Grow Box

gr865 · Jan 9, 2013

I have look but cannot find the dimensions of your box, and the dimensions of each chamber?
I am designing a box now and like your set up! I am think of a 3'x3'x4'T flower area and a the same size Mother and clone area.
I like how you did the upper shelf for the electronics.
Lighting I am thinking of 8 to 10 - 26 watt daylight CFL"s (6500 lumen) under an adjustable reflector with 5 adjustable hanging bulbs. Box totally lined with Mylar.
Thinking ebb and flow or aeroponics SOG with up to 15 plants.
Any thoughts anyone?

hemptation420 · Jan 9, 2013

gr865 said:
I have look but cannot find the dimensions of your box, and the dimensions of each chamber?
I am designing a box now and like your set up! I am think of a 3'x3'x4'T flower area and a the same size Mother and clone area.
I like how you did the upper shelf for the electronics.
Lighting I am thinking of 8 to 10 - 26 watt daylight CFL"s (6500 lumen) under an adjustable reflector with 5 adjustable hanging bulbs. Box totally lined with Mylar.
Thinking ebb and flow or aeroponics SOG with up to 15 plants.
Any thoughts anyone?

The rooms are 2x2x3 Both the same size. And the set-up your thinking of sounds like it will work well! i might goto hydro after i get the box settled and running smoothly.

hemptation420 · Jan 9, 2013

Well its been a little while since i posted some pictures of the progress so heres where i am at now.

Buds:

Flower:

Veg:

gr865 · Jan 9, 2013

You roll your toilet paper wrong, should spool from the top, LOL.
The density of the last pic, is not like the density of the flowering plants, is that a lite problem?

Dr. Skunk Bud · Jan 10, 2013

good stuff looks like your grow is going good

hemptation420 · Jan 10, 2013

gr865 said:
You roll your toilet paper wrong, should spool from the top, LOL.
The density of the last pic, is not like the density of the flowering plants, is that a lite problem?

Thnx for the bathroom tip

ahah ill keep that in mind. And when you say the density of the last pic..witch picture are you talking about. The literal last picture is just of a clone i took before the plants went into flower so its only about a week old.

Dr. Skunk Bud said:
good stuff looks like your grow is going good

Thank you. 2 of the plants seem to be doing very well the taller 2 seem to be a little bit slower.

GreatDane · Jan 10, 2013

Newbie here so comment and question. First, that looks great. I hope that what I have getting started is that successful. Question: I've seen opinions that stated some big vegetative leaves should be removed to help with the flowering yield. I'm curious if you plan to do that and if you and others here think that is a good idea? Oh, and I'm told that the TP loads the other way by my other half all the time. ;-)

the oyst · Jan 10, 2013

very very nice thats the way t do it in confined spaces.

geturgrowon · Jan 26, 2013

loving the grow keep it up and nice grow light hood!

hemptation420 · Jan 27, 2013

Already i cut back on the weekly updates because well its not needed really there isnt much change other then the progress of the buds

hemptation420 · Jan 27, 2013

the oyst said:
very very nice thats the way t do it in confined spaces.

Thank you this is my first time in a box im used to outdoor growing, I had a couple mishaps of some leaves getting to close to lights but no major dmg

geturgrowon said:
loving the grow keep it up and nice grow light hood!

Thank you, was fairly easy to make the hoods but i wanna get some stronger aluminium to make them more stable, those 400 watt cfls are super heavy lol

GreatDane said:
Newbie here so comment and question. First, that looks great. I hope that what I have getting started is that successful. Question: I've seen opinions that stated some big vegetative leaves should be removed to help with the flowering yield. I'm curious if you plan to do that and if you and others here think that is a good idea? Oh, and I'm told that the TP loads the other way by my other half all the time.

I have heard allot of people do this..IMO the fan leaves are what bring in the light and oxygen into the plant not just the roots. So i can see how people say that in the last week or so if you strip the plant all the energy and growth gos to the bud but at that same time your taking allot of the plants ability to pull in energy. I wait till my plants are ready to be harvested then night before i will go in strip the leaves the next morning i chop em down, and thats just so i dont have to do so much work all at once. (as i said above im used to outdoor and more plants at once, doing 4 small plants i will prob just do all the trimming at one time)

geturgrowon · Jan 27, 2013

hemptation420 said:
Sorry for the absence i have recently just moved and havent had the internet..Brutal lol

anyway's this is pretty much though week 6, Clones have been taken, plants are in flower, and i made new light hoods!

Bad news is since i have been in the middle of moving i havent had my nut's and such available. so the plants have missed there first flower feeding and they are a bit upset for sure. Im sure the move its self didnt help.

Clones:

Veg:

I have this little guy in veg he took some root dmg during the transplant and i didnt think he was going to make it..But hes pulling though!!

Flower:

Veg Hood:

Flower Hood:

hey man what kind of metal/ tin are u using for that hood also what is the lenght and width of the hood and where can u get the tin/metal get it ! k thanks

hemptation420 · Jan 28, 2013

geturgrowon said:
hey man what kind of metal/ tin are u using for that hood also what is the lenght and width of the hood and where can u get the tin/metal get it ! k thanks

That is aluminium, and i purchased it by roll at home depot. I used the valley aluminium for roofing comes in 18" x 10' rolls for around 15$. and the hoods can be sized to anything ( maybe have to add some double folds for strength on bigger sizes) both mine are different sizes, The flowering hood is much larger then the veg hood.

RetiredMatthebrute · Jan 28, 2013

what did you use for fasteners? rivets?

hemptation420 · Jan 28, 2013

RetiredMatthebrute said:
what did you use for fasteners? rivets?

i did and allot of them at that! You could use anything really, but for me i have a rivet gun / rivets in my tool kit for work so it was just available. If i was actually at work (sheet metal worker) i would have had access to the metal break and i could have made them out of one piece and seamless, but unfortunately chemical plants dont let materials on and off site therefore i had to keep them super simple to bend up as i have to use hand seamers and a square.

geturgrowon · Jan 28, 2013

hemptation420 said:
i did and allot of them at that! You could use anything really, but for me i have a rivet gun / rivets in my tool kit for work so it was just available. If i was actually at work (sheet metal worker) i would have had access to the metal break and i could have made them out of one piece and seamless, but unfortunately chemical plants dont let materials on and off site therefore i had to keep them super simple to bend up as i have to use hand seamers and a square.

yeah that would be nice to make it at work or us some of there nice tools sorry for the questions i was also wondering how much for 150 watt cfls go for?

RetiredMatthebrute · Jan 28, 2013

you can use a pair of these

instead of a break...they work alright. i have used them doing aluminum flashing when i did vinyl siding.

the aluminum roll you bought is naturally that reflective or sis you use mylar or anything...seems like a great way to make some DIY hoods.

hemptation420 · Jan 28, 2013

geturgrowon said:
yeah that would be nice to make it at work or us some of there nice tools sorry for the questions i was also wondering how much for 150 watt cfls go for?

They are normally like 15$ each but i got them on sale for 8$.

RetiredMatthebrute said:
you can use a pair of these

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instead of a break...they work alright. i have used them doing aluminum flashing when i did vinyl siding.

the aluminum roll you bought is naturally that reflective or sis you use mylar or anything...seems like a great way to make some DIY hoods.

Those are hand seamers (also known as a hand break i have a 10" bill on mine those are 3") very useful, but most of my bends were longer then 10" even. Natural aluminum color didnt have to do anything to it. I tried to keep the bends to a minimum also.

hemptation420 · Jan 29, 2013

So The flower time on the widow is 8-9 weeks which is 56-63 days. 60 Days will be Feb.12 I am going to start flushing chems Next Tues. the hairs havent started to curl yet but they are still 3 weeks out.

RetiredMatthebrute · Jan 29, 2013

lets see some bud pornz

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