system on the cheap ? ? ? under 200????

[crashtestway]

i am trying to build a 4 plant system for under 200 bones in a box i am hand build say 4 feet tall 2 feet wide 2 feet deep with 10 cfl that use 13w each
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/325/11908cflsff0.jpg
from walmart... soil is the way i am going with 4 black buckets from lowes as for smell.... will one of these work for the area http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000063D6F
and where can i find a cheap carbon air filter for my air outlet under 50 bones??

is that good??? i want to know before i build it??
i am shotting for under 200 cause i am also buying a new nintendo wii... can it be done????


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crashtestway Reviewed by crashtestway on 11-02-2006. system on the cheap ? ? ? under 200???? i am trying to build a 4 plant system for under 200 bones in a box i am hand build say 4 feet tall 2 feet wide 2 feet deep with 10 cfl that use 13w each http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/325/11908cflsff0.jpg from walmart... soil is the way i am going with 4 black buckets from lowes as for smell.... will one of these work for the area http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_5/602-0965381-5670233?%5Fencoding=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B000063D6F and where can i find a cheap carbon air Rating: 5

[Dutch Masta]

TEN 13w CFL's for only 4 plants? That would be a bit ridiculous. You can find 30-40w CFLs instead and cut down on that amount dramatically. $200 is quite a lot to spend imo.. I wouldnt call that cheap at all. Even half that is about average.

[crashtestway]

walmart carries 40w cfl ??? so what just 4 ??? also since i am going with less bulbs just use something like this???
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2...flectorar6.jpg
also what about smell???? and with 4 40 w cfl it that goin to make a lot of heat in the grow area???

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[kindprincess]

lowe's has 100w equivalent cfl's (23w), 4 for 10$...

love, kp

ps, flourecent tubes work great...

[crashtestway]

well with cfls how bright should i go??? like how many?? and how watts they put out ??? i was aiming for a total output of somewhere around 250 watts or higher? to much ?? to little??? are tubes better then cfl bulbs???



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[midlifecrisis]

I use a 85 watt (actual wattage) flourescent, 5500-6500 Kelvin and 4 - 43 watt flourescents, 2700 Kelvin...I am going off memery on the Kelvin, but basically cool light for veg, warm light for flowering. Approxamaitly 850 watt equivlancy and plenty of lumens. Each light can be turned on and off to help control heat if necessary.....This is in a 2' x 2' x 4' space and works great for 2-3 plants.
I used a heavy cardboard box and lined the inside with some ridgid (1/8" thick) white poster board. reinforced the top and cut holes for lights.

Box - Free
85 watt with fixture- $40
43 watt with fixture- $9 ea.
poster board - $6
digital timer - $20

Total cost for cab - $102

This was a great starter cab, cheap and effective. worked for 3 lowryder grows with good results.

[Dutch Masta]

I would try and get the most powerful CFLs you can get. Space is always going to be an issue, so you really wouldnt want to somehow make room for 10 lights.

Go to lowes and find a 30w or 40w. I heard the daylight cfls work better. Get 4 of them, one for each plant will be fine until flowering, where you can always upgrade when that comes, but I dont even know if you would need to, also considering you might get a male or two and reduce your light requirments right off the bat.

[crashtestway]

sweet i off to lowes.. also when i go to flowering i need more reds but well cfl in red work or do i get something else?? do i double the cfl in red for flowering??


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[crashtestway]

oh i forgot to ask this how close do you put the cfl blubs to the plants??? and does it change for the watt or color of the blubs???

[Dutch Masta]

Not really sure about that, but either way the lights are pretty cheap where if you ever have to add one its not really a big deal. Even the 40w was only like $9 I believe.

Check the CFL sticky before doing anything though. Tons of pics on there so you can get an idea where and how too position them as well.