My First Grow Box

[JoeThePlanter]

I agree that the HPS would be your best bet but for budget you could use the CFL's. Spectrums are important and for vege you want to use something close to a 6400K which is I think what the CFL's closest equivelant is. For flowering you want to find something like a 2700K. Get as much wattage as possible. I stumbled across some 46W CFL's at a hardware store and they were pretty nice. A couple of those and you would be set. It would do a treat for heat maintenance as well.

 

Although once again I agree that you aren't going to get the yields you can achieve from High Pressure Sodium or MEtal Halide technology.

[John c]

Persky, I am running some nice plants in a box which started out at 4 ' tall plants grew heaps bigger than expected so I added a level and its now about 6'

 

Materials :box, all 12mm MDF (door is 10mm) from bunnings + hinges for door and small nails to put it all together

:100MM(I think? not going down to check heh heh) HPM exhaust fan from bunnings great powerful little fan

: 1.5 or xx meter length of cable and plug to connect to fan as you must wire up your self or a sparky mate

: 4 x 120mm(I think) PVC (WHITE) elbow joints for passive intake, bunnings. 2 intakes each consisting of 2 elbows to let in air keep out the light.

: drill with hole cutters of different sizes a few drill bits of varying sizes and maybe a sander attachment to smooth off or slightly increase intake holes incase hole cutter is a few mm too small etc

: duct tape to seal up gaps if you are lazy like me.Cheap and very effective

 

Lighting :ballast + Hood + 400watt hps sont agro red and blue specs in-one because I can be bothered switching globes from veg to flower very happy with results......Max temp 33 degrees C thermometer only 20cm from globe......ALL GOOD

 

Pots : Green Coles carry bags 3/4 full good soil with trays underneath for excess water.....works a treat

[mrsmokey1]

or yu cud go to discount hydro on ebay and buy a grow tent + 400w lights centro exuast fan, inlet fan ballast all up for about 600, but just chek out

the noise on those fans there pretty loud if yu live with people or watever.