Twin turbo 400 Horsepower Grow Box

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  1. #1 EasyAce, Jan 22, 2011
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    Catchy title eh? But yeh I have just ordered my Easy Ryder and Diesel Ryder Seeds. I'm still gathering Ideas for my box and grow, all I have so far is a small closet, but I specifically picked short auto flowers to not make it a problem.

    This is what I have planned so far:

    Box:

    I think I'm going to home build my box with boards, make sure everything is nicely sealed so the smell and light doesn't get out.

    Would a rubbermaid container be just as good?


    Lighting:

    400 horsepower (or watts) of HPS lighting, with reflector.

    I'm going to be growing 5-6 of those small plants at once, can I settle with just a 250 Horsepower?

    How important is it to mix up the spectrum? as it had crossed my mind to add a few 26W 2700k CFL's


    Medium:

    I'm going to try to go with Fox Farms Ocean Forrest, however so many people are talking about coco coir and perlite, and so many other "better" mediums it's hurting my head. I'm trying to keep things simple for my first grow, so I can get the basics down first before going into crazy ass shit.

    Smell + ventilation:

    I live with my brother who's really uptight about smell, and would like to minimize it as much as possible.

    http://forum.grasscity.com/do-yourself/569506-diy-carbon-filter-compendium.html#post7034882

    I'm going to make 2 of these carbon filters, and attach them on both sides of the supercharger (or fan) with a bit of tubing coming out of each side, like this:


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    So the arrows are my filters, the equal signs are tubes and the line in the middle is the wall of the box where the fan will be.

    I read that a 4 inch supercharger can handle like up to 600 horsepowers of lighting, but since i have twin turbos on each side, should I get a 6 inch supercharger for better airflow on my air intake system?

    I also plan to add a bit of HEPA filtering within the tubing on the exhaust pipe.

    I sure hope my twin turbo supercharged system can take out a lot of the smell.


    Nutrients:

    I've searched on this, trust me, but the more I search, the more nutes I see people using which causes more confusion in my head. I'm trying to keep it simple for my first grow, so I don't want to go full on with like 20+ types of nutrients.

    I narrowed down the best two (based on searching), Advanced Nutrients and Humboldt Nutrients. I definitely want to use a nute or two, so what's your recommendation?


    Please, please if I have anything wrong, or if there are any important tips you can give me, let me know so I can expand my knowledge quicker. Thanks for all those of you who have helped.

    Why the stupid ass car talk? im blazed and i think its hilarious.
     

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