TokeWithHope
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hey guys so im getting ready to start my first grow! im really excited and ive decided to do a box grow. i have made a rough sketch of my plans after doing a shitload of research even reading two books! which is huge for me considering i dont read lol. anyway its going to be a somewhat stealth box in my closet. H- 7' W- 2'4 D- 2'4. im going to make a sealed box out of 3/4 wood. im going to use a 400 watt digital ballast and put it on top of the box and make another box around it and vent out one side of the box by cutting slots in the wood. and run a 400 watt mh bulb during veg stage and a 400 watt hps during flowering. the bulb will sit inside a 6'' inline air cooled reflector. a 115 cfm reflector cooling fan also attached to ducting for exhaust which i will run into a carbon filter into my attic. im also going to run a fan intake into the box and mount a 6'' oscillating fan blowing on the plants from above the light. i will have a 6 inch section used for storage and wiring. and a 4'6 section used for growing four mature plants in 12'' by 12'' pots. underneath that im going to have a 2 foot section used for seedlings and to start clones so i dont have to wait as long for my next crop in this section i will run a 2 foot flourescent grow light and a 75 watt cfl. i will have about 38 cubic feet of room if i calculated correctly.
i have a few questions tho 1. is enclosing the ballast in another box safe or is it a fire hazard?
2. is the 115 cfm outtake fan strong enough to ventilate the box will enough through a carbon filter then up about another 6 inches to the attic?
3. for the clone chamber is it sufficient for me to run just the 2 foot flourescent it holds two one foot grow bulbs each at 24 watts or should i also run the cfl?
thank you im really excited for my grow
im going to attach the sketch i made tell me what u think!
and pleace i want criticism if u think there is anything i could improve on or shouldnt do plz tell me i want my first grow to be a successful one!!
i have a few questions tho 1. is enclosing the ballast in another box safe or is it a fire hazard?
2. is the 115 cfm outtake fan strong enough to ventilate the box will enough through a carbon filter then up about another 6 inches to the attic?
3. for the clone chamber is it sufficient for me to run just the 2 foot flourescent it holds two one foot grow bulbs each at 24 watts or should i also run the cfl?
thank you im really excited for my grow
im going to attach the sketch i made tell me what u think!
and pleace i want criticism if u think there is anything i could improve on or shouldnt do plz tell me i want my first grow to be a successful one!!