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How small of a space can my mono-tub be in?
    #8014243 - 02/12/08 06:19 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I am looking to start my first grow and I have spent countless hours here on the Shroomery reading all I can to decide how I want to go about it. I have lately been reading alot about Mono-tubs and think that the "set it and forget it" is appealing as well as the lack of needed materials (humidifiers, misters, etc) I am thinking about using a 19 qt rubbermaid like this for my tub (I read that 19 qts is about as small as you want to go)


(Dimensions are 16.5x11x10.4in)

Now for my question. I am trying to make this as stealth as possible to keep away unwanted attention and I was thinking about using my bedside night stand as a way to conceal my tub. I want to cut off the drawers and leave just the faces of the drawers to be exposed and place my mono-tub inside this. The space I am working with is about 24''x 19''x 14'' and I am concerned whether a small space like that will be enough room for adequate air to move in and out of the tub through the polyfill? Here are some pictures of the night stand:





Do you think this is too cramped of a space or do you guys think I have something to work with? Any input is appreciated.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8014293 - 02/12/08 06:29 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

stay in school.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8014295 - 02/12/08 06:29 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

doooooooooood. cute dresser. move out of moms house before attempting a grow


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8014307 - 02/12/08 06:31 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

looks too cramped but it's worth a shot. i don't see how any fresh air will get in there. now i wanna know.......soccer ball drawer handles and trying to hide your grow. sounds like you're still livin with mom. better be careful. hope she doesn't decide to do some laundry, because when she goes to put away your he-man underwear, your busted.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: lbtchnlgs]
    #8014320 - 02/12/08 06:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

LSDevin said:
stay in school.




Thanks for the advice...

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lbtchnlgs said:
doooooooooood. cute dresser. move out of moms house before attempting a grow




Since I have soccer ball handles on my dresser everyone is going to take me as some little kid? Given, yes, I still live with my mom but she is fully aware of me smoking weed among other things and doesnt have too much of a problem with it so I think I am fine in that area.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: lbtchnlgs]
    #8014338 - 02/12/08 06:38 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

I am looking to start my first grow and I have spent countless hours here on the Shroomery reading




with that being said...
i think i'll try to help you out since you've done your research.

Monotubs are the way to go, they're set and forget. If you want you can refer to my journal entrys for some of the simplest teks involving the steps up to fruiting your monotub. It covers Grains, Bulk Substrates, Casing, Building your monotub, simple examples of all the measurements/parameters...etc.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/postlist.php/Journal/158325

And no, if your going to just have the monotub in there it will need something for adequate FAE. A fan might be too much for that small of a space, its going to be touchy.
I would get a small fan and point it away from the tubs on low. The air will circulate around the tub.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: norml840]
    #8014341 - 02/12/08 06:39 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Looks like if you could cut the back out of it and leave a six inch space between the back of it and the wall you could use it and it would get enough FAE.
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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: joshua m]
    #8014354 - 02/12/08 06:41 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Good idea...
it is up against a wall.

I was kinda thinkin that too.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: joshua m]
    #8014370 - 02/12/08 06:45 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

large_dose - Thank you for the helpful response!  I was thinking about placing a type of fan in there but I have read that you dont want a fan blowing directly at the tub but with such a small space, seems like there is no where except towards it.  Thanks for the link to your journal, I see tons of info that will be useful to me in there :thumbup:

joshua m -  I also considered this and possibly placing my small room fan along that same wall farther down and have it blow across the wall.  Would something like this work you think?


Edited by K20aCTR (02/12/08 06:53 PM)


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8014376 - 02/12/08 06:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Definately would work.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: joshua m]
    #8014456 - 02/12/08 07:06 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I agree with the guys concerning the small fan.

I picked one up at Walmart that is very small .... face diameter approx. 4" and it is very quiet.

As mentioned, you could open the back of your night stand up somewhat .... then point the fan (or it could oscillate) so some of the air hits the openings in the back of the night stand .... the air will 'ricochet' around in the night stand and should be good for FAE.....

Good luck with the 'stealth' operation ..... I used to attempt stealth .... (and I'm seriously old enough to know better .... like old enough to be a grandfather!) .... the drama of stealth was too much for me .... honesty, with cool people, is the best policy.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: uncle_rico]
    #8014821 - 02/12/08 08:20 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

If you do use a fan put in LOW you don't want to dry out your casings.

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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: joshua m]
    #8017569 - 02/13/08 01:11 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Alright I will make sure to do that. The fan I have is a honeywell fan that has 3 settings, and on the lowest setting, I can barely feel the draft on my hand where the tub will be. Is this good enough air circulation or should it be up higher? The last thing I want to do is dry out my casings so I will most likely keep it as low as possible.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8017680 - 02/13/08 01:30 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

You have to move your monotubs out of storage to fan them with great regularity, especially after you have cased and are waiting for pins, all the way through the flushes. Don't put it somewhere it will be hard to get in and out of, they are awkward enough to deal with when full and heavy and you are hunched over in weird spaces.

There is also a big difference between smoking a little weed and a felony manufacturing charge, not that your mom would care about that or anything... :rolleyes:


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: xeallos]
    #8017740 - 02/13/08 01:40 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I was under the impression that mono-tubs required no fanning or misting at all. How often would you suggest fanning? I am thinking with the proper holes cut into the tub with the fan blowing indirectly on it, that should be adequate FAE.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8017772 - 02/13/08 01:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

you shouldn't be needing to fan your monotub.. the polyfil holes will do that for you if they are located well... but since you are placing this tub in such a small area you should be using the fan to exchange the air around the tub.. (not the air in it) because you don't want to be exchanging expelled air with expelled air.. hope that makes sense


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8017797 - 02/13/08 01:53 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

The only time you don't fuck with a monotub is right after spawning, basically until it colonizes the sub completely... even in those circumstances if it goes past 5 days without being done it needs some FAE to keep trich at bay which loves oversaturation. Your entire tub will be covered in trich if you leave it sealed up for days on end, even with half a dozen 1" polyfill stuffed holes at the casing level. Also your flushes and pinsets will suck due to no FAE.

I watched a 30 qt monotub that had just perfectly broken through the casing layer go completely green because I wasn't able to get to it and fan it for 36 hours. Every other tub of its exact composition (3 of them) flushed 2000G wet first round, the unfanned one... NOTHING because it was fucked with trich. I would question those who say they don't require FAE, and lots of it.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: xeallos]
    #8018178 - 02/13/08 03:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I feel you man...

Right after i put my monotub into fruit mode, i left town for 2 days and forgot to turn the fan on to circulate air in the room. All went to trich hell.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: large_dose]
    #8018344 - 02/13/08 04:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

So whats with the "set it and forget it" mentality that I always hear about concerning mono-tubs? I guess this is just a myth then? Would fanning twice a day while running a fan for most of the day be sufficient airflow for my tub then? Thanks for all the advice btw, keep it coming. I am taking in all the info I can to make my first grow as successful as possible.


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Re: How small of a space can my mono-tub be in? [Re: K20aCTR]
    #8018396 - 02/13/08 04:32 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

ha ha, i just did the same exact thing to a night stand! it's for incubation. i've got a 25 watt under cabinet light inside on the top, a dimmer and a timer. i can dial in just the right temp if i have to, normally it's warm enough though. i'll try and post a pic of it


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