Well, Im Building a Small Grow Booth with 16-26watt CFL's

I have a Larger Grow room setup in the works in another location its alil far for me to be really be involved wit it much without driving across town.,but i wanted to have something small but something that could "MAYBE" give me 2OZ per plant?Lets see.Could some one else with more knowledge on how many Lumens this adds up to.Mind you i started this at 3pm today,With alot of help from my brother in law on this lil project.Lined with foil or now.I have 3 Sockets on each Side with a Y adapter in each Equaling 6 on each side For 12 Total on the sides,And 4 more CLFs hanging from the top so i can move them as i need and im gonna add a reflector to this and to the side bulbs.A Hinged Front flap door.I plan to run 2 plants and maybe 2 smaller babies or clones when i can or need.With the light low i have space to put small pots on top of the "hood".

Dimensions: N/A Yet.

Lighting:
16-26watt.1610Lumens(100 Watt Equiv.)...416Watts(Equiv.To 1600 Watts?)6500K CFL Bulbs.

Ventilation:Plan: 1-2 Fans at the top and have a passive air flow system with vents or even a small fan at the bottom.

Updates coming soon.Thx

Any Thoughts or Opinions..I already know CFLs wont put out what HPS and others can Yield wise, but this is all i ave space and funds for is a small project at my office.

Ok So we Wired the Side lights and the "hood" and im gonna finish connecting the 2 sides to the main line as well as wiring the "hood"to this. I Upgraded the "HooD ALil .I Cut Away wood that was not needed to allow more light to pass.and Then i lined it with this "Coin Finnish Duct Tape"and I added loop handles to the top to help adjust the "HOOD"s height.Im looking for ideas to make up a Reflector for the "hood" and smaller shield type reflectors for the side bulbs.Hope to have it Finished tomorrow sometime.And get a Clone or 2 to start with ASAP...HINT HINT...

Ventilation????
Whats the best way to run 2-4 5inch fans?1 or 2 up top blowing OUT.then 1 or 2 in the rear low center blowing IN.

Looking great so far! happy micro gardening:)

Looking good over there! Just make sure you have good air flow and a stable temp...

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Originally Posted by OldHead09

Looking good over there! Just make sure you have good air flow and a stable temp...

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Im looking for some 120mm fans for intake and exhaust and plan to place a small fan inside to move air.im all dont besides the fans.

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Originally Posted by hghflyrjd1

Im looking for some 120mm fans for intake and exhaust and plan to place a small fan inside to move air.im all dont besides the fans.

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Put two 80mm or 120mm fans up top blowing out then just cut one 40mm passive intake down low on each side.

Theres no need to have intake and exhaust fans.

Where could i find some fans that plug to sockets or ones i can run a plug onto?

IDK bout small PC type fans that plug directly into a socket. I just bought to 80mm High output PC fans and a 12v power adapter from RS, wired it up a plugged it in.

Maybe one of the small $6 fans from Wally World and cut the whole just right and tape it in?

4" flex duct fits nicely around 80mm PC fans too :D

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Originally Posted by Slevinkal

IDK bout small PC type fans that plug directly into a socket. I just bought to 80mm High output PC fans and a 12v power adapter from RS, wired it up a plugged it in.

Maybe one of the small $6 fans from Wally World and cut the whole just right and tape it in?

4" flex duct fits nicely around 80mm PC fans too :D

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I just ordered 3 80mm fans and i have a ac/dc adapter that i will run them to..

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Originally Posted by hghflyrjd1

I just ordered 3 80mm fans and i have a ac/dc adapter that i will run them to..

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Cool!

Make sure you dont overload the adapter, IDK how much it'll handle, gotta ask someone who knows more bout sparky than me.