inside speaker grow! NEED HELP PLEASE PICS! VERY COOL SETUP

[shibby8]

hello, let me start out saying that this is my third grow my other two unsuccessfull i had to change my username cause i forgot my password and the website wont send it to me for some reason..

anyways back to the point i got a speaker and a subwoofer hollowed out. i have 6 cfls in it but i only have four on cause the temp was getting kind of hot in there

i have one inlet fan and one fan inside but the temps are still getting hot

right now i have four lights on and the temp is 80

anyways heres some picks any thoughts on how im doing/ anything i should do is appreciated thanks

shibby8 Reviewed by shibby8 on 09-15-2008. inside speaker grow! NEED HELP PLEASE PICS! VERY COOL SETUP hello, let me start out saying that this is my third grow my other two unsuccessfull i had to change my username cause i forgot my password and the website wont send it to me for some reason.. anyways back to the point i got a speaker and a subwoofer hollowed out. i have 6 cfls in it but i only have four on cause the temp was getting kind of hot in there i have one inlet fan and one fan inside but the temps are still getting hot right now i have four lights on and the temp is 80 Rating: 5

[flyingimam]

very neat plan :thumbsup:. its tempting

do u have any idea of how much yield you are going to get out of that box-using any strains but the lowryders?

btw for airflow issue, i noticed that whenever my windows are closed and AC in the house starts to work, since it has the strongest and closest outlet in my room, it will force my door closed and even then there is a very strong air current going out of my room beneath the door.

Maybe u can have a stronger fan and airtight your enclosure and only leave out 1 hole or a horizontal cutting somewhere more out of sight, perhaps under the box or at the back of it...

air in = air out, even 1 fan should do the job with proper insulation and wide enough exhaust. at least in theory this sounds logical

[shibby8]

one more:thumbsup:

[trinitybound]

I would go more like 4" hole. You can get a 4" duct fan for $20 -$30 at home depot in the attic fan section, but you'll have to put an electrical wire on it. Some flexible 4" clothes dryer ducting and your all set. also look at the flanges you can get for dryer venting they screw right on makes it easy. Also if you want to regulate the temperature you can get a thermostat that will mount right inside the duct or box for another $50. :thumbsup:

[shibby8]

oh and revenche the light doesnt leak allot but i mean where i cut the back of the speaker off i had to sand down the edges to put on the hinges, so here is minor light leakage but not too much


sorry bout the wait i was thinking hard about it, i think i might just take the bottom of the entire box off and make one big inlet with a 6-8 inch fan
ill cauk up the edges so it would be a good seal. it would bring alot of air in, but does anyone think that the cpu fan is enought for a deicent exhaust?

[TheMetal1]

Yeah, get those pics up. It's obviously not going to be the most efficient exhaust system ever created :stoned:... but it could pull some air out of there. What if you let some small duct work run up the inside of the cab to the top, near the lights? The fan would be outside the box... it would be pulling air from the top... down the duct work... through the floor... out the back speakerwire input hole. Get a decent fan and it may work out. Although, the more elaborate your creation... the less stealth it becomes. It will also take up some of your available grow space since you would have duct work inside the cab.

Just brainstorming... :jointsmile:

[shibby8]

thats mylar in there lol
thanks though

but anyways metal ill take some pics right now and hopefully get em up, thank you very very much for that idea there is a slot for the air in the bottom of the sub thats attatched to the speaker. i could easly hook up an exhaust to that, i never thought of it THANKSSS

but do you think it will be good for the plant (and heat) if the outlet is in the bottom of the box? cause i always assumed hot air will rise so should i make the inlet in the bottom and put the exhaust in the old inlet spot?

hope it makes sense hold on a sec ill get some pics

thank you seriously everyone for the feedback its greatly appreciated:rastasmoke:

[TheMetal1]

Most people say that tin foil is not great because of the creation of hot spots, due to creases, and also the reflection of heat. Mylar, when properly installed, seems to be a very good option. Flat white paint is probably the easiest. It reflects quite a bit of light, but more importantly... it does not reflect much heat. Depending on what type of paint... it can be cleaned fairly easily. Plus it makes it look like an operating room :rasta:

But hey, Shibby... I was thinking:
What does the back of the speaker look like? It's probably got some speaker wire inputs right? Could you take that out and run a tube from the grow space floor out through the bottom? Not sure if this is making sense :stoned: I'm looking at your pictures and trying to brainstorm. Even a small piece of thin ductwork could be attached to an exhaust fan with a reducer... that would at least move some air out of the box. Take some more pictures of all sides. Even the bottom, underneath. You could put it up on a crate or something and exhaust from the bottom. Just trying to picture places with open spots you won't have to cut.

[nick19882003]

i was always told foil isn't that great for reflecting light cuz it absorbs more than it reflects, anything white completely reflects light but dont quote me on that i'm far from a pro grower that's just what i get told alot

[Revanche21]

Very nice!

does it leak light at night?