growing in cabinets- custom making your own

I am thinking of constructing a cabinet growing system and I am seeking opinions on size , lights to use, and especially style of construction.
At this point, my situation is this; I want to have several mother plants (at present I have access to a nice Domina strain), cloning 4 plants at a time. I plan to grow spikes(sea of green style) and begin flowering at aprox. 6 inches high. I want to start a rotation where I begin flowering every 4 weeks or so... so I am thinking a large veg area for mothers and clones, and 1 flowering chamber(maybe 2).
Ideally I am thinking tube or compact fluorescent lights for veg, and 150 or 250 hps for flowering...flat white paint or mylar inside the cabinets, and I know I will need some fans for air circulation and heat dispersal in the flower chamber.
I want to get to the point I can sustain 2 smokers ...independant and all that... money and security are unfortionately a consideration at this point and all help is greatly appreciated...thx

- also forgot to mention consumption of decent stuff about 1/2 oz. a week...thats what I need to grow...thx again

http://www.overgrow.com/article/10/1

this may help solve your problems, cheap and easy to build.
i made one out of a chest of drawers, works great, and very stealthy, well hidden.

Just found this...http://www.tomatopharm.homestead.com/Phoenix.html , and this...

http://www.hempcultivation.com/420/s...ighlight=honey

http://www.hempcultivation.com/420/s...3&page=4&pp=10

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props Juanskee...heard of the fridge thing...great article...thx...peace

I have decided to locate a dresser or cabinet with 2 areas....maybe make my own...second hand seems cheeper...gonna go 1'x2' for veg and 3'x2' for sea of green type cloning employing 3liter bottles... flowering at 6-8 inches and finishing under 2 feet. Height wise, I am shooting for 4 or 5 feet....1 ft planter height, 2' plants, 1' for reflector and lights(gonna go with T shaped dual compact fluorecents...4 fixtures in flower, 2 in veg). Did the math...should suit my harvest needs... 10 plants per flower yielding(conservatively) 2 and a 1/2 oz per harvest with a perpetual thing going...
harvesting every 8 to 10 weeks. Thats 1/2 O a week... about where I'm at... now I just gotta do it! lol

Quick question (to add to this)..provided that you have adequate ventilation is it possible to have a closet grow with a HPS light?

from what I gather...no prob HPS as long as the plants are no closer than 12 inches from the light or they will burn (leaves)...

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Originally Posted by Asesino

Quick question (to add to this)..provided that you have adequate ventilation is it possible to have a closet grow with a HPS light?

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yes, with proper ventilation , it`s possible

for those in the usa near a home depot check this out for a cabinet at an OK price...
http://homedepot98home.crossmediaser...agenumber%3d26

http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=1106273949915
what about these lights 4 flowering....I need opinions...will they work...how many 48"x20"x52" cabinet(flower chamber)

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Originally Posted by altwnyguy73

http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=1106273949915
what about these lights 4 flowering....I need opinions...will they work...how many 48"x20"x52" cabinet(flower chamber)

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if you got the money to spend on those i would get 150 hps instead.
you can get em at home depot or lowes for about $60-$70
they would be perfect for your cabinet and better for flowering
youd have to make minor modifications to the light, but would be better than those other lights

250-400 hps is the long term answer....money constraints must begin with other light sources...have obtained plans to alter hps security lights...still researching my options...
more as I know it...peace

envirolites are not available in my area or I would be looking at those...

Some times the obvious eludes you....once set up, I will clone 2-4 plants at a time, harvesting a few plants every few weeks, creating a perpetual harvest situation...

mercury vapor(security light conversion), 75-250 watt hps, red and cool white spec fluorescents in combination, and reptile basking lights(UV) are my present light sources that I am considering for use in my "inexpensive" cabinet grow plans...

phillips (C4 & L4), GE, and Sylvania all sell red spectrum fluorescent tube lighting in the USA... shop light fixtures and light tubes can be had for about $20.00 total...

I have two mercury vapor lights 175W each and over 100W of tube fluros on my plants, they're a few weeks in the veg stage but the mercury lights are perfect. They make the plants more greener it seems. Worth every penny, for $30 each light, cant go wrong!

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Originally Posted by shaddr3

I have two mercury vapor lights 175W each and over 100W of tube fluros on my plants, they're a few weeks in the veg stage but the mercury lights are perfect. They make the plants more greener it seems. Worth every penny, for $30 each light, cant go wrong!

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did you get these lights as outdoor security lights and rewire them? ....and how hot to they get....thx.peace

in a 48"x20"x52 inch cabinet(flower chamber) does anyone know how high an HPS I could
run....250...400...600...1000? hopin to sea of green type grow 10 plants in 3liter bottles... cabinet dimentions could be tipped to 48"x20"x72" ....thx

well, since I started this post I have gone through several grows....still curious for any new input.....

To the Q about HPS, yes you can use it, but you neeed very good air flow and ventaliation to be able to control the temps.

Tbh, i would try a 200 watt envirolight.

Hi,
Does not come up any more since they got shut down. Any chance of you reposting it so we can download it... thanks in advance if its possible.....

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Originally Posted by notanovice

http://www.overgrow.com/article/10/1

this may help solve your problems, cheap and easy to build.
i made one out of a chest of drawers, works great, and very stealthy, well hidden.

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