half way over the other sheet. This seem will trap the light inside but wont do much for air. Why do you need a liding glass door? As for the...
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    HPS bulb and ballast.

    Depends on how much you want to spend and if you want to pay for a name brand or not. If brand isn't a factor and you are on a budget check your local craigslist or classifieds. I just picked up a Lowbay 400W hps with ballast, bulb and dome reflector for 30 off craigs. Nice thing about this...
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    $30 400W HPS Armoire Grow cab Cooling/Lighting/Odor

    K, so you're thinking I should setup a CFL vegging area somewhere else or on the bottom. Yeah the 400W'r is gonna get pretty warm, I was thinking if I cool the room instead of the box I can keep better temps cause the inlet for the box would have a larger volume of cool air to pull from instead...
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    Grow box ventilation

    There is a guy on this forum or another. He built a rather large external carbon filter on the backof his box. He SAID it kept down the noise rather well and you could stand next to the box without noticing the sound. He didn't use a can filter though. Basically he used the carbon filter...
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    $30 400W HPS Armoire Grow cab Cooling/Lighting/Odor

    So a good fan and a vented hood or a stanley blower and a diy cool tube? I'm putting this in an attic space I have. I'm going to be finishing the area (plywood decking on the joists and sheetrock for the walls. Maybe insulating it too. So with that said should I try and cool the room this...
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    $30 400W HPS Armoire Grow cab Cooling/Lighting/Odor

    This is the pic of the armoire. The bottoms drawers are going to be falsed. So the whole height of the chanber can be used.
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    $30 400W HPS Armoire Grow cab Cooling/Lighting/Odor

    First time grower first time posting. I've got a concept in mind. I picked up a 400W HPS ballst and Lamp for $30 off craigslist. The only cabinet I really have around the house is an Armoire 2'deep 3.5' wide 6' tall. My concern is the size of the cabinet for the heat of the HPS. I'm thinking...
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