small grow box step by step w/ pics

so i want to make a small low profile box to grow with in my closet, here are some pictures of the box so far, caulked corners, primed, painted inside. anyone have suggestions for ventilation? theres an attic right above my closet...

im thinking about going with some cfl's as i want to keep this grow as cheap as possible.

the dimensions of the box is approx. 18x18x18, once plants get bigger i could add on the top and make it a little taller.

Nice work man, keep us posted

thanks, i surely will, next step is makin a trip to lowes or something for lights and fixtures

14 Watt Grow Light Kit - HomeGrownLights.com

Assemble yourself, cuts the cost, they generate no heat, perfect for box growing. The cieling can have led's, the walls can have led's, you can put some serious led power in there, and keep on adding later, and not worry about heat.

i dont know anything about growing with led's, how good are they and how many would i need if i decided to go with those

LEDs might work okay if you're growing oregano, but I have yet to see any crop worth anything that came from LEDs. If you're rich and can buy $10,000 worth of LEDs, okay, that might work alright, but value-for-dollar, nothing beats HPS for flowering. Not yet, anyway. I do have hopes for the future of LEDs, but they aren't ready for primetime yet, at least not for growing cannabis.

thanks dude i was skeptical anyways but u just told me what i needed to know.. def not going with leds, most likely im gonna be trying cfls

+rep 4 u

Bongulator said:

LEDs might work okay if you're growing oregano, but I have yet to see any crop worth anything that came from LEDs. If you're rich and can buy $10,000 worth of LEDs, okay, that might work alright, but value-for-dollar, nothing beats HPS for flowering. Not yet, anyway. I do have hopes for the future of LEDs, but they aren't ready for primetime yet, at least not for growing cannabis.

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Looks good, keep us posted.

thanks i definately will more updates later today when im done with work

Greenstuff said:

Looks good, keep us posted.

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lol as u can see in the pics i had to switch up my game plan a little in the middle there, i still need to go buy lights,

does anyone know how much ventilation i will need for vegging as opposed to flowering

i bought lights and shit time to wire it up pics soon

looks good. one question. What is that your doing on the top of the box? the last bunch of pictures i cant really tell what you are doing. im guessing you are going to suspend lights from the 2x4's. how come there shaped like that? looks good either way just curious to know what you've got in the works.

im in the process of mounting lights as well. its harder that it looks...

lol yea it is... and yea your right im going to mount my lights on the 2x4s its in that shape just cause i wanted to stagger the lights to the sides instead of just a straight line.. ill have pics up of the lights being mounted in a min im doing it as we speak lol

nice. i still need to bring my ass down to the hardware store and get the brackets i need for my HID lights. but im a long way from needing my flower cab ready..

you got seeds yet? i have no idea who im gonna order from. Im sick of growing bagseed. My friends tell me to buy some real seeds but everyone says different shit about different companies.

im just using bagseed right now lol if i was gona order seeds i would probly go with nirvana cause most people seem to get good results with them

final steps!! finished for now until i modify things as i need to...

woah that coming together very very nicely.

why thank you

pesiroil said:

woah that coming together very very nicely.

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i feel so accomplished lol

dude. that looks awesome.

now how the hell do i give you some rep???