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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: ApJunkie]
#8061043 - 02/23/08 03:49 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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im going to have 2 5" computer fans inside for air circulation. both in the middle of the box...one blowing up at an angle and one blowing down at an angle.
the digital ballast is suppose to be silent. all i can think of that will be loud, is the inline fan(which is suppose to be quite also) and the actually light bulb. the door will be sealed with weather proofing and seal tightly when locked.
what do you think will be the loudest thing in the box?
how loud would a 400 watt HPS bulb be? would a 400 watt MH be quieter?...the ballast can run both kinds.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8061258 - 02/23/08 04:30 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I dunno, my balast is perfectly silent. I get literally no noise from my light bulb at all, it's about 20% noise from the air pump running the bubbles in my tank, and about 80% fan noise. I don't have a carbon scrubber attached yet though, so the fan is just blowing straight into the room which makes it much noisier I'm sure. Once I have that closed off I'll let you know how loud it is. I'm predicting it'll cut the noise close to 50%.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: ApJunkie]
#8061282 - 02/23/08 04:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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could you please PM me a link to your fan?
the one im planning to buy says "Extremely quiet and easy to install, this 40-watt, 4-inch fan pushes 170 cubic feet per minute.
This fan goes perfectly with the Elf Charcoal Filter."
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8061295 - 02/23/08 04:38 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lol, from High tech garden supply? That's the fan I was going to get, but I downgraded to the 4" squirell cage blower that's only 95 CFM, but about $35 cheaper.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: ApJunkie]
#8061332 - 02/23/08 04:47 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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ApJunkie said: Lol, from High tech garden supply? That's the fan I was going to get, but I downgraded to the 4" squirell cage blower that's only 95 CFM, but about $35 cheaper.
Pm. Sent
yeah, from HTG. can we say that? lol.
im going to buy the fan/filter combo.
the one you bought though, it doesn't say that it's quite. i think the one im planning on getting will be a bit quieter...im hoping at least.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8118858 - 03/08/08 05:38 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Bringing this back after a couple of weeks.
Are there guides somewhere to building a stealth grow box? How much horizontal space does one need for each plant? Height?
Afoaf is thinking of trying a stealth LED grow.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: Ophanim]
#8119185 - 03/08/08 09:08 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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there are guilds, but they seem to be lacking information. overgrow had the best. 
horizontal space, i dont know...i would think at least 6" x 6" for a foot tall plant. when they start though, they need less. and i think when they flower, that they grow mainly upwards and the branches start pointing upwards...but i've never actually grow cannabis, so i dont know.
height, probley at least 2 feet if your going to train.
im not sure if LEDs work that great or even work at all...but then again, i dont know a whole lot about this hobby.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8119227 - 03/08/08 09:27 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just an update; this box works out pretty well! I had some real troubles in the beginning with water temps because of the lack of airflow around the tub, but simply adding a nalgene full of ice about halfway through the light cycle perked them right back up.
They've grown almost 4 inches since I got them!
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: ApJunkie]
#8119587 - 03/08/08 12:01 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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My research into LED's has told me they're at least as effective as HID's while not putting out tons of heat or consuming large amounts of electricity. There one drawback is that the panels can be ungainly to position just right, and you'd need a lot of them for a large grow space.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 *DELETED* [Re: Zinglons Acolyte]
#8121881 - 03/08/08 11:53 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: sleepy]
#8122822 - 03/09/08 09:51 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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with 6 feet in height, will i even need to grow lowryder? 1 foot for the pots, 1 foot for the light/fan at the top, and one foot for space between the light and plant tops, that leave me 3 feet for plants. i was thinking of growing them about a foot tall on 18/6 and then switching to 12/12.
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8122975 - 03/09/08 10:48 AM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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depending on strain, it might double de size. afoaf doesn't even veg for that long anymore, usually 6 inches tall and the switch, with prunes and bends. i mean, the bottom branches either end up being cut off or it#ll just be fluff nug, know what i mean>
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: impgl]
#8123182 - 03/09/08 12:19 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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impgl said: depending on strain, it might double de size. afoaf doesn't even veg for that long anymore, usually 6 inches tall and the switch, with prunes and bends. i mean, the bottom branches either end up being cut off or it#ll just be fluff nug, know what i mean>
how much does he/she get off of each plant as far as weight goes? how tall are they when they finish?
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: sleepy]
#8123335 - 03/09/08 01:25 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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sleepy said: i didn't read all the replies, but why go with lowryder? you can get higher yields with any kind of indica, just top it at 6 in, 12 in, and then flower. the only benefit to lowryder is well i'm sure there is one, but not for your setup. you can flower an indica at any height you want
well the main advantage to lowryder hybrids is that you dont have to keep any sort of light cycle in order for it to flower, these will flower with 24 hour light, 18/6 being the optimal photoperiod from seed to bud
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: LayYouIn]
#8124100 - 03/09/08 05:24 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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depends on the strain. the last set up i remember being bubba kush clones. not over 14 inches and it was a VERY low yielding strain..... afoaf told the kid that got him the clones SPECIFICALLY not to get a kush or purple variety
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Re: Marijuana Stealth Grow Box #2 [Re: impgl]
#8124607 - 03/09/08 07:08 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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do you think that i could flower 4 plants that all finish around 3 feet high in a 2 foot by 2 foot area? how much do you think a 3 foot tall plant would yield?
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