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RadaRada's 300w CFL Grow Cab: Durban poison, Hollands Hope

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RadaRada

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Size :31" x 24" by 18"
Lighting: 2 100w 'Natural Light' CFL's and one 100w 'Soft White' CFL
Fans: a 34.5 CFM input fan, and a 34.5 CFM pc fan soon to come an 80CFM output fan that i will hook up to a carbon filter rig:woohoo:

i am using Scotts Premium Potting soil, its just dirt, sphagnum peat, and perlite. I plan on vegging for 5-6 weeks on a (19/5) lighting cycle (1 DurbanPoison and 1 Hollands Hope). I could only get one of each seed so i am hoping for the best in terms of their gender. If i am exceedingly unlucky and they both are male then i will try and grow some bag seeds:bat:

I lined the top and bottom part of the box where the doors shut with white weather stripping to keep as much air from leaking out as possible when the plants start flowering homes:bandit:

since my temperatures are pretty high (82-95 F):wallbash: i am going to install an 80 CFM fan where the current output fan is. i will post a new pic of the fan when i get a chance.



The first pic is of the Hollands Hope and the second pic is of the Durban Poison they are both at 6 days of growth

feel free to leave comments or suggestions im a first time grower so any tips are welcome :canabis:
 
RadaRada

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New Fan installed

New Fan installed

Here are pics of the new 80 CFM output fan and my new overall fan setup. because i just finished installing it later tonight i will edit this post and post the new temperature readings in the cab.
:)

 
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Work2much

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Those watt numbers are for incadescent bulbs. The actual CFL watts are 27 each, for a total of 81 which is quite low but maybe ok for veg.
 
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Work2much said:
Those watt numbers are for incadescent bulbs. The actual CFL watts are 27 each, for a total of 81 which is quite low but maybe ok for veg.
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DAMN that just makes me feel like a total newb :( however i had a growbox to veg my outdoor plants and i was vegging like 9 plants under nearly the same setup and they came out very nicely
 
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Work2much

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No problem man, thats why were here to learn together. Continue to cruise the micro section to get a good idea of light setups before you make anymore purchases.

Good luck, I'll be watching.
 
RadaRada

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SERiOUS HEAT ISSUE

SERiOUS HEAT ISSUE

although i just installed a fan 2x more powerful than the last output fan the temp in my box is still 90 - 95 F:wallbash: idk why its so hot in there now!!!So to deal with the problem for now i shut one of the lights off. I think this is a circulation problem

tomorrow i am going to re install my output fan right under the shelf i think that alot of the heat is getting trapped under the shelf and since my shelf holds my lights up i cannot get rid of it.

i am also thinking about taking one of the other fans and install it into the back of the box as an input fan.... my only concern with this is that when the plants start flowering some smell will leak out but i doubt it because it will be blowing into the box and getting sucked out through the carbon filter.

expect an update tommorow im gonna get rid of this heat problem if its the last thing ill do :laughing:
 
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Ventilation

Ventilation

Mr. Tony said:
is your air intake adequate?
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thats the same thought that crossed my mind... i dont think it is, but tommorow i will be doing some surgery on the cab

im going to put my output fan at a lower height on the box and im most likely going to make another intake hole and i havent decided if i am going to install a fan into the intake hole or just leave it as a hole. i will post pics of the new ventilation system tommorow after it is built

any suggestions for what i should do please feel free to let me know
 
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Mr. Tony

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np, also go to the store and look for some 42 watt cfls, they will be marketed to compete with a 150 watt incandescent bulb.
 
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