2.25 sq ft cardboard cab

[frostedwonder]

I always wondered how odor control was in a cardboard setup. I run a passive air system with a big ass centrifugal fan pulling the cab's warm air thru my light hood over the bulb and out the cab I am using. I have holes cut for the fresh air and my fan is big enough to pull in the fresh and pull out the heat and thru a scrubber, but I can see how cardboard could be tricky to get just right without putting so much work in that it would have been better to become a carpenter and make a wood box. I will be tuned in cause your possibilities are endless and I am sure I will learn to think differently on small cab setups.:thumbsup:

[smallgrow1]

you are right on the lights. my bad i was using my conversion watts instead of my actual watts but my box has about 4,000 lumens per sq. ft of grow space. And yes I am using the dull side of the foil. I understand that my grow situation isn't the best but this is all being done on a budget and I'm basically just saying that it doesn't take a crap load of cfl's or a special mh or hps light to have healthy small and decent yielding plants. I will prob. add one or 2 150w equiv warm white bulbs but other then that all seems well and until I run into problems I'm happy with the small space I am using to grow. I have lots of pics and will do a full grow log once I'm done. for security reasons I don't want to start my log while I'm still actively growing my flowers. I just read a lot and incorporate the things that other people add to similar grows like mine. Thank you for the input though and I don't mean to botch your log so I will stop posting all this info about my grow. keep up the good work though.

[smallgrow1]

and as far as odor control. all I know is my little guys stink up the room when the doors remain shut for long periods of time but its not really stinky, just a little smell that most people prob. wouldnt even recognize. It's not too bad, a little air freshner or dryer sheets on top of the vent hole help tremendously. When they actually start budding it might be a different story but for now its not bad. hope this helps.

[jakester]

I don't completely understand the "false floor" idea, a pic or better explanation maybe. cutting the vents at the bottom sides of the box wouldn't do much for my odor control later on.......any thoughts on this matter. as far as the walls, I thought the paint would crack from the heat and cause issues....like falling into the plants and possible causing a toxicity issue.??......

I appreciate the thoughts and ideas......keep em coming

buffalo

I agree venting is important, I was thinking homemade scrubber at some point.....my grow area is also pitch black at night

I don't have any shots or even a box running right now...
The false floor is just, a piece of wood that is standing off the floor, like on 4 quart paint cans or something. Then your vents flow up around the bottom. If you want to get fancy, some air filter mesh or screen over the vents will keep bugs out. I highly recommend pulling the air out the top, it is a really simple elegant design. It evacuates the hot lamp air an pulls fresh air from under the leaves which is perfect for the plants.

As for smell you could make a mini carbon scrubber that vents out the top but I have never gone that far. I used to run an ion generator in the room the box was in to control smell.

[Buffalo Soldier]

wow, painting the cardboard one coat so far has had a huge impact on the temps. 5 deg drop, i can def. get at least two higher wattage 2700kcfl's.



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a pic of the newly painted cab, i had some flat laying around. If i find more it'll get another coat.

the top is actually 36" from the floor, sorry , my mistake. this is my primitive hanger, the cord is wrapped around a stick laying across the box for even weight distribution and the weight plate prevents any unraveling.

there is a ceiling fan slightly in front of the cab that has now been turned on, the lid is not wide enough, this is why i think it gets decent flow right now, the door has many leaks also.

the door has some cardboard in front of it alowing air flow also.


I'll check temp in the morning , ambient temp is 70deg. cab app. 75deg last check

If for some reason I need more height, i have gorilla tape and plenty of cardboard to go 4' +


buffalo

[Buffalo Soldier]

hey smallgrow do u think the small box has any influence on flowerning times?

I would think not


buffalo

[Buffalo Soldier]

ambient is set at 70F and I now have 2 vents at the bottom closed and the ceiling fan on low..cab 75F


working on fan situation soon.......may just blow in from the vent holes at the bottom


babies are looking good, I'll post a few close ups..the clones didn't work out right now....popped a few beans from some groovy bagseed.

I'm not focussed on the normal stuff, the smaller scale has a whole different set of issues.....got some left over MG bloom fert for later.

I don't plan on nutes during veg for the cab.

hopefully, my odor issue will be on a smaller than usual also

buffalo

[Buffalo Soldier]

just a few overhead shots, little guys are doin well..I'll mess with the camera and find the appropriate setting for this stuff




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hope they're chicks


burner

[frostedwonder]

I like the cfl setups because of worrying less about heat issues. Some have way too many plants vegged for too long to use cfl's but I am sure its a learning thing for anyone to play with. I look on sites that sell armoires and think I would love to have that in my living room without anyone knowing at first glance that life lives within! Cardboard is treating people well here and I like that your able to just add more height when needed without too much hassle. Right on and nice pics!

[Buffalo Soldier]

hey frosty , thanks for the encouragement...this can be a bit frustrating.

you're right about the heaight of the plants at flower.

I never really flowered as early as I want to so I'm shooting for another node or so and then transplant.....once they get anothe node in the new pot i'll flip the lights, I may go 20/4 soon to give them a break. The lowest it wiill go is 70F. Ill raise the heater if I have issues.


buffalo