Hey guys, WICKED Forum you have here. Been lurking for days now. I've wanted to set up a grow for a looong time now. Never did because i thought I needed a bigger space. I tumbled upon the Stealth PC Boxes, and now I'm here. Here is what I have so far. -PC Case, 16.5Hx7.5Wx17.5L -6 socket power bar. -4 sockets for CFL's -2 PC Fans with cell phone charger for power. -Need Bulbs... 24W Daylights I think... 42 will be too big for the case. -need reflective surface. Ok, so with that said. Is this case too small? Most likely not,(seen a pic of a plant in an AMP can) I plan to veg and flower in this case. I plan on LST. I plan on 1-2 Plant(s) I see post say that ANY plants can be grown in these small spaces. Is this true? Can tinfoil be used for reflection? Or would a gloss white paint be better? I don't really want to line the case with anything thicker due to my space restraints. Would a red 13Watt CF work to help flower? I can post links to the bulbs I want to use. (if needed) Looking for any other Ideas/Advice that may help me along my way. Thanks - Boom
4 23W CFL's will be good. Maybe split them 2700k/6500k for full spectrum. Use Mylar (Car windsheild reflectors) to line the walls. Keep plants 1-3 inchs from light. Oh and make sure you got proper ventilation. exhaust at top, intake on opposite side at the bottom. Other than thought your grow looks good to go
Fair enough. I'll move my intake fan. It was mounted to where the power supply went. Would "Full Spectrum" aquarium lights work better? The 23W CFLs I found had a 4100k rating. There are no grow shops in my area, is there a decent name brand medium I can find at Wal Mart or Home Depot? As well as supplements?
paint the inside of your walls flat white tin foil is no good sends the light in oblique angles, its got like 50% reflectivity at best so its better then nothing but youll want flat white(93% reflective) or mylar but your grows so small just go with cheapest. i would try the 13w cf during flowing red or hot orange promote flowering growth
Ok, I'll use paint. Will one of these work during flowering?13W Red CFL And THESE for veg? I can't seem to find any 5500k or 6500ks ay my local hardware shop. What else would work? Searching threads as I await replies. Thanks again guys - Boom
all that will work, how well it will work im not sure of. cfls tend to make buds that lack density and these are pretty small cfls so dont expecting anythin special but you should get a little homegrown
So for best results I should use the 42 Watters? If so, how many? My space is pretty tight but I can reposition the bulbs... Should I worry more about lumiens or Kelvins?
use the most lumens/watt you can get youll need it. to grow some quality bud you usually want around 10000 lumens . i focus more on lumens but others might have different opinions.
thats 10000 Lumens per plant? If so, I'm going to have a hard time fitting all this and a plant in my PC case. I'll make it happen. The bud around here is garbage.
i would say per bulb you would need at least 10000 lumens this is just a good rule for all around you can grow and harvest with less. if you can get it and make it fit definitly do it. try and find more space to grow too