vote headshake king of cardboard!

[headshake]

what's good everyone? i've been slacking in my duties of keeping my grow logs going. as some of you know, i have constructed a new "frank", although that's not the new ones name. a name actually hasn't been given yet.

anyhow, here is what's going down at the moment. there are six various dank seeds that have taken up residence in the new box. they are all ~21 (give or take, not including the pot). the reside in 3 gallon pots.

they stretched for some reason during veg. i guess i thought they were closer than the lights than they were. or maybe they were indica dom. hybrids. that's kinda what they look like.

about the new flower box, i took a box that is 47" x 24" x 21". i put an adjustable light fixture (homemade of course, out of cardboard!) in there. i added four 120mm pc fans up top and cut three exhausts down below.

the actual flower area below the light fixture stays between 78-80F degrees.
the area above it hovers between 88-91F. i was thinking of adding a few little intakes up near the top.

there is a total of 16 23W, 1600 lumens (~, they may vary sligthly) CFLs in there. i didn't count the ratio, but it should be close to 75/25 (2700K/6500K). i have some extra 2700K bulbs if the ratio is off.

i've been using the fox farm nute line up, both liquids and solubles. today when they got fed i gave them the first dose of beastie bloomz. this is the first time that i've used it and i'm curious to see what happens. i've been impressed with the fox farm nutes so far. i guess anything is a huge step up from miracle grow though.

there appears to be some light leaks as several of the ladies keep trying to grow balls. i know up top where the exhaust light gets in (although i do cover this up after lights out). the other area i think it's getting in is around the door. i used duct tape on the last "frank". i wanted to try something else. there is also the intakes down near the floor. i lean books up against those.

any ideas on light proofing?

i've got a several pics so some will be following this post.

i think that's about it for now.


-shake


pic 1- inside the new box.

pic 2- straight on.

pic 3- the new light fixture. it has 2x 4 light vanity bars and the two outdoor lights in the middle. some have Y splitters as you can see. i need to get some more.

pic 4- everyone inside.

pic 5-the exterior.

headshake Reviewed by headshake on 05-22-2009. vote headshake king of cardboard! what's good everyone? i've been slacking in my duties of keeping my grow logs going. as some of you know, i have constructed a new "frank", although that's not the new ones name. a name actually hasn't been given yet. anyhow, here is what's going down at the moment. there are six various dank seeds that have taken up residence in the new box. they are all ~21 (give or take, not including the pot). the reside in 3 gallon pots. they stretched for some reason during veg. i guess i Rating: 5

[headshake]

here are some more pics for you guys and gals. hope it was worth the wait. i'll try to do my best to keep it updated like it should be!


-shake


pic 1- everyone inside again.

pic 2- exhaust fans.

pic 3- one of the intakes.

pic 4- this one was taken today before watering/feeding.

pic 5- the re-veg from the last batch and four youngsters. the other beans that i had germ'd with them never popped. i'm running out of viable beans....yikes!

[syde00]

wow that looks pretty sweet... from the inside you'd never guess it was made of cardboard lol... looks totally pro from the inside.

as for light proofing the box... what about making like big channels/ducts out of cardboard kinda shaped like a "U"? should block light but still let air/wiring go through the "U" shape

[headshake]

yeah that makes sense syde. i was thinking something like that. or with a bunch of holes that were offset on two layers. but your U idea sounds much better.

thanks for the compliment by the way!


-shake

[Italiano715]

pic 5- the re-veg from the last batch and four youngsters. the other beans that i had germ'd with them never popped. i'm running out of viable beans....yikes!

I've got some killer popcorn mid beans you could have Nice fat juicy buds too! More bud than leaf ratio in flower!

Also, I'd definitely go wit something U shaped like plumbing pvc. I had a grow box out of a rubbermaid container few years back and that's what I used to keep the light from leaking out the ducting part.

P.S. They are looking good though! :thumbsup: Specially the re-vegged one! Kudos my man!(must spread rep around before giving it to headshake again :wtf :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[quarteroy]

the box is a f*$kin inspiration shake that is amazing what you have done with a box. Seriously looks pro from the inside. reminds me i need to keep up with my log btw I'm in the middle of building a new flower cab, its too hot where my current cab is atm. so that is all to come in my log. but first VEGAS. have a 4 day trip but plan to update my log at least once before then. that's end of this month.

peace

[FourTwenty4Life]

Looks good shake. You might need more room in the box for the ladies to breathe a bit easier but overall I'd say it looks great! Oh and try throwing a white and/or black sheet over top of everything for light proofing.:hippy:

[Balkey]

Hey Head,

It's looking good! Plants are looking quite healthy as well! :thumbsup:

I have always been under the assumption that the majority of light comes from the sides of cfls not the tip/end. If that's the case, those sockets could be more useful in a more diagonal arrangement.

I am liking the cardboard!!! Great job!

[fluid69]

shake, you are the king of cardboard! or atleast that's my vote. I'm totally blown away. your light setup is the $hit, I gotta start dreaming up something like that. that's ten times better than searching for something the right height to set your plants on. I have an idea for your fans, make a scoop. brace yourself...build it out cardboard. I'm gonna post a pic of a box I built for somebody, I think you could use the same idea. it's not my favorite light trap, but I think it'd work good on your setup. just an idea. shake again, I'm blown away. you've kicked cardboards a$$.:thumbsup:

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[Divestoned]

That box has STYLE,I think it's the nicest ghetto box i've seen yet.givem hell bro.

Dive:stoned: