DIY: Cheap Small Perfect Grow Box + Carbon Filter

Discussion in 'Grow Room Design/Setup' started by vinnyfraser, Mar 18, 2014.

  1. Hello everyone i would like to show off my grow box i have made. I will try my best to remember the prices and come up with a total.
     
    Items Need
    • 3/4 Pvc Pipe = $10 - Home Hardware
    • Emergency Blanket = 1$(shop lifted) - Dollarama
    • PC fan x 2 = Free(found at home) if no probably $10each
    • Dryer exhaust tubing= $12  Home Hardware
    • 35watt CFL lights = $12x2 = $24 Home Hardware
    • Duct Tape = found at home ($2 if not) - Dollarama
    • Flower Pot = $1 - Dollarama 
    • Power Bar = Free(founf at home) $10 - Home Hardware
    • Any kind of super glue
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    • Total = $80 (This is if you dont have anything at home! Which is unlikely) mine cost $47
    ​And also to make the carbon filter google search "DIY Walmart carbon filter" it is found on another site and i do not take any credit for the idea. It does work very well tho!
     
    ​Pictures of finished product
     
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    I have wired two fans into the tubing to make the air flow better
     
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  2. Any feed back or questions on the growbox ill be happy to answer :smoke: 
     
  3. Did I misread that, or did you say you stole the emergency blanket, i.e., shoplifted? That ain't cool, bro.
     
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  4. I didn't mean to do it, they just didn't scan it when I went to pay lol
     
  5. Looks good bud, does it slide out of the wooden close/cabinet?
    Are you doing 12/12 from seed?
    What genetics?
    What color spectrum bulbs?
     
  6. Im not sure what you mean about the cabinet but it fits right inside perfectly and i close the grow box door then shut the cabinet so no one can see it.
    Im using 16/8 but would you recomend switching to 12/12?
    The seed is from a bag so im not sure unfortunately :(
    and the bulbs i am using are 1 Soft white 40w(150w output) and 1 day light 25w(100w output) 
     
  7. Looks good, love the price point.
     
  8. Thank you :smoke:
     
  9. You're going to need more light soon, you've only got 65 actual watts.
     
  10.  yeah i know im eventually going to need more but the problem is my box heats up so much. Im trying to figure out how to keep the temps low. How long do you think i can get away with the 65watts? 
     
  11. start putting together a bigger version of this
     
  12. Go for it man! The price won't increase that much because you'll only need to buy more pvc pipe. Post pictures if you do it I wanna see :)
     
  13. Go for it man! The price won't increase that much because you'll only need to buy more pvc pipe. Post pictures if you do it I wanna see :)
     
  14. no im telling you to lol
     
  15. Oh Hahah and I can't, there's no need to. The one I built fits perfectly where I want it to! Maybe when I get my own place but that won't be for like 2 years at least! I'm happy so many people are liking my idea
     
  16. pics of ur plants?
     
  17.  
    She's only about 3 days old so nothing impressive..... yet :smoke:
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  18. im assuming 12/12 from seed?
     
  19. People have told me that, but im running 16/8. SHould i change to 12/12?
     
  20. well lights off makes em stretch so if u wanna veg them then 24/0 and u need daylight spectrum not those warm ones.. keep them less then 2 inches from plant and then ur gonna have to top and lst...follow this tutorial then once u have the amount of kolas u want u switch to 12/12 and then theyre gonna stretch so ur gonna have to tie them down..so i suggest like 4 kolas in that space.. take a look at my grow..i have 2 deep in flower then a 4 kola plant that i let stretch but i coulda prevented it. http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-grow-journals/1284427-cheechs-first-grow-cocoffcfl.html/page-3#entry19716793
     

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