Anti, they make some that are designd for you to cut to custom. They are about 30x30, so you can get a few out of one sheet. Free scrog screen in there too. You'll see.
5500K or 6500K would be better for vegging.
Wally world in my part of the world only has 42w CFLs in the 2700k spectrum.Wally world has lots for decent prices.
Awesome cab by the way.
Sorry for the double recommending... I forget who I give what to.
On the back of the cab there will be a "door" panel. (It's the part you don't see covering the insides in that pic.) There will be a vent cut into that door at the level of the lights for THEIR intake... and then the entire room will exhaust above that area in a different vent. Nice to see you're thinking about it, though. :smile:
Hey Anti, very awesome design. Any chance we can get more info about the door? How are you handling light leaks for the vent hole for the CFLs? How are you making the door airtight? How are you attaching the door to the cab?
I must say this is one of the most impressive micro designs I've seen. Rep++
See why I suggested the Panasonic WhisperCeiling 80cfm fan? It may be $140 (around $100 if you find the right place) but it's much more powerful than those three bitty fans and.......... SILENT. Or at least silent enough that complete silence is simple to do, not some huge project.Currently, I'm running all three fans somewhere around 30%. With all three fans at 100% you can hear it throughout the apartment. Not crazy loud... but audible.
See why I suggested the Panasonic WhisperCeiling 80cfm fan? It may be $140 (around $100 if you find the right place) but it's much more powerful than those three bitty fans and.......... SILENT. Or at least silent enough that complete silence is simple to do, not some huge project.
That $140 may seem like a lot, until you stand next to a cab that doesn't make any sound at all and realize how much less you'll ever have to worry about it.
The major difference I'm seeing is that they would require a separate controller if you didn't want to run them at full speed.
Currently, I'm running all three fans somewhere around 30%. With all three fans at 100% you can hear it throughout the apartment. Not crazy loud... but audible.
At 30%, I can sit and type 1 ft away, and there's no issue... but if I ever notice my temps creeping up too high... i can adjust each fan individually with a little knob that I mounted into the exhaust room:
In most of the US (to my knowledge) the going rate for an 1/8th is somewhere between $40-$60 (not talking regs, folks.) So if you're paying $320-$480 per ounce right now, why wouldn't you be willing to spend $450 to build a cab that within 3-4 months could potentially be giving you an ounce a week... why wouldn't you do whatever scrimping was necessary to get this thing rolling?
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Use in an apartment, dorm room, anywhere you want. It's pulling just over 0.5 kW an hour (504w of light, plus MAYBE 30w of fans) so it's unlikely to ever draw any attention (or cost more than $15-20 more than you already are paying a month.)
See why I suggested the Panasonic WhisperCeiling 80cfm fan? It may be $140 (around $100 if you find the right place) but it's much more powerful than those three bitty fans and.......... SILENT. Or at least silent enough that complete silence is simple to do, not some huge project.
That $140 may seem like a lot, until you stand next to a cab that doesn't make any sound at all and realize how much less you'll ever have to worry about it.