New Closet grow room 5x3 400 watt. Idea's welcome

This is my first attempt at my grow room. I have been doing alot of research so I can get this down right for the most part. I'm setting it up in the closet under my staircase.

Its a work in progress. I'm waiting on my 400 watt MH lamp, reflective mylar sheeting for the walls. Should be Next week. So I will update for that.

Here's what I have done so far:

I'm only using a small portion of the closet the tallest part of it.

Im using a 250 CFM duct booster fan from home depot for a carbon filter I made for my exhaust and odor smell. Pretty much just used screen that u would use from a window and filled the box up with carbon. Im guessing its really only pushing less then a 100 CFM I might need to add another one depending on how well it works it was only 25 bucks.

I'm getting my intake airfrom the gap under my door. Its about a 1 1/2' tall so it will be a passive air. I will be testing that out see if it will work or not. I might add vent from the dining room into that room depending on what my tempatures are at.

How many plants do you think I can fit in here with out over crowding it. I was thinking atleast six?

Here's a video of what it first look like before I really started: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Bx_0GXbRU

Heres some pics:


I still have alot to do. I still need to block off the area where I have my vent carbon filter and turn that into a vent. Get my light hung.

Will this be your only room? Will you flower in here as well? 6 plants look to be just fine, especially if you go with a nice indoor indica.

Yes this is my only room and I will be flowering in it to. My light can also convert into HPS light if I wish. The strains I have ordered are White widow and White castle.

Got my light in today!! I have 400 watt metal halide that I can convert to HPS if I wish so. I also wired up 12 27watt CFL's each is only pushing 1600 lumens. I know I want a higher number on lumens then that but they were on sale for 50 cents a piece at home depot, so it will work for now. All I need is my mylar and seeds and I will be ready to start growing!

Here's some updated pictures. I got everything done. and I got 8out of 10 seeds to sprout still working on the other 2 hopefully they will go.

The passive air from under the door was not enough to keep the room cool. I added a 8" 500 cfm fan hooked to a vent I cut into the wall. I also added another fan to my exhaust. So I have a total of 500 cfms coming in and a total of 500 cfms going out. I went from 90 degree's down to 80 degree's with the new added fans.

Right now Im just using CFL's tell I get my girls get bigger then I will turn on the metal halide.

Let me know what you guys think.

krisko said:

Here's some updated pictures. I got everything done. and I got 8out of 10 seeds to sprout still working on the other 2 hopefully they will go.

The passive air from under the door was not enough to keep the room cool. I added a 8" 500 cfm fan hooked to a vent I cut into the wall. I also added another fan to my exhaust. So I have a total of 500 cfms coming in and a total of 500 cfms going out. I went from 90 degree's down to 80 degree's with the new added fans.

Right now Im just using CFL's tell I get my girls get bigger then I will turn on the metal halide.

Let me know what you guys think.

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Looking good! How stealthy are you going to be? do you have a remote temp/hum so you can watch the temps?

Right now its pretty stealthy. Besides the bright light shining from under the door. I dont have a remote temp/hum just one I set inside the grow room.