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My 1st grow cabinet

highfiver

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Next week, I'm getting my hands on an old dresser that I want to convert into a grow space. This is going to be a longish project. I'm getting the dresser a week and a half from now, which makes this a good time to start planning ahead! Inside the dresser is roughly 3'x2'x6' (haven't had the chance to measure exactly but that's a good approximation of the space I'll have to work with). The big hurdle I'll need to figure out is light regulation. The dresser has got these big wardrobe doors on the top half, and the bottom half is two or three drawers. I'll need to remove the drawers (and possible the doors) and place something new on the front of the dresser a) to block light from coming in or seeping out, and b) for opsec reasons (it should look like a dresser, not the entry to an abandoned building). The dresser is extremely heavy and sturdy; I think it's made of pine. I also need to figure out the lighting and air flow requirements, as well as where I'm feeding my intake/outtake (it would be easy to cut holes out of the back, but can everything just be in the back like that? also I don't want anything to be obstructed) I'm looking forward to this thread! I've been lurking for a while and will probably link to some threads I find useful as I go through this process, as well as pics of my progress and whatever else there is along the way. Hopefully it's not a dud. :tiphat:
 

highfiver

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Yikes. Sorry for that eyesore of a post. That post had paragraphs when I typed it... will figure that out before I start updating this thread more.
 

betshtick

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Depending on the dresser itself, you could basically pop the front of the drawers off, and just glue (construction adhesive) them on to the front of the dresser. That way it just looks like the drawers are closed and everything matches. For that small of a space airflow requirements are minimal. Shoot to exchange the air every minute or two and you should be fine.

Place passive intake vents near the bottom, filters and exhaust near the top. Fresh cool air flows up through the cab/plants and carries away heat from the light(s) to exit higher up. As long as the dresser is in a larger room where there can be some airflow, should be totally fine having both the intake/exhaust on the back like you're planning.
 

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