New GRow ROOM!

The Prof · 07-03-2008, 04:17 PM

I'm moving into a new place and I've got a GREAT grow closet perfect size and everything..but I've been using a grow box and now im done with that it was ghetto as fuck and now finally isnt useable..I'm looking for a way to lower and raise the cfls above the plants with no light socket or shelf to hang the lights from..any help??

FreakNature · 07-03-2008, 06:11 PM

You can make a frame that sits on the floor and rises up on 4 vertical members and finishes with horizontals at the top to tie it all together, out of PVC pipe and fittings. Then you can add horizontal members lower down that are adjustable for height. They can be lashed to the verticals w/ doubled up rubber bands or small bungee chords, and held at a certain height with hose clamps below on the verticals.

Kind of ghetto, too, but very flexible for size, shape and configuration. This is what I did once, and it worked pretty well, since I didn't want to hang from the ceiling.

I like PVC because it's easy to cut and work with and the elbows or tees can just be slip fit (not glued) for an application like this. Depending on the distance between supports, class 200 pipe is adequate.

Another option is chains hanging from hooks at the ceiling.

NoLogo · 07-03-2008, 07:12 PM

my cfl setup was seriously ghetto, i used a closet and kept the clothes rail in there, then just looped the power cord of the lights up and over it and duct taped it to itself. then i just removed the tape, reset the height and taped again when it needed to be moved up. wasnt the best way of doing things to be honest, but it was easy enough.

oh and i had those clamp work lights so i just took the reflector and clamp off and it left me with a power cord and light socket, used y splitters in them for 2 bulbs a peice.

The Prof · 07-05-2008, 10:17 PM

any mo ideaz?

stewbacca6 · 07-06-2008, 01:29 AM

I just built a 3.5' X 3.5' grow box, covered it in mylar, and hung a light by two crossmembers. For air circulation I am using an air cooled fan w/ a 6in Vortex exhausting air through the light. ITS AWESOME!

The Prof · 07-07-2008, 12:24 AM

crossmemeber??

DaMagoMan · 07-07-2008, 11:55 AM

eye rings in the ceiling and cleats on the wall

07-03-2008, 04:17 PM	#1
The Prof Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 156	New GRow ROOM! I'm moving into a new place and I've got a GREAT grow closet perfect size and everything..but I've been using a grow box and now im done with that it was ghetto as fuck and now finally isnt useable..I'm looking for a way to lower and raise the cfls above the plants with no light socket or shelf to hang the lights from..any help??

07-03-2008, 06:11 PM	#2
FreakNature Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pac nor'west Posts: 1,344	Re: New GRow ROOM! You can make a frame that sits on the floor and rises up on 4 vertical members and finishes with horizontals at the top to tie it all together, out of PVC pipe and fittings. Then you can add horizontal members lower down that are adjustable for height. They can be lashed to the verticals w/ doubled up rubber bands or small bungee chords, and held at a certain height with hose clamps below on the verticals. Kind of ghetto, too, but very flexible for size, shape and configuration. This is what I did once, and it worked pretty well, since I didn't want to hang from the ceiling. I like PVC because it's easy to cut and work with and the elbows or tees can just be slip fit (not glued) for an application like this. Depending on the distance between supports, class 200 pipe is adequate. Another option is chains hanging from hooks at the ceiling.

07-03-2008, 07:12 PM	#3
NoLogo Free Thinker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 202	Re: New GRow ROOM! my cfl setup was seriously ghetto, i used a closet and kept the clothes rail in there, then just looped the power cord of the lights up and over it and duct taped it to itself. then i just removed the tape, reset the height and taped again when it needed to be moved up. wasnt the best way of doing things to be honest, but it was easy enough. oh and i had those clamp work lights so i just took the reflector and clamp off and it left me with a power cord and light socket, used y splitters in them for 2 bulbs a peice. __________________ We all know that it's called the bionic, the bomb, the puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the chronic, the sweet Mary Jane, the shit, Ganja, split, reefa, the bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake, skunk, stress, wacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo, bob, bogey, back yard boogie. But what is the other terms for it? - Ali G

07-05-2008, 10:17 PM	#4
The Prof Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 156	Re: New GRow ROOM! any mo ideaz?

07-06-2008, 01:29 AM	#5
stewbacca6 Free Thinker Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 46	Re: New GRow ROOM! I just built a 3.5' X 3.5' grow box, covered it in mylar, and hung a light by two crossmembers. For air circulation I am using an air cooled fan w/ a 6in Vortex exhausting air through the light. ITS AWESOME!

07-07-2008, 12:24 AM	#6
The Prof Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 156	Re: New GRow ROOM! crossmemeber??

07-07-2008, 11:55 AM	#7
DaMagoMan Free Thinker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: At Home in Austin Posts: 3,801 Blog Entries: 16	Re: New GRow ROOM! eye rings in the ceiling and cleats on the wall __________________ "If people let the Government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as Souls who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson

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