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Old 05-20-2008, 11:37 PM
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Well after about 5 trips to different stores, I think I finally have everything I need. I lost track of how much I have spent, but I figure if I can even grow an ounce.. I'll make my money back. Everything I purchased either came from Walmart or Home Depot. The closest store that sells the high end soil is located about an hour away.. not worth it to me. Anyways, here is everything I went with for my box (not really stealth anymore lol)

Box: 32"x28"x16". Made with 3/8" plywood, hinged top and will be painting Inside/Out with white paint. I also have a 'sunshield' that I will be wrapping along the inside walls to act as a reflector.

Soil: Cheap 'Earthgro' from Home Depot. It was like $3 for a 40 lb bag. No nutrients or anything added.. just plain soil. Also picked up some Perlite and will be adding around 20% to the soil. My seedlings seem to like this for sprouting as it contains nothing, and with my larger plants, I can just add my own fert.

Lights: Currently have four 27w CFL's, two 42w CFL's, and another two 65w CFL's incase I want to add more. The 27w are 5500k and the 42w/65w are both 6500k.

Exhaust Fan: For right now, it's just a 3" 'Magic' computer fan mounted in the top left corner. Will possibly upgrade if it doesn't work well.

Carbon Scrubber: Homemade with Pencil cups and carbon matting. Got the idea from this thread, but couldn't find carbon 'pellets', so I used carbon matting designed for the HEPA Air Purifiers. Fan being used is a 6" o2 Cool brand from Walmart. Only cost 5 bucks, and works quite well.

Other: Like I said before, I designed this to fit 2 medium size plants comfortably. I mounted a surge protector on the back so I don't have to have a bunch of cords running out of the closet. I also have got my 'track lighting' almost done. I really hope it works okay!

I will be posting pictures soon here of what I have got done. Tomorrow I will be putting 2-3 coats of white paint on it, so it SHOULD be done within 24 hours or so.

Comments, suggestions, tips.. feel free!

Happy Growing!
-Sparky
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