Stealth computer cabinet build!

[iwantchipz]

Hey whats up! first time posting so i figured id start out with a stealth computer cabinet build. Over the next month im gonna be putting together this stealth grow box for personal use. Id appreciate any ideas or opinions. The box is going to be for a soil 2 plant (flowering), 1 plant (vegging) SCROG with 1 plant finishing every 4 weeks or so.

- Flowering area = 32in W x 18in D x 54in H

- Vegging area = 16in W x 18in D x 28in H

...the middle shelf is going to be taken out.

Here is my list of supplies i am planning on getting. Let me know if im leaving anything out.

- 400w Apollo HPS digital ballast
- 400w Apollo HPS bulb
- cool tube
- 4" duct fan / Carbon Filter
- 4" duct Muffler
- Light Timer
- Light hangers
- Thermometer / Humidity Meter
- Fan speed controller
- PVC for scrog screen
- Flat white paint
-pots / soil
- 4" Ducting
- power strip
- Flame defender

This cab HAS TO BE STEALTH!!! It is too big to fit through my hallway so it is going to be in my living room in my apartment.

*QUESTIONS*

1.) Is a 400w HPS too hot for this size cabinet?
2.) Would it be a better idea to use a 6" duct fan instead of a 4" ?
3.) Should i use a cool tube or an air cooled hood?

Thats about it....im sure i forgot a few things haha. Feel free to post any ideas or opinions you may have. Ill be updating this frequently so keep checking back. Thanks

 

[Jnugg]

Way too small for a 400w HPS.That's 100w per square foot...it would take serious ventilation.

And it's never a good idea to dump your hot exhausr air into the same room your cab will be pulling fresh cool intake air from as this will raise that rooms temperature,thus raising the temp in the cab even more.

Just get a tent or build a cab in your room or a spare bedroom.Dump all exhaust into the attic,out a window via window exhaust box or into another room.

 

[TheCleanGame]

Yep 250w would be better... 400w would fry everything, even with a cooltube.

Take a long cruise through the micro-grow sub-forum... going back a few years. There's tons of ideas there and information on what works and what doesn't.

4" is probably fine for the 250w.

Keep it Clean!

 

[iwantchipz]

i was thinking of going with a 400w dimmable ballast and a 6" inline fan w/ a speed controller.

- it has to be stealth...so i cant get a tent.
- Ill be using this cabinet and it has to stay in the living room (wont fit through the hallway)
- cant vent into the attic because i live in an apartment.

 

[TheCleanGame]

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