An Introduction of a Genius.

The Introduction... Im 3tOwn, an OG refugee. Just when I'm getting up and running and into the site, it goes down. Bummer. Anyway, this year my Buddy, BACKCOUNTRY and I collaborated on an indoor closet grow. We wanted something that would be self contained and had adequate heat control and ventilation. After many piles of crumbled paper and hours of day dreaming, this is what the Ganja-Guru came up with...

This is 'The Beast.' It is a 22'' wide, 2' deep and 4' tall with an equally sqaure size only 1' tall. It was made out of 2''x2'' and plywood lumber. It has a detachable home-made (And very effective I might add) carbon filter. The filter is constructed using a pack of 4 filter elements and activated carbon. The carbon is layered on 2 of the filters then sealed up with 200mph tape. So far it works great.

This is the cab constructed. It is powered by 150w HPS, soon to be dual 150's in an air-cooled hood (Another BACKCOUNTRY creation). Initially it was gonna be a SCROG setup but we have had a new inspiration and will most likely go strictly SOG for quantity and quickness.


The cab has 2 PVC air inlets that that come in through the bottom, you can see them in this pic, the black pipes in the floor of the cab. The air is circulated by your standard bathroom fam that is suspended by bungee cords to reduce vibration and noise. The air is then piped through a port in the top of the cab, which is then circulated through the cabon filter and out the back of the cab, scentless. You can see this in the blueprint above.


This is a pic of the plumbing. You can see the top of the HPS hood, suspended fan and outlet/filter pipe.



Here is a pic of the girls. We started 10 seed grown plants and turned out ONLY 2 females. Bad start but plenty of clones coming soon. Right now we have C99 (Cinderella) and Oregon95XNL.


Just another beautiful pic. Im sure BACKCOUNTRY will be posting photos he has as well as more indepth description of the process, after all, its his design. He is a very helpful dude with any questions you might have, I'm sure he'll help you out as well as me if I can. Updates will be coming, new designs and such. Be sure to turn in for the next episode! Stay HIGH!

-3tOwN

Hey there budday! You are really too much with the genius stuff! LOL! But thanks, I am happy to help a freind get under way. Maybe I'll get a few bowls out of the deal, and maybe some good clones for my outdoor adventures this summer.

Building the box-


The box itself is made from 7/16" OSB and 2"x2" lumber, the inside of the box is now painted Flat white, with a damaged can of Martha Stewart brand paint,$5 a $35 value, if I gave a crap about Martha Stewart, but I am sure our buds will enjoy looking at it.
The door is on hinges, and is also made from OSB/2"x2", it has locking hasps(sp?) as well.









The Carbon scrubber is based on plans found in the GrowFaqs on OG.
One furnace filter element is placed on a flat surface, then a second stacked on that with a layer of Activated Carbon poured on it. The third filter element is placed on that one, also with a layer of carbon, the fourth element is placed ontop of that. Now the filter elements are taped together with Foil tape.

The Furnace elements are then placed in its compartment inside the carbon scubber box, the side panel is replaced, and sealed. Ready for action! Air is blown up from the bathroom fan, through a duct, and into the Carbon scrubber compartment, where it exits the back of the box, after flowing through the activated carbon.

So far temps are staying in the mid-low 70f range with the light on, I hope my new air cooled hood will alow me to keep the temps low with 2 150s running at once.

The plants

The plants

Here are some pics showing progress:





In mid November,I put seeds from 3 strains between wet paper towels sitting in bowls sitting on top of my monitor where it is warm. One by one they showed tap roots, and were sown shallowly in a Peat/Perlite potting mix(no ferts for seedlings). Then they were placed under 23wCFLs to veg.





As each plant grew big enough to supply clones, I took several off of each plant, and placed them in my "Cheapo Aero-cloner"(a design by 10K of OG). When I felt sure that I would get at least one rooted clone off a given plant, I would start forcing that plant and its other sufficently cloned siblings, under a 12/12 light cycle by placing them in a big cardboard box.
One by one they showed sex- 8 males, 2 females. I killed the males and their clones. And moved on with the opperation.


As each cutting roots in the aero-cloner, I put it in a solo cup filled with a Peat/Perlite mix. Now I am feeding them Peters general purpose ferts, in the future I will be using Guano tea.

Starting the 2nd wave, and getting bud from the 1st

Starting the 2nd wave, and getting bud from the 1st

I fimmed(a plant topping method) and have been tying down the remaining females branches to maximize the number of tops, and use the light more efficently. The 2 Females 1st transplanted to 2 gallon buckets, and then a few weeks later into a 10 gallon rubbermade tote. Training of their canopy with "twist tie on a roll", continues.



When room freed up in the veg closet, we started more seeds, OR95 and a new hybrid I made last summer, C99xOR95(should be a killer mix). Here are a few pics of them vegging along, won't be long and the clone and force cycle will start again.

cool beans guys ...so when u comein over to the rivers place to fix up the tub?

Heheh, you got a grow thread up river? Tell SS to get his butt over to this site when he gets a chance, or has he taken up residence somewhere else? Heard from Medjool?

bc .....heard from of them both ....i think mrs m is sort of laying low and i don't know what mr ss plans to do .... am sharing a bathtub thread .....buzzfree made the mistake of mentioning bathtubs so i just jumped in with him..... :friends:

A bathtub hydro set up huh, River? Sounds sweet. That would be the ultimate indoor project! If I had a spare bathroom I would definitely be into that. Anyway, good luck man!

-3tOwn

Cool, let them know we are trying to rebuild OG here LOL good to see so many faces pop back up so fast! I'll sit down and check out the tub here in a few hours, but now my outdoor projects are calling to me on this wonderful sunny day! Take care!

BACKCOUNTRY- Tonight we'll get some fresh pics of the girls. I can't believe how they've blown up the past 2 days alone. Gonna be sweet dude. And I'm sure you'll get more than just a couple bowls... Couple bowls maybe an hour. haha, See ya tonight!

-3tOwN

backcountry, looking good, you know me i was Master_Shake420 on og.

Space Ghost/ Master_Shake420, good to see you here too! Spread the word, we won't let those pigs keep us down!

3t .....nope is not a dro grow ... organic dirt farmer..... been giving them the bizz.....and i am a river lady .....

great build guys. i've been designing a cab basically just like that sitting on its side. i'm still trying to figure out the 5 gal bucket planted in the rubbermaid though? just double potting?

D K- Basically we were just to lazy to remove them from the 2 gallon buckets. Plus, the plants were already trained to the rims of the buckets. We drilled holes in the sides of the buckets and basically placed them in a 10 gallon container and filled soil around it, plus the soil in the tupperware helps to hold moisture.

Here are the newest pics taken tonight...











Stay stoned and get Boned!

great thread fella's!
i'm busy plotting and scheming how to get a grown going once i've moved house... just gotta find a house!

great scrubber! i think i'll definitely use it...

nice one guys

later
wam

Thanx man! Good to see you in one piece, and on IC!

great thread guys- i had a similar setup last year, accept yours looks much better managed- great job on that canopy! how long do u vegg from seeds for your 150w?

heres some pix of my first attempt at the 150w hps-=--

Stoner 13th- We started our seeds probably mid-late November, once they sprouted they were put under CFL's until about the second week of january when the cab was completed. Thats when they were switched to HPS. Nice plants, looks like you got enough to get you by for a while, huh?

-3tOwN

Wotamess- Its definitely a great design. I live in apartments, so I definitely had to have odor control. It works great, like I said the sound of my computer running overpowers the sound of the cab and is complete scentless until opened up. Good luck!

-3t