bushdoctordyl143
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Okay, this is my first time doing one of these but I will be as detailed as possible while providing photos every day of the plants. Even though this is my second grow, I have put many, many hours of research into making as close to perfect grow box. Luckily, I have an old television stand that has been collecting dust in my garage for some time so I made use of it.
I started off by flipping it on its side and cutting holes in the back for ventilation and holes to run the cords for the lights. I have 2 3" computer fans for the intake and 1 4" computer fan for exhaust. (I plan on getting an 8" fan from Wal-Mart next time I go. haha) I then put up white poster board on the walls and put a white trash bag on the bottom (In picture shows white printing paper, I changed it a few moments ago. haha) But that was all I had to do. I then mounted all my lights on two intersecting 1x2's (the lights sit like a cross). I have 3 30-watt CFLs and 2 26-watts as well. I have them setup as shown:
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For the next week, I will be running 1 30-watt and both 26-watts. I plan on buying 2 more 26-watts and run two out each of the 26-watt sockets two weeks from now. i have two plants that I planted 2 days ago and they have yet to sprout but I'm not expecting them to for another 2-3 days. I had looked up ways to get more Co2 into my grow box for the vegetative stage, and found an easy homemade Co2 generator with a 2-liter soda bottle, 6 cups water, 1 teaspoon of yeast, and 1 cup sugar. I made mine with a 1-gallon milk container. And that's about it, I'll post more pictures in 3 days.
I started off by flipping it on its side and cutting holes in the back for ventilation and holes to run the cords for the lights. I have 2 3" computer fans for the intake and 1 4" computer fan for exhaust. (I plan on getting an 8" fan from Wal-Mart next time I go. haha) I then put up white poster board on the walls and put a white trash bag on the bottom (In picture shows white printing paper, I changed it a few moments ago. haha) But that was all I had to do. I then mounted all my lights on two intersecting 1x2's (the lights sit like a cross). I have 3 30-watt CFLs and 2 26-watts as well. I have them setup as shown:
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l26l30l26l
----l---l
----l30l
For the next week, I will be running 1 30-watt and both 26-watts. I plan on buying 2 more 26-watts and run two out each of the 26-watt sockets two weeks from now. i have two plants that I planted 2 days ago and they have yet to sprout but I'm not expecting them to for another 2-3 days. I had looked up ways to get more Co2 into my grow box for the vegetative stage, and found an easy homemade Co2 generator with a 2-liter soda bottle, 6 cups water, 1 teaspoon of yeast, and 1 cup sugar. I made mine with a 1-gallon milk container. And that's about it, I'll post more pictures in 3 days.
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