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Hey ICMAG, Looks like theres a new place for post building and projects. Kudos Palindrome for getting this room started.
Fridge build: The idea is to have the grow (usually no more than one or two plants in some buckets) outside of the house - for discretion. An old fridge was ideal, its well insulated so keeping temps stable for when its out in the shed.
Dimentions: 40x60X106 cm (0.28m2) (9.8 cubic feet)
Climate: cold - warm and humid (ireland)
Power: 150-200 watts (LED)
Growing Medium: Soil
Air flow: undecided
Heating System -
the heating system is there to keep temperature stable and to stop things getting too cold when the lights are off at night. Its just some industrial heating cable for piping (about 160watts of heating).
1. Temperature probe for heating system
2. Heating wire
Intake and exhaust -
3a&b. 2 80mm fans. these are on a temperature controller and only turn on when things get over 24C (75F). im hoping passive flow should be enough. Though i should give the ventilation sticky a proper read throughat some point. Really not ideal if they turn on and blow in some frezing cold air. This needs the most work.
Lighting -
4a&b. Lighting 100watts (2x50) cob leds, these are cheap driverless lights (220v). BigClive on youtube did a video on them.
Aggitation -
5. 4x 80mm fans ment to make some wind havent tried it yet and the mount is awful - to deal with later.
Medium -
6. 20L veg tray from the frige. Its too big to fit on the slide system (7.), so may downsize to a 10L tray instead.
Theres a tomato in there at the minute, just to see if it will survie, it was in a bad state going in but its not getting better haha - not a good sign.
Next things to do is add 100w of side lighting, improve the vents, get a drainage system for the soil and maybe blumats. The idea is to have it be able to grow without much intervention.
Also the photo is poorly lit because the driverless LEDs have a strobing effect (to the camera) since theyre straight on the mains. ill get some better shots at some point.
Happy growing all.
Fridge build: The idea is to have the grow (usually no more than one or two plants in some buckets) outside of the house - for discretion. An old fridge was ideal, its well insulated so keeping temps stable for when its out in the shed.
Dimentions: 40x60X106 cm (0.28m2) (9.8 cubic feet)
Climate: cold - warm and humid (ireland)
Power: 150-200 watts (LED)
Growing Medium: Soil
Air flow: undecided
Heating System -
the heating system is there to keep temperature stable and to stop things getting too cold when the lights are off at night. Its just some industrial heating cable for piping (about 160watts of heating).
1. Temperature probe for heating system
2. Heating wire
Intake and exhaust -
3a&b. 2 80mm fans. these are on a temperature controller and only turn on when things get over 24C (75F). im hoping passive flow should be enough. Though i should give the ventilation sticky a proper read throughat some point. Really not ideal if they turn on and blow in some frezing cold air. This needs the most work.
Lighting -
4a&b. Lighting 100watts (2x50) cob leds, these are cheap driverless lights (220v). BigClive on youtube did a video on them.
Aggitation -
5. 4x 80mm fans ment to make some wind havent tried it yet and the mount is awful - to deal with later.
Medium -
6. 20L veg tray from the frige. Its too big to fit on the slide system (7.), so may downsize to a 10L tray instead.
Theres a tomato in there at the minute, just to see if it will survie, it was in a bad state going in but its not getting better haha - not a good sign.
Next things to do is add 100w of side lighting, improve the vents, get a drainage system for the soil and maybe blumats. The idea is to have it be able to grow without much intervention.
Also the photo is poorly lit because the driverless LEDs have a strobing effect (to the camera) since theyre straight on the mains. ill get some better shots at some point.
Happy growing all.