setup input

[jpond83]

i have been lurking and reading for a while and this is my first post. I have a box i built and wanted some input or suggestions. some info bellow

plants: 8x6 weeks into veg bagseed
box: 26"x26"x36" with emergency blankets wrapping the inside
light: 3x105w 5500k cfl (i will add 2700k when flowering)
soil: due to funds i used jiffy organic seed starter mixed with horse manure and perlite
ventilation: input is a broan 50cfm bathroom vent fan wired to be plugged(would i be better of without the fan as i feel a good amount of suction from the input hole without the fan) into a wall socket ..................output: hydrofarm 400cfm vent fan
nutrients: open seame-veg, beastie blooms-first half of flowering flowering, cha ching- second half of flowering, no nutes last 2 weeks.

what do you think am i good to go or do you have any suggestions?
i know my soil is not the best but this is my first grow and i will get better next go around, im just testing the waters.

i will post more pictures tomorow, my lights are out

jpond83 Reviewed by jpond83 on 01-17-2012. setup input i have been lurking and reading for a while and this is my first post. I have a box i built and wanted some input or suggestions. some info bellow plants: 8x6 weeks into veg bagseed box: 26"x26"x36" with emergency blankets wrapping the inside light: 3x105w 5500k cfl (i will add 2700k when flowering) soil: due to funds i used jiffy organic seed starter mixed with horse manure and perlite ventilation: input is a broan 50cfm bathroom vent fan wired to be plugged(would i be better of without Rating: 5

[jpond83]

also im going to start flowering in about a week. i have around 8 inches left of verticle space so im hoping im good. i did tie most the the plants down from the main stock with a 45 degree bend to make a little more room. im hoping to get 4 females, any less will just suck and any more will be just thrown into my wife's indoor flower and other odd plant shit garden. if the ones thrown under her lights herm and pollinate themselves (light leak) what are the probability that i get fem seeds?

[jpond83]

165 views and nobody said im fucking up yet so i guess im good.

[tacman7]

Looks like you're off to a good start.

I found that the 8 plants I had in my grow box wouldn't fit into my bloom box, all I could get in there was 3.

Both my boxes are 2'x4' x 4' tall. I'm using the waferboard that has a shiny side put on it (radiant barrier) cheap and works great.

I had problem with over watering and not enough air circulation ie powdery mold.

Something box growers have to watch out for I'm thinking.

[jpond83]

cool i added an led panel to the inside of the door today.

[Farmer Rich]

As tacman7 said, you have too many plants, which was also my mistake when starting. My vote on yours would be 2 plants max. If they're still there, check some of the photos from my signature. This was my first attempt at growing, also in a big box. The dimensions on mine were 2' x 4' with max plant height of about 4'. I packed a 600w HID system in it with a sealed reflector, and had major ventilation built in as well. I used duct wrap for inside insulation. One other note, you should be pulling air out, which will pull cooler air in. I used 2 bathroom fans in the top of my box along with a 150 cfm fan that sounded like an airplane taking off when it went on. All of this was controlled by a CAP environmental controller.

Good luck! Post more questions as you get in to it more.

Peace,

Farmer Rich

[tacman7]

Hey Farmer Rich,

I was looking at some of your pics, I see a fellow builder!

Looks good!

I haven't built much yet, just quickie things but I'm working on a better design. I thought about a two level box, a small grow box on the bottom and a flower box up top. T5's don't take up a lot of room, so might be possible.
Design is hard!

A lot easier to see problems after you build it.

Design by evolution.

[jpond83]

the bathroom fan is pushing air in and a hydrofarm vent fan pushing out. i know its a little crowded i didnt use femenized seeds so i was trying to start with 8 and weed out the males. i am using the same box for veg and flower. do you think it will be fine for another 2 weeks until they start showing sex(hopefully). my next grow will be fem seeds and i will start with only 2 plants.

[jpond83]

started in the closet but it was getting way to hot so i moved everything to this grow cabinet.

[Farmer Rich]

Hey Jpond,

Here's a few pictures that may help you figure out how to setup your cabinet.

Looks like I did force air in, the input is down at the bottom and the duct fans are blowing into the cabinet. When it was too hot, I added the big blue fan on top to push the air in. The exhaust was the 2 bathroom fans at the top going to a common exhaust. All of this was controlled by the CAP controller you see on the inside. The 3 switches at the top enabled/disabled the fans. For the light, it's the two vents toward the top; there was a 6" duct fan inside to put air through the closed hood, controlled by the lighting timer.

Peace,

Farmer Rich