Equanimity
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Greetings 
I have created a new grow space out of a pair of old wardrobes.
They have two of their doors removed, placed facing each other with a big gap between.
Next, the two remaining doors are opened and then screwed to each other to form the back wall and the removed doors placed down to create an even floor surface.
I have used one of the rails from inside one of the wardrobes as a cross bar for hanging lights on, this is fastened to the top of both wardrobes using pci backplates drilled in with screws.
So, this leaves a gap at the top and the front. The top will be covered with a folded fire blanket. The fire blanket will have a hole cut in it big enough to shove a 5" vent tube through. A further two fire blankets will comprise the door. These will be put on in a similar fashion to the flap doors on a walk in fridge (but not the strips type). i might even go mad and sew some velcro into the mix.
The inside of the unit is painted with flat white paint. It is believed to be good for light reflection.
The floor is not painted but will be covered in a white fire blanket before planting.
For lighting I'm going for a bit of a mixed bag.
For side lighting I'm using:
2 x 300W dual spectrum CFLs on euro reflectors; the reflectors have been placed vertically in the two back corners of the grow area and have been drilled down with 8 screws each. I made sure to have the lamp dangle rather than get the lamp base to support all the weight (large cfls are heavy!)
I also have:
9 x 35W CFLs; these are placed in rows of three in the front corners and in the middle of the back wall. I've used these same bulbs previously and can vouch for them.
So basically 9 small cfls and 2 big ones for side lighting.
Top lighting is going to be a 600w dual spec hps in a cool tube and a chinese LED comprising 50 3w LEDs in 6 bands. There's a white one on it which i wasn't terribly enamoured by. who wants white.
Ventilation will be handled by a 5" vent kit i found online.
120cm PC fans handle the intake at the bottom of the unit.
a 7" desk fan screwed upside down to the unit's ceiling will help move things along.
The total area is 6 feet wide, 3 feet deep, 5 feet high.
Actual growing area is a little less. the highest I'll want to let the plants get is 2 feet. especially if the distance between the led and the canopy matters as much as people say.
Below are some pics.
Please have a look and tell me if I've screwed up lol
I have created a new grow space out of a pair of old wardrobes.
They have two of their doors removed, placed facing each other with a big gap between.
Next, the two remaining doors are opened and then screwed to each other to form the back wall and the removed doors placed down to create an even floor surface.
I have used one of the rails from inside one of the wardrobes as a cross bar for hanging lights on, this is fastened to the top of both wardrobes using pci backplates drilled in with screws.
So, this leaves a gap at the top and the front. The top will be covered with a folded fire blanket. The fire blanket will have a hole cut in it big enough to shove a 5" vent tube through. A further two fire blankets will comprise the door. These will be put on in a similar fashion to the flap doors on a walk in fridge (but not the strips type). i might even go mad and sew some velcro into the mix.
The inside of the unit is painted with flat white paint. It is believed to be good for light reflection.
The floor is not painted but will be covered in a white fire blanket before planting.
For lighting I'm going for a bit of a mixed bag.
For side lighting I'm using:
2 x 300W dual spectrum CFLs on euro reflectors; the reflectors have been placed vertically in the two back corners of the grow area and have been drilled down with 8 screws each. I made sure to have the lamp dangle rather than get the lamp base to support all the weight (large cfls are heavy!)
I also have:
9 x 35W CFLs; these are placed in rows of three in the front corners and in the middle of the back wall. I've used these same bulbs previously and can vouch for them.
So basically 9 small cfls and 2 big ones for side lighting.
Top lighting is going to be a 600w dual spec hps in a cool tube and a chinese LED comprising 50 3w LEDs in 6 bands. There's a white one on it which i wasn't terribly enamoured by. who wants white.
Ventilation will be handled by a 5" vent kit i found online.
120cm PC fans handle the intake at the bottom of the unit.
a 7" desk fan screwed upside down to the unit's ceiling will help move things along.
The total area is 6 feet wide, 3 feet deep, 5 feet high.
Actual growing area is a little less. the highest I'll want to let the plants get is 2 feet. especially if the distance between the led and the canopy matters as much as people say.
Below are some pics.
Please have a look and tell me if I've screwed up lol
all they had was a 50 litre bag that i wasn't carrying home lol so i found the coir bricks online for twjce the price (grr) and now i have to wait for those. I did, however, get square pots of the perfect size to go from seed to harvest with no root binding issues. they were ridiculously expensive though 
