My 150w HPS cab.

[BongHitBoy420]

I think the cab itself was like $50. I used a 1/4" sheet of plywood as opposed to the cardboard backboard it came with. So thats like an extra $12 for the wood. Give em the height and length, they do 2 cuts for free at home depot. All I had to do was bring it home and nail it on. If ya go that route, circle saw drill bits to cut holes make life easy. Optional... but i also cauked the entire thing before lining it w/ reflectic-x. Few hits w/ a staple gun, and the material isnt going anywhere

[o my]

yea thanks buddy. you have been more than helpful. I am getting ready to do a grow of one or two plants, maybe even for seed we'll see, i think i want more bud than seed this time. i just recently decided to do indoor grows in addition to the outdoors i have been doing in order to have a more controlled environment and some more bud during the summer when its pretty lacking around here. i wanna know, how effective is the plexi-glass barrier? and by the way, i am more of a build it myself kind of guy. I know a lot about carpentry a bit about electrician work and the combo makes me love to do shit on my own. i built my grow chamber out of the foam board because i had it around, other wise i would have built a grow room myself with 4 pieces of plywood for 48 dollars if from home depot, or maybe even cheaper if i get it from the local lumber yard. i wired the hps myself, and made an aluminum reflector. damn that shit gets hot. im firing up my grow in the next couple weeks. I hope it goes okay because i have to leave my brother to tend to the grow for a week. but hey its an experiment. haha

[BongHitBoy420]

yea thanks buddy. you have been more than helpful. I am getting ready to do a grow of one or two plants, maybe even for seed we'll see, i think i want more bud than seed this time. i just recently decided to do indoor grows in addition to the outdoors i have been doing in order to have a more controlled environment and some more bud during the summer when its pretty lacking around here. i wanna know, how effective is the plexi-glass barrier? and by the way, i am more of a build it myself kind of guy. I know a lot about carpentry a bit about electrician work and the combo makes me love to do shit on my own. i built my grow chamber out of the foam board because i had it around, other wise i would have built a grow room myself with 4 pieces of plywood for 48 dollars if from home depot, or maybe even cheaper if i get it from the local lumber yard. i wired the hps myself, and made an aluminum reflector. damn that shit gets hot. im firing up my grow in the next couple weeks. I hope it goes okay because i have to leave my brother to tend to the grow for a week. but hey its an experiment. haha

No problem glad to help. The plexi glass heat barrier is a simple concept and serves two purposes. If you cut a strip of plexi glass and leave 2 inches for air to pass, well heat rises. Your creating an "attic" like effect. Hot air rises, its traped in the uppermost compartment, while the cooler air is trapped in the bottom. The light still obviously penetrates and serves its purpose.

Now that you have an attic, you need to vent it but hey now. That attic is alot smaller than the rest of the cabinet.... so... you can get away with less cfm to cool because your not cooling the ENTIRE cabinet, only a smaller section of it. And the two inch slit allows the cool air up and out.

Good luck with your grows man. Hopefully your bro has a green thumb. Glad to help

Ill post a pretty pic from my closet grow just cause :jointsmile:

[invision]

heat shields works wonders, i use glass on mine and right now running 2x150watt hps its 70F in there with the lights on right now, great thing to have if heat is a issue just keep the glass clean.

[kdspecial]

heat shields works wonders, i use glass on mine and right now running 2x150watt hps its 70F in there with the lights on right now, great thing to have if heat is a issue just keep the glass clean.

hes right I love that design in Invision Cabinet...

kd

[BongHitBoy420]

Inviation to thread readers:

Evolution from cabinet to closet using all left over or canabalizing resources from this box! (see signature for link!!)

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[ItsMePipeWeed]

Long time lurker. I read both your entire closet threat and was curious and read your entire cabinet.

Wow. Awesome work and very inspiring. You give me ideas.......

Thanks.

[dnlfacundo]

i was planning to get thta 150w floralux from htg supply but now im thinking about getting a 250w hps and growing in a cabinet i saw at ikea.Im planning on growing 3 hopfully 4 plants in this 19x31x60 cabinet with a tempered lens placed in the middle of a shlef right below the light.I want to do this because hopefully that will increase yield and keep the heat in the sealed upper part of the cabinet but i am concered about the light heating up the wood.So this question is going to Bonghit boy what would you recommend for a light the 150 floralux or a 250w hps with a diy lens.

[TJ23]

any reliable seed company that will send to the u.s.a.

[BongHitBoy420]

any reliable seed company that will send to the u.s.a.

Is that a statement? Question? Where did it come from cuz this is an old thread?!? I'm happy its still getting hits and still helping people but find my closest threat for current content.

Appreciated :thumbsup: