Looks like you're off to a good start there Deftdrummer! I love those T5 lights, they are great lights for small cab like this...got mine off eBay too.

What have you got in mind for ventilation? Even though the T5 runs cooler than an HID, you probably already know that it still has some heat when it's enclosed in a small area like this.

Look forward to watching this one progress. I remember your old thread from last year when I first came to cannabis.com.
doco Reviewed by doco on . start to finish 3 hour grow cabinet We went to our local Home depot today on a mission to construct an indoor light proof mother / cloning cabinet after we were unsatisfied with just hanging the T5 light we just got in the mail. 1. $54 plastic "base cabinet" at local Home Depot 2. $150 T5 fluorescent 8" x 24" 4 lamp off ebay (shipped) 3. $25 30ft roll of black landscaping plastic from Home Depot TOTAL: $229 p.s. we didnt get pics of us lining the outside on black plastic to keep inside light out, but you get the idea. Rating: 5