my grow cabinet / opinions ?

comsci

comsci

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Hey guys, so i finally decided to grow medicinal marijuana for the first time! I have built this cabinet, which I think should fulfill the need for growing plants!

Here are some pictures from my cabinet, I have installed intake fan (lower-left of the cab), I am still working on making my own carbon filter for exhaust (upper-right). The cabinet is insulated pretty good, except between the doors which I will insulate that too.

The dimensions of the cabinet are h= 47.2 w= 39.3 and depth=19.7 in. I think that there is a decent amount of space and height! What do you think?

See the pics and let me know what you thinking, I am still a newbie and my seedling just sprouted!! I will still need to work on my light fixtures make a better one, so what i have now is only temporary.

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stinkyjoe

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that's looks a well made little cab buddy :)

just a little lst and you'll be good.

have u checked temps and humidity with the doors shut and lights on/off etc ?
 
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stinkyjoe

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an old guy told me once he couldn't get rid of the stinky skunk smell from his cab ( exactly like yours) so he started making his own from active carbon, a sock and a T junction 4" pipe.

he said you cant even smell the skunk through the doors its that good!! ........... 25 years later he still uses it :)



im not too sure wether this is the correct stuff but this is what your looking for ...... Active carbon rocks


good luck
 
comsci

comsci

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stinkyjoe said:
that's looks a well made little cab buddy :)

just a little lst and you'll be good.

have checked temps and humidity with the doors shut and lights on/off etc ?
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The current temps with lights on are staying basically at 73 degrees. So I think it is okay, I still havent checked when the lights are shut.


stinkyjoe said:
an old guy told me once he couldn't get rid of the stinky skunk smell from his cab ( exactly like yours) so he started making his own from active carbon, a sock and a T junction 4" pipe.

he said you cant even smell the skunk through the doors its that good!! ........... 25 years later he still uses it :)
im not too sure wether this is the correct stuff but this is what your looking for ...... Active carbon rocks

good luck
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Right, it is exactly what I am going to do, I already bought the active carbon (notice inside the cab, i have basically the same carbon) so I just need to build the filter with an exhaust fan!
 
comsci

comsci

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stinkyjoe said:
Like this , you just pull all the branches down ..... Dead simple but don't snap any or your plant will die.
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Gotcha man, I just googled and now learned a new thing!! I think super cropping is another method! seemed more easy, however I think that I will need either method later on!!
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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I didn't mean to look like I was hijacking. I run a 8 bulb t5 in mine. Day temps hold a steady 82 with 40% humidity. 68 at night with 40-47 humidity. 0 smell.

I ran some no name carbon filters and home made. Phresh blows them out of the water on smell control. I bought a 4x12 for a$100. Just to give you ideas. There are changes I want to make. Every run you get better.
 
comsci

comsci

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whitebb2727 said:
I didn't mean to look like I was hijacking. I run a 8 bulb t5 in mine. Day temps hold a steady 82 with 40% humidity. 68 at night with 40-47 humidity. 0 smell.

I ran some no name carbon filters and home made. Phresh blows them out of the water on smell control. I bought a 4x12 for a$100. Just to give you ideas. There are changes I want to make. Every run you get better.
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I read that homemade carbon filters do also fine, i guess it depends how you make it, so I am putting my hopes up that it will work. I mean as long as when the cabinet is closed not to smell while exhausting hot air out, im fine with it. When I open it even if it smells a bit doesn't matter :) .

I think a DIY filter should work fine too!
 
Tim Fox

Tim Fox

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Yes diy is just fine
comsci said:
I read that homemade carbon filters do also fine, i guess it depends how you make it, so I am putting my hopes up that it will work. I mean as long as when the cabinet is closed not to smell while exhausting hot air out, im fine with it. When I open it even if it smells a bit doesn't matter :) .

I think a DIY filter should work fine too!
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Tim Fox

Tim Fox

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this is the fan / filter set up i am using in a 3 foot x 2 foot , x 6 foot tall grow box, super quiet, no smell gets out of the box at all, and my 2 plants are in full flower / frosty trichromes now, makes no sound at all with the variac speed controller and the 6 inch can fan is dailed way down , you cant hear a thing, thats a 6 inch carbon filter from ebayIMG_7405.JPGIMG_7406.JPG IMG_7407.JPG IMG_7412.JPG
 
Tim Fox

Tim Fox

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This is my first grow box since getting back into growing after a 25 years break, i used to get around 12 oz from a 400 watt mh bulb in a similar size cab ,i am watching guys harvest between 8 and 18 o oz in similar grows latelyy
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@orangesabc123 That looks pretty good man! I like it!! How much do you usually yield for a plant... just an average!!
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rosswaa

rosswaa

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That's the cabinet I've been looking for for ages, can't find one anywhere though :(

Looks awesome dude, good luck with it
 
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