More Help PLEASE

I live in a house with 2 other people so I'm trying to keep this on the low (I own the place they rent off me)

I'm planning on growing in a cardboard box in my wardrobe

would I be able to grow without my house mates knowing
could I make a stealth box from cardboard
would a pc fan be enough for my carbon filter
if one pc fan wont work could I stack about 4 together for the carbon filter
how could I minimize noise like is there a foam or something i could use
thanks for all the help

Autos tend to not smell as much as photos do... Plus they stay smaller and crop quicker and use up less nutes.

Remember that the dirt smells too (as do nutes) and keep that in mind.

I don't know about those fans sorry.

It's not going to be the tent that smells while it's sitting there, it's when you open it and when you harvest it/trim it. So the foam won't help you there unless you get a pretty smelly plant... But being so small and if you use autos I doubt the smell from the tent will be an issue.

Glade makes cheap plug in smelly things, put them OUTSIDE of your room during harvest if you can get away with that.

Good luck

yes people grow in cardboard boxes but to me it seems dangerous. Fire hazard. But that's just me, I'm paranoid...

I wouldn't use cardboard as humidity my prove as a problem. Also it's difficult not to get any spillages when watering especially if your as clumsy as me. As for sound insulation polestyrene works wonders.
Ona gel is a great oder neutraliser just make sure it isn't inside your grow box/tent but just outside of it will be fine

mlgkush said:

I live in a house with 2 other people so I'm trying to keep this on the low (I own the place they rent off me)

I'm planning on growing in a cardboard box in my wardrobe

would I be able to grow without my house mates knowing
could I make a stealth box from cardboard
would a pc fan be enough for my carbon filter
if one pc fan wont work could I stack about 4 together for the carbon filter
how could I minimize noise like is there a foam or something i could use
thanks for all the help

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What kind of wattage are you planning on using in this cardboard box? I ask this question mainly because of ventilation. If you are using a florescent light fixture you should be okay with a PC fan, but I recommend using two fans (one on each end of the filter). One fan might work, but keep in mind that the fan will lose some of it's capacity to move air because the air is being pulled through the filter. A fan on each end will help to move a little more air. Not only that but having some redundancy is wise just in case one of the fans fails. Good quality PC fans don't make much noise, so you shouldn't have a problem there.

Now, if you're planning on using a 250w light or more you will likely overheat the grow space unless the hood is air cooled. In that case, a PC fan will not do. You will need to get a higher wattage fan that is designed for this sort of thing. You can buy a "quiet" fan, but they're not exactly silent. Also, if you're using a higher wattage light I would not recommend using cardboard. You can probably get away with it with a florescent light, but 250w on up produce a LOT more heat. I concur with the other poster in that cardboard is a fire hazard. Don't be a cheapskate. Do it right or don't do it at all. I suggest investing in a real grow box like the one pictured below. There are all kinds of different sizes and configurations and the smaller boxes don't cost much. The ventilation holes and fixtures are built in and it zips up so you won't have issues with light leakage.



Of course you can grow without your housemates knowing as long as everything is put together properly.

Those plants weren't grown in that tent......

Dude or look up the pcgrowcase.com I bought one and it is small but could easily house a plant it comes with a smell blocker too

Northern Lights. No cardboard box. Use a real grow tent and tell them to stay the hell out of your part of the house.