Built me rubbermaid tote

jwhite9552

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Yesterday i was browseing through the forums and came across rubbermaid grow boxes. Such a simple idea and looks like it works from seeing people's grow. I used two 30gal rubbermaid totes, two 18" light fixtures, one radioshack 120v ac computer fan, one extension cord, two clamps to hold it together, all climate door & window weatherseal,one 2" 90degree elbow, mylar & tinfoil tape, six 100w cfl's and two blizzzies for the time peroid of making it. Take your time don't rush. Lowes Knows





 

pinksensa

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i always love those rubbermaid grow boxes my eyes hurt from to much jack that fuckin box is shinnnnny as fuck...
 

bigd921

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man that box looks damn good much better than the ghetto rig I threw together but its working so far I have a bubler inside of mine check out my grow
 

bigd921

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hey by the way where did you get that light fixture, and how difficult was it to wire? IMHO you may have been better off going with one fixture and using 3 of the y splitters same number of bulbs and it saves a little space but hell of a set up
 

buster7467

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Hell, if you have the room for it. I would go ahead and get six of the y's so you can double the lights that you can use in there. That is one of the best setups like this that i have seen. Very nice. I still have all the cfls from my first grow and i just might make one of those for another small grow while my others are in the hps room. If so i am going to copy yours to a T. Thanks for posting some pics of it.
 

buster7467

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I think you could get away with it. Just double up on the fans for the intake and exhaust. There has to be a way to get it to work. And then you could have a really great yeild.
 

robbinthehood

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my concern would be plant height... don't you think they'll get way too tall for that box? i'm in the middle of my first grow and my tallest plant is up to my nose now, and i'm 5'9''. i didn't plan on it growing this tall AT ALL... maybe i just shouldve read more into how to keep plants short and bushy instead
 

kushmonster

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Yeah Im gonna try a similar setup as RaginCajun and yours next time around, wanna see what these 2 do right know. check em out... just worried about the high temps








My first grow with bagseed
 

koncyse

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that is the best rubbermaid tote i have seen on here... makes me question building a growbox and maybe just doing that instead... i'm on the fence now but that thing is beautiful... professional even!!!.. hope you make a grow journal, i'd love to see how it goes...
 

jwhite9552

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that is the best rubbermaid tote i have seen on here... makes me question building a growbox and maybe just doing that instead... i'm on the fence now but that thing is beautiful... professional even!!!.. hope you make a grow journal, i'd love to see how it goes...
Show Off Your Buds (Pics) (Cfls only) -page 12
Thanks i have put some time into building it.when i harvest i will have more pics of my baby..i'll have pics of the tote, and the different modifications ive done to it through out the grow.. about two weeks from today.

i feel like a lil kid 2 weeks before summer break!!! puff puff
 

koncyse

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the chance of fitting anything but cfl's in a rubbermaid are impossible... in such a small space, with the proper light reflection, cfls should do wonders in a rubbermaid box..
 

jwhite9552

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the fluorescent i used for both..and cfl's do wonders i harvested today wait and see the pics i have, ill have them posted up later tonight..hehe
 
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