First Stealth Grow Box! Need Some Help!

[Bigfatbaloney]

Hi everyone! I'm building my first growbox and this will also be my first time growing! So I was really hoping to get some help from the community to answer some of my questions! I will post pictures of every steps with mesures and what I use so it might help other new grower such as I. The main aspects I want to focus on are Yield and Stealth! The cabinet will be in my garage but i wanna make sure the kids wont find it!

I'm planning to use a old cabinet that look like this ! (I made it with Google Sketchup, I will update the sketch and post a link to download it later). The inside will be covered in reflective mylar.

I plan on using auto-flower Northern Light seeds and Soils for my first grow (Might try Hydro later on if everything works fine)

The cabinet is already split in 2 parts so I would like to use the right one for the Carbon filter/wires/etc or maybe use the space as a drying place.


My first questions :

Space : With the size of the box, how many plants can I grow at the same time?

Airflow : I plan on having 4 passive intake at the bottom. and at least 1 or 2 active intake. I do have at hand 2x 80mm fan and 2x 120mm fan with a speed controller. Would it be enough?

Exhaust : Does 1x 120mm fan as exhaust is enough? I want to use a Carbon filter (walmart made) or buy one, depending on my needs. Any ideas about the filter??

Lighting : At first I was thinking CFL ... cheap and easy! How many bulbs would I need for every plants? sorry for the basic questions... first time growing! I've also been looking at a Full Spectrum 36w LED Grow Light

How should I install the exhaust (filter&fan) to maximise space in the grow area?

That's about it for now! I hope you guys can help me get started!
Cant wait to get it started!

 

[newbiegrwer]

I would say with a growing space that size you will get a max of 2 plants and you will have to do some lst by tying down the branches to keep them low. You don't want to cut an auto flower. I would use cfl for sure because you don't have enough head space for hid or led. With 2 plants you will need somewhere between 150-200w of cfl (not equivalent watts). As far as you ventilation and filtration goes I can't help much because I used a 200 cfm fan with a carbon can filter. But you don't need carbon filters until you get well into flowering. They don't start to smell until about 3/4 the way through.

 

[newbiegrwer]

I had 1 autoflower of a kush haze hybrid that got 32in across and about 24in tall and that was with me tying it down.

 

[newbiegrwer]

You may want to look into doing a screen of green to help keep it low.

 

[NoobGrowUtube]

My tent is 53" in height. Only 40 it you take into account the hydro buckets and where I have to place the top lighting. I'm going with A modified flux train. I just found out about this that's why I have to modify it. It's topping the plant very young just as it gets I think 2-3 nodes and the letting the two new dominate shoots how horizontal for a while and then up. Seemed simple enough and the guy hat did it yielded liked 450g aka a pound really. And said he could've done better. I was like Damnnnn smokey!!!


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[Bigfatbaloney]

thx for the advice mate! For my first grow i'll do as you said.. 2 plants with CFL and LST! It should be easier for me as my first grow ever!

 

[newbiegrwer]

thx for the advice mate! For my first grow i'll do as you said.. 2 plants with CFL and LST! It should be easier for me as my first grow ever!

And look into the screen of green. It will help improve yield by giving you extra tops.

 

[Bigfatbaloney]

Here a little update

Will lightproof when I cover the inside with mylar!

still work to do and stuff to figure out!

Left side : 80mm active intake ... planning to drill holes in corner for passive too. Will add more bulbs, waiting to receive Y spliter,

120mm exhaut fan to the right side.

Right side: There's also a 120mm fan (will add carbon filter there) to pull air outside... still need to figure this out .. ???

Thx for checking out

 

[GreenMachinee]

You may want to look into doing a screen of green to help keep it low.

I agree SCROG with one plant will fill that box with buds.