first grow. my growbox

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ads420

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So hello everyone I am new here, this will be my 1st grow, I am tryin to do all this as good as i can. :) So here we go,

my box is 24" deep, 26" wide, and 63" tall.
made of all lightweight materials. (PVC and reflective board)
( i dont know if anyone has done it with the stuff i used for the walls but seems to have been very easy cheap and worked well. i may cover with mylar. but so far it reflects light REALLY WELL)
I have a 4inch centrifugal fan acting as an exhaust on the top right
and a 6 inch passive intake on the bottom left. covered with an air filter to get out any nasty things.
i used reflective tape to cover up any gaps or lines thus making the entire inside reflective.

I have a 21gallon rubbermaid for my DWC with 3 holes in the top for 3 net pots.
( i think im only doing 2 plants for my first grow)
Im going to cover the top of the res to make it reflective and lightproof.
one dual port pump with two 6inch airstones
water pump (to pump in and out water without moving my res and possibly for a drip system later on)

400 watt MH/HPS with remote ballast (hasnt came in the mail yet)

Botanicare nutirents.

thermometer/hygrometer for growbox temp and humidity
(where should i be keeping my temp and humidity? 70-80 for both?)

Once I have my light, this grow will begin.

any help suggestions or questions are appreciated!
thanks to anyone that has helped so far.
and now for the pictures!!

in progress


closed up in the closet


all done ! (minus the light)


My nutes.


:fire:
 
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ads420

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i have a question,
what can i do to make the fan i have a little quieter? it creates quite a bit of noise
 
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teehsee

Member
hi, i guess depending on if the noise is a vibration noise or the fan itself. What is the cabinet made of? Kinda looks like a old telecom cabinet i have kicking around here..Been thinking about using the telecom\server cab as a grow cab here..Looks good so far to me!
 
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ads420

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yeah as you see i built it myself
its not very shaky not susceptible to vibrations much. its the fan it self. a pretty strong fan. which i guess why it is loud.
know any ways around it?
 
kayuman

kayuman

Member
Hey ADS420,

First you need to isloate the fan from the frame. I used dense rubber sheet cut to fit the feet of the fans.

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Second you need to tape all pipe joints with aluminum tape to min vibe.

Third go to your local sally anne and pick up a sleeping bag for $5. Cut into stripes (cut one side of the strip at the circumference of whatever size piping you are using). Use Duct Tape to seal the cut edge of the sleeping bad strip. Using copper wire band the sleeping bag to your venting. This will muffle fan, wind and any vibe noise. (Also sleeping bags are suppose to be fire retardent too!).

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(This pic shows the insulating of the venting in progress).

Isolation, Vibration and wind noise.... that should tame that puppy down!

Good Growing,

Kayuman
 
kayuman

kayuman

Member
Oh yeah forgot to mention, I also covered my 6" in-line fans @ 495 fpm with a banded sleeping bag strip (had to use two pcs, one for each side of the fan).

I can stand next to my cab and I hear the circulation fans inside more than I can actualy hear those big vent fans.

Hope this helps

Kayuman
 
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