How To - Rubbermaid Tub Growbox

[l8tnightskunk]

Looks like a pretty easy way to grow, i like the idea and design good job man cheap too at that lol by the way i liked the way your thread was because you explain how to build it step by step and it makes it alot easier for us bearly starting lol thanks man

[ridemoto657]

is this to big or will it work?

[Frickr]

would one be able to use the bottom box as a ebb and flow system also? put a few inches of expanded clay pelets and a plant in rockwoll, set it up like a normal tray but have the sides much higher, and use the top the same way.just have a third tub for a watertank with a small pump?

if it would work i might try this out, i found a hydro fert kit for 30 dollars that includes everything Harrys Hydroponic Garden Center - hydroponics nutrients indoor lighting pumps are cheap and tubing is cheap so i dont see how this would be to much more expensive than this box setup.

[stuartambient]

Quick question , which I didn't get from this thread though I see it was asked before.
Provided you have a carbon filter in something about this size, will there still be some smell and if so , is it considerable ?

TIA
SA

[Balkey]

It's a misnomer to say a carbon filter gets rid of the smell. A more correct statement of a carbon filter is it diminishes the smell or masks it, so that it isn't as potent.

The only way to have a completely smell free room is to get a strain that is low smell ( afghan has little to no smell) and/or to exhaust the room outside. Even still, you might have a lingering smell.

If smell is a problem, I'd rethink growing. :stoned:

[stuartambient]

i'm talking about maybe 4-6 plants but I'm sure you are right about the odor.
Then there is also the issue with harvesting. Does the curing bud also give off a strong smell ?

[Balkey]

I'm 100% sure about my claims. Activated carbon works, its in countless products that most people don't even know contains it. For mj though, it makes the smell not as potent and masks it. It does not completely get rid of it.

Depending on the strain, 4-6 plants, females, will put off a pungent smell, and will be hard to "hide" unless you don't mind the smell perfuming your place or exhausting it somewhere else.

When you say harvesting, do you mean drying or curing? When the plants are hanging trying to dry, the smell isn't as strong as it is while growing but there is a small amount of smell. Curing on the other hand means having it in a sealed container for a X amount of time. So, when the container is sealed, theres no smell. When you open the container to "breath" it, let fresh air back in and let the moisture escape, that doesssssss smell. While you 'breath' you jars for say 15-30 min's twice a day, the smell will perfume your place. It's pungent.

:stoned:

[stuartambient]

Maybe last question, what about air purifiers, ionizers, ozone generators. I've dug around a bit and know how to google, but anyone with a bottom line. Perhaps having both carbon scrubber and air filter nearby would bring it down to almost nothing.

[Balkey]

You need to do a lot of research on air purifiers/ionizers. You get what you pay for. The good air purifiers are normally the most expensive. Also, ionizers have been speculated (hell maybe proven) to be bad for your health and I have also heard, not for sure though, that having an ionizer close to your plants may affect the smell. Like I said, do a lot of research.

Your best bet, if you aren't going to vent outside, is to use a carbon scrubber and an air purifier in the living space. But most growers will tell you, it is VERY difficult to have NO smell at all. Those who do, vent outside.

There are strains that are very good shizz that have very little smell. I'd search for those. I know afghan, at least the afghan I had, had almost NO smell. I didn't even need to use a carbon scrubber.

[jebus2029]

I made a carbon air filter with the design used by this guy. It's in his signature I think. It worked great. Towards the middle of flowering though it definitely started to smell. Maybe multiple filters would work. Or The carbon might have been getting used up. The smell wasn't too bad but was noticeable. I wouldn't have wanted a cop knocking on my door. That's for sure.