Dizzys 1st go at grow. CFL/Cab W/ Bagseed

Well, the case was good for the initial germination, and probably could have lasted up until this point if there were much fewer plants. I wouldn't do more than 3 in there, maybe 2 if you wanted to give them they're best growing chance. Keep in mind though that you will want to remove everything out of it, no drive cages, they just waste alot of space.
I used a black trash bag to line it and duct tape to keep it in place. You'll want an active exhaust fan, I used a 2" 90 degree elbow with a case fan and sealed it in the rear of the case. You should set up a passive intake as well. If your creative, you'll figure out a way.
My plan for next time is to get a matching case and bolt them together side by side with no panels between the two and set it up just like I did with a single case. I would like the extra room to move things around and have the plants able to stretch out more before I have to move them into the cab. I hope to put clones in there if I decide to go the clone route. In the end, the case worked great for it's intended purpose, germination with a little bit of veg time. (2) 13 watt CFLs will do just fine (6500k). Read my log about light distance... and learn. ;)

As for the smell, from what I have read, it varies from none (at my current growth age) to a deffinate, "I know what that smell is". I'm at the "I know what that smell is", stage. It's not over powering, there is a faint "wet green weed" smell in my office/grow room. Very faint, but getting stronger by the day. You can pick up one of the plants and take a wiff and have no doubt what the plant is. Just remember that I have 8 plants and no exhaust filter and nothing to cover the smell up... which will be worked on tonight in the hope it will last me a couple of days until I can make a Kitty litter filter.

Good luck!

Ok, thanks for the great info! :D

Ill probably only be letting them grow big enough until it warms up and I can move them outside. Im thinking Ill start with only two in it too. as for an air filter, I was thinking about maybe just putting a dryer sheet freshener thing over the fan so that it kind of masks the smell a bit. Hopefully my plants wont smell too bad. Why did you put the garbage bag in there out of curiosity?

To help mask the light and add a water barrier in case I got too carried away watering the plants. ;)


Don't count on it being too light proof without adding something, you'd be surprised.

And your welcome!

Light proof would be pretty important actually. I was all go until I went to put my side panel on, and It wasnt the right one. I cant seem to find a decent enough case here, Im going to try and find myself a nice old server sized tower if I can. Thanks for all the help!

Heh, you'll for sure need a full tower(server).
If you've got a second hand computer store look for an Inwin case, they're about as tall as you can get, and easily gutted.

Dear diary,

Today I decided to get a few more lights. I picked up another BFB (Big freakin bulb) and -sighs- and getto'd it up on top of the one I'm going to call Bertha and she comes with a theme song.
"One of these things is not like the others, guess which one it is".
There are a couple of plants in there that I'm sure got their lunch money taken by her. You'll notice em, the skinny sickly looking kids with bad skin and glasses. One of which is one of the two that got their roots severed when I tried to take the netting off those Peat pellets when I transplanted. I believe the second one could be the other Lost root case.
Anyway, the growth is really surprising to me, especially that one... Bertha.
Got my pantyhose. :D To build the scrubber... perverts. What a treat that was. How many times do you get to ask the shoe department gal,
"This might sound like an odd question, but where are your pantyhose?"
I went on to explain, because I had to... I could only act like it didn't mean anything for song long, I know what would be going through my mind if I were her.
"I wonder if he wants a quickie"
Or maybe, "Transvestite? I wonder if he knows Larry in the Deli department, don't think I didn't see you at that club Larry, you could have just told me about your other life, I would have understood Larry, I would have understood! You didn't need to leave...".
So I said there was another use for pantyhose... and she looked at me with question in her eyes... She probably thinks I'm going to rob a bank.

And it's FRIDAY! :rastabanna: WOOOOooooo.....

And yes I lightly sprayed the leaves this evening, and I made sure there wasn't any drops on the leaves by the time I lowered the lights.

There looking so much better now that there enviroment is in range , good job.

Built a kitty litter scrubber and changed the exhaust layout.
I got one of those cheapy 6" Inductor fans and since I'm not using 6" duct, the 120mm moved more air with 4" duct. I figured 6" might do ok, but it didn't and it was a freebie anyway, they never rung it up.
Those scrubbers work AWESOME. I don't smell crap! or plants.
Next time I make one, I will use window screen material instead of pantyhose, I think it'll be more durable.

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