Gnz
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Today I decided to bite the bullet and replace my flower cab (it's going to become my new veg cab), since switching from CFL to CMH I've been battling light and heat stress issues and have decided the only fix is a little more floor space and head room.
Plus it gives me the excuse to build a tidier, more organised cab than my old one.
I bought the cabinet below, its flat pack mdf with a white plastic veneer. Internal dimensions of each half are roughly 400mm deep x 800mm wide x 800mm tall, or just under 3.45 sq ft.
Light currently comes from a 70w double ended RX7s CMH bulb in each section, one at 3000k and one at 4000k as it's running some plants which have just flipped. I'm going to add a pair of 24w 2700k CFL to each section to increase the w/sq ft if I need to.
Air is pulled through a light trap in the base, through a pair of 100mm elbows into the bottom cabinet, then through a 125mm 180cfm inline blower into the top cabinet, where it's pulled out through the top via a 250cfm exhaust fan. I may add a second inline fan to the bottom unit as an intake fan if I have any temperature issues.
Currently running two neglected NL from my old veg cab, and a mystery bagseed all at 3-5 weeks veg, flipped them today because I needed something to put in the cab but they're a lot smaller than I'd usually flip them at. It's also finishing the stressed out bagseed from my old flower cab which is at day 58 and coming out shortly.
I have some foil tape I'll run along the back seams, and some wiring conduit for the wires running along the back corner to finish yet. Remaining light proof and controlling smell isn't an issue as they're in a dark "lung room" of sorts with my other cabs, this cabinet seems to be reasonably light proof on its own however.
Eventually I'd like to have each half of the cabinet running a 10 week strain at 5 week intervals with a single large scrog in each. I may reveg one of the northern lights to achieve this.
Plus it gives me the excuse to build a tidier, more organised cab than my old one.
I bought the cabinet below, its flat pack mdf with a white plastic veneer. Internal dimensions of each half are roughly 400mm deep x 800mm wide x 800mm tall, or just under 3.45 sq ft.
Light currently comes from a 70w double ended RX7s CMH bulb in each section, one at 3000k and one at 4000k as it's running some plants which have just flipped. I'm going to add a pair of 24w 2700k CFL to each section to increase the w/sq ft if I need to.
Air is pulled through a light trap in the base, through a pair of 100mm elbows into the bottom cabinet, then through a 125mm 180cfm inline blower into the top cabinet, where it's pulled out through the top via a 250cfm exhaust fan. I may add a second inline fan to the bottom unit as an intake fan if I have any temperature issues.
Currently running two neglected NL from my old veg cab, and a mystery bagseed all at 3-5 weeks veg, flipped them today because I needed something to put in the cab but they're a lot smaller than I'd usually flip them at. It's also finishing the stressed out bagseed from my old flower cab which is at day 58 and coming out shortly.
I have some foil tape I'll run along the back seams, and some wiring conduit for the wires running along the back corner to finish yet. Remaining light proof and controlling smell isn't an issue as they're in a dark "lung room" of sorts with my other cabs, this cabinet seems to be reasonably light proof on its own however.
Eventually I'd like to have each half of the cabinet running a 10 week strain at 5 week intervals with a single large scrog in each. I may reveg one of the northern lights to achieve this.
